DY Short Volume
Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Engineering & Construction industry, with a market capitalization near $12.32B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 19,556 people, carrying a beta of 1.54 to the broader market. Dycom Industries, Inc. Led by Daniel S. Peyovich, public since 1984-06-04.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 31.8K
- Total Volume
- 129.1K
- Short %
- 24.65%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.90%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Dycom Industries, Inc..
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DY most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $410.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 942 | 45.6% | $11.30 | $17.00 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked DY short volume questions
- What is the daily DY short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY) short volume is 31.8K shares against 129.1K total reported volume, or 24.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DY 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 DY 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.