DLB Short Volume
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $5.55B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,051 people, carrying a beta of 0.78 to the broader market. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Led by Marc Whitten, public since 2005-02-17.
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
- 106.9K
- Total Volume
- 199.6K
- Short %
- 53.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.40%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Dolby Laboratories, Inc..
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DLB most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $60.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 114 | 462 | 812.1% | $0.05 | $0.20 |
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Frequently asked DLB short volume questions
- What is the daily DLB short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) short volume is 106.9K shares against 199.6K total reported volume, or 53.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DLB 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 DLB 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.