CRK Short Volume
Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $4.27B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 256 people, carrying a beta of 0.22 to the broader market. Comstock Resources, Inc. Led by Miles Jay Allison, public since 1987-08-28.
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
- 637.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.0M
- Short %
- 63.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.49%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Comstock Resources, Inc..
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CRK most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $15.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 200 | 148 | 53.6% | $0.90 | $1.00 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CRK short volume questions
- What is the daily CRK short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) short volume is 637.0K shares against 1.0M total reported volume, or 63.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CRK 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 CRK 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.