CZR Short Volume
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (CZR) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Gambling, Resorts & Casinos industry, with a market capitalization near $5.46B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 50,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.77 to the broader market. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Led by Thomas Robert Reeg, public since 2014-09-22.
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
- 951.0K
- Total Volume
- 3.3M
- Short %
- 28.99%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.08%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Caesars Entertainment, Inc..
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CZR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $30.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 2.6K | 19.3K | 45.1% | $0.50 | $0.73 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CZR short volume questions
- What is the daily CZR short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (CZR) short volume is 951.0K shares against 3.3M total reported volume, or 28.99% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CZR 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 CZR 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.