FLEX Short Volume
Flex Ltd. (FLEX) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $52.87B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 148,115 people, carrying a beta of 1.45 to the broader market. Flex Ltd. Led by Revathi Advaithi, public since 1994-03-18.
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
- 381.0K
- Total Volume
- 2.1M
- Short %
- 18.07%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 42.55%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Flex Ltd..
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FLEX most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $115.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 597 | 156 | 64.1% | $1.50 | $2.50 |
| PUT | $135.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 552 | 379 | 64.4% | $8.50 | $9.10 |
| CALL | $140.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 467 | 329 | 64.5% | $10.20 | $10.80 |
Top 3 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked FLEX short volume questions
- What is the daily FLEX short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Flex Ltd. (FLEX) short volume is 381.0K shares against 2.1M total reported volume, or 18.07% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FLEX 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 FLEX 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.