EYE Short Volume

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (EYE) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $1.56B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 13,138 people, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. National Vision Holdings, Inc. Led by Alexander N. Wilkes, public since 2017-10-27.

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
395.5K
Total Volume
556.8K
Short %
71.02%
30-Day Avg Short %
56.62%

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EYE most-active contracts

TypeStrikeExpirationVolumeOIIVBidAsk
CALL$20.00Aug 21, 2026106431753.9%$0.10$0.30

Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.

Frequently asked EYE short volume questions

What is the daily EYE short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, National Vision Holdings, Inc. (EYE) short volume is 395.5K shares against 556.8K total reported volume, or 71.02% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is EYE 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 EYE 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.