CLF Short Volume
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry, with a market capitalization near $7.34B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 25,000 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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 5.2M
- Total Volume
- 13.0M
- Short %
- 39.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.41%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $13.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 8.7K | 8.7K | 84.6% | $1.01 | $1.40 |
| PUT | $12.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 8.6K | 4.0K | 76.5% | $0.09 | $0.13 |
| CALL | $12.50 | Oct 23, 2026 | 5.1K | 3.5K | 94.3% | $0.66 | $0.77 |
| PUT | $11.50 | Oct 23, 2026 | 4.8K | 388 | 95.1% | $0.32 | $0.37 |
| PUT | $13.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 4.0K | 134 | 95.0% | $1.00 | $1.11 |
| CALL | $13.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 3.2K | 55.5K | 68.3% | $1.15 | $1.25 |
| PUT | $11.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 2.2K | 2.0K | 97.2% | $0.19 | $0.23 |
Top 7 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 Oct 14, 2026, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) short volume is 5.2M shares against 13.0M total reported volume, or 39.72% 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.