CSCO Short Volume
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Communication Equipment industry, with a market capitalization near $402.38B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 90,400 people, carrying a beta of 0.91 to the broader market. Cisco Systems, Inc. Led by Charles H. Robbins, public since 1990-02-16.
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
- 6.2M
- Total Volume
- 14.3M
- Short %
- 43.30%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.33%
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CSCO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $120.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 12.9K | 6.1K | 35.8% | $4.25 | $4.45 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CSCO short volume questions
- What is the daily CSCO short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) short volume is 6.2M shares against 14.3M total reported volume, or 43.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CSCO 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 CSCO 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.