GAP Short Volume
The Gap, Inc. (GAP) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $8.22B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 79,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.06 to the broader market. The Gap, Inc. Led by Richard Dickson, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 3.0M
- Short %
- 59.56%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.05%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Gap, Inc..
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GAP most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $24.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 3.6K | 10.1K | 47.3% | $1.81 | $2.13 |
| CALL | $27.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 3.5K | 13.1K | 46.2% | $0.83 | $1.19 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked GAP short volume questions
- What is the daily GAP short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, The Gap, Inc. (GAP) short volume is 1.8M shares against 3.0M total reported volume, or 59.56% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GAP 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 GAP 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.