CXW Short Volume
CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $2.04B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 11,649 people, carrying a beta of 0.68 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 466.5K
- Total Volume
- 842.7K
- Short %
- 55.35%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.00%
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 | $21.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 21 | 5.6K | 39.9% | $0.90 | $1.15 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 229 | 162 | 40.2% | $0.80 | $1.00 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly 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 May 15, 2026, CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) short volume is 466.5K shares against 842.7K total reported volume, or 55.35% 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.