FWRD Short Volume
Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry, with a market capitalization near $469.8M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,319 people, carrying a beta of 1.42 to the broader market. Forward Air Corporation, including its various subsidiaries, functions as a streamlined transportation and logistics enterprise throughout the United States and Canada, operating with an asset-light model. Led by Shawn Stewart, public since 1993-11-16.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 220.8K
- Total Volume
- 522.3K
- Short %
- 42.28%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.02%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Forward Air Corporation.
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FWRD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $12.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 409 | 115 | 86.8% | $0.50 | $0.65 |
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 FWRD short volume questions
- What is the daily FWRD short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) short volume is 220.8K shares against 522.3K total reported volume, or 42.28% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FWRD 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 FWRD 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.