CXW Short Volume
CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $3.04B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 11,649 people, carrying a beta of 0.64 to the broader market. CoreCivic, Inc. Led by Patrick Swindle, public since 1997-07-15.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 121.5K
- Total Volume
- 224.3K
- Short %
- 54.16%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.45%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for CoreCivic, Inc..
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CXW most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $30.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2.2K | 1.8K | 58.3% | $3.00 | $3.30 |
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 CXW short volume questions
- What is the daily CXW short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) short volume is 121.5K shares against 224.3K total reported volume, or 54.16% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CXW 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 CXW 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.