DFH Short Volume
Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (DFH) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Residential Construction industry, with a market capitalization near $850.0M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,911 people, carrying a beta of 1.90 to the broader market. Dream Finders Homes, Inc. Led by Patrick O. Zalupski, public since 2021-01-21.
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
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 2.9M
- Short %
- 64.24%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.70%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Dream Finders Homes, Inc..
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DFH most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $7.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3.7K | 208 | 367.0% | $0.60 | $0.70 |
| CALL | $5.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 2.0K | 400 | 95.8% | $2.50 | $2.75 |
| CALL | $7.50 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1.4K | 1.4K | 96.1% | $0.70 | $1.25 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked DFH short volume questions
- What is the daily DFH short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (DFH) short volume is 1.8M shares against 2.9M total reported volume, or 64.24% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DFH 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 DFH 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.