CPRT Short Volume
Copart, Inc. (CPRT) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Business Services industry, with a market capitalization near $26.84B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 13,800 people, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. Copart, Inc. Led by Jeffrey Liaw, public since 1994-03-17.
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
- 3.3M
- Total Volume
- 7.1M
- Short %
- 46.64%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 38.44%
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CPRT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $27.50 | Dec 18, 2026 | 12.0K | 9.9K | 39.7% | $0.90 | $1.15 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CPRT short volume questions
- What is the daily CPRT short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Copart, Inc. (CPRT) short volume is 3.3M shares against 7.1M total reported volume, or 46.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CPRT 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 CPRT 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.