ESI Short Volume
Element Solutions Inc (ESI) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $10.77B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,300 people, carrying a beta of 1.28 to the broader market. Element Solutions Inc operates as a specialty chemicals company in the United States, China, and internationally. Led by Benjamin Gliklich, public since 2013-10-22.
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
- 669.2K
- Total Volume
- 1.7M
- Short %
- 38.70%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.03%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Element Solutions Inc.
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ESI most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $41.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 44 | 7.1K | 49.9% | $1.70 | $2.25 |
| CALL | $41.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 5.3K | 45.6% | $3.40 | $5.70 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ESI short volume questions
- What is the daily ESI short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Element Solutions Inc (ESI) short volume is 669.2K shares against 1.7M total reported volume, or 38.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ESI 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 ESI 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.