CXW Short Volume
CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Security & Protection Services industry, with a market capitalization near $3.37B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 13,651 people, carrying a beta of 0.57 to the broader market. CoreCivic, Inc. Led by Lucibeth N. Mayberry, 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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 127.2K
- Total Volume
- 393.0K
- Short %
- 32.37%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 31.80%
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 | $36.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1 | 12.1K | 59.8% | $1.10 | $1.55 |
| CALL | $31.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1 | 12.2K | 60.2% | $3.20 | $3.80 |
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 CXW short volume questions
- What is the daily CXW short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) short volume is 127.2K shares against 393.0K total reported volume, or 32.37% 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.