CLF Short Volume
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry, with a market capitalization near $6.27B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 30,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.01 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 2.2M
- Total Volume
- 5.3M
- Short %
- 41.21%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.43%
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 | Jun 18, 2026 | 4.5K | 18.5K | 64.2% | $0.94 | $0.99 |
| CALL | $11.00 | May 22, 2026 | 1.8K | 2.1K | 60.1% | $0.11 | $0.12 |
| CALL | $11.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.4K | 15.7K | 63.2% | $0.51 | $0.54 |
Top 3 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly 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 May 15, 2026, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) short volume is 2.2M shares against 5.3M total reported volume, or 41.21% 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.