CSCO Short Volume
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Communication Equipment industry, with a market capitalization near $488.26B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 86,200 people, carrying a beta of 1.01 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 5.3M
- Total Volume
- 13.5M
- Short %
- 39.49%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 34.49%
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CSCO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $123.00 | Sep 11, 2026 | 3.6K | 189 | 30.8% | $0.60 | $0.82 |
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 CSCO short volume questions
- What is the daily CSCO short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) short volume is 5.3M shares against 13.5M total reported volume, or 39.49% 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.