CZR Short Volume
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (CZR) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Gambling, Resorts & Casinos industry, with a market capitalization near $6.00B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 50,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.85 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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 2.1M
- Total Volume
- 4.1M
- Short %
- 52.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.70%
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 | Dec 18, 2026 | 52 | 4.2K | 5.5% | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 1 | 3.2K | 742.1% | $0.03 | $0.22 |
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 CZR short volume questions
- What is the daily CZR short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (CZR) short volume is 2.1M shares against 4.1M total reported volume, or 52.38% 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.