CLF Short Volume
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry, with a market capitalization near $6.79B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 25,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.12 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.9M
- Total Volume
- 4.4M
- Short %
- 44.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.25%
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 | $12.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 1.6K | 18.6K | 56.0% | $0.81 | $0.83 |
| PUT | $12.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1.5K | 3.3K | 54.8% | $0.37 | $0.41 |
| CALL | $12.50 | Aug 28, 2026 | 1.1K | 505 | 55.5% | $0.28 | $0.31 |
Top 3 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 Aug 14, 2026, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) short volume is 1.9M shares against 4.4M total reported volume, or 44.08% 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.