EMN Short Volume
Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $8.29B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 13,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. Eastman Chemical Company functions as a worldwide provider of specialized materials. Led by Mark J. Costa, public since 1993-12-14.
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
- 110.4K
- Total Volume
- 162.4K
- Short %
- 68.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.90%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Eastman Chemical Company.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
EMN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $75.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 61 | 5.2K | 30.6% | $1.90 | $2.30 |
| CALL | $70.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 15 | 3.6K | 33.7% | $3.90 | $4.60 |
| CALL | $80.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 7 | 4.3K | 29.0% | $0.55 | $0.75 |
| CALL | $75.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 10 | 1.2K | 31.8% | $0.65 | $1.05 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EMN short volume questions
- What is the daily EMN short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) short volume is 110.4K shares against 162.4K total reported volume, or 68.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EMN 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 EMN 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.