ELS Short Volume
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Residential industry, with a market capitalization near $12.23B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,800 people, carrying a beta of 0.70 to the broader market. We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago. Led by Marguerite Nader, public since 1993-02-25.
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
- 174.2K
- Total Volume
- 651.0K
- Short %
- 26.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.18%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc..
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ELS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $65.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | 2.5K | 748.2% | $0.20 | $0.65 |
| PUT | $60.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 1.5K | 337.5% | $0.40 | $1.50 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ELS short volume questions
- What is the daily ELS short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) short volume is 174.2K shares against 651.0K total reported volume, or 26.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ELS 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 ELS 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.