FN Short Volume
Fabrinet (FN) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $20.43B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 16,457 people, carrying a beta of 1.22 to the broader market. Fabrinet provides optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe. Led by Seamus Grady, public since 2010-06-22.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 170.9K
- Total Volume
- 291.5K
- Short %
- 58.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.86%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Fabrinet.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
FN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $350.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 143 | 126.4% | $0.05 | $0.50 |
| PUT | $400.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 13 | 221 | 126.4% | $0.30 | $0.70 |
| PUT | $440.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 27 | 114 | 122.2% | $1.05 | $3.20 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked FN short volume questions
- What is the daily FN short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Fabrinet (FN) short volume is 170.9K shares against 291.5K total reported volume, or 58.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FN 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 FN 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.