CLF Short Volume
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry, with a market capitalization near $5.68B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 30,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.09 to the broader market. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Led by C. Lourenco Goncalves, public since 1987-11-05.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 5.4M
- Total Volume
- 9.8M
- Short %
- 55.16%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.38%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc..
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CLF most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $10.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1.4K | 1.8K | 87.1% | $0.04 | $0.06 |
| CALL | $9.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1.3K | 652 | 85.3% | $0.15 | $0.18 |
| PUT | $9.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1.3K | 2.5K | 90.4% | $0.09 | $0.12 |
| PUT | $9.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1.1K | 4.5K | 73.4% | $0.40 | $0.43 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CLF short volume questions
- What is the daily CLF short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) short volume is 5.4M shares against 9.8M total reported volume, or 55.16% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CLF short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does CLF short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.