CRWD Short Volume
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Infrastructure industry, with a market capitalization near $225.83B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 11,157 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Led by George R. Kurtz, public since 2019-06-12.
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
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 3.0M
- Short %
- 41.46%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.96%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc..
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CRWD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $285.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 2.2K | 136 | 58.7% | $10.70 | $12.20 |
| PUT | $197.50 | Aug 28, 2026 | 2.2K | 139 | 66.1% | $3.25 | $3.65 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CRWD short volume questions
- What is the daily CRWD short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) short volume is 1.2M shares against 3.0M total reported volume, or 41.46% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CRWD 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 CRWD 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.