EQT Short Volume
EQT Corporation (EQT) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $34.98B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,523 people, carrying a beta of 0.59 to the broader market. EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. Led by Toby Z. Rice, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 698.0K
- Total Volume
- 2.5M
- Short %
- 28.16%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.24%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for EQT Corporation.
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EQT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $50.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 15.7K | 2.4K | 33.9% | $0.28 | $0.33 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EQT short volume questions
- What is the daily EQT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, EQT Corporation (EQT) short volume is 698.0K shares against 2.5M total reported volume, or 28.16% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EQT 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 EQT 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.