ETSY Short Volume
Etsy, Inc. (ETSY) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $5.45B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.90 to the broader market. Etsy, Inc. Led by Joshua G. Silverman, public since 2015-04-16.
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
- 336.8K
- Total Volume
- 680.2K
- Short %
- 49.51%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.36%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Etsy, Inc..
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ETSY most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $65.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 7.6K | 50.4% | $7.60 | $8.15 |
| CALL | $60.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 5 | 4.5K | 47.5% | $2.62 | $2.88 |
| CALL | $55.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 19 | 2.6K | 48.2% | $5.00 | $5.75 |
Top 3 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ETSY short volume questions
- What is the daily ETSY short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Etsy, Inc. (ETSY) short volume is 336.8K shares against 680.2K total reported volume, or 49.51% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ETSY 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 ETSY 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.