GILD Short Volume
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $184.82B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 17,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.35 to the broader market. Gilead Sciences, Inc. Led by Daniel O'Day, public since 1992-01-22.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 528.5K
- Total Volume
- 1.4M
- Short %
- 38.85%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.97%
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GILD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $140.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 4.6K | 503 | 33.8% | $3.10 | $3.35 |
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 GILD short volume questions
- What is the daily GILD short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) short volume is 528.5K shares against 1.4M total reported volume, or 38.85% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GILD 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 GILD 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.