GME Short Volume
GameStop Corp. (GME) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $12.18B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.62 to the broader market. GameStop Corp. Led by Ryan Cohen, public since 2002-02-13.
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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 3.4M
- Total Volume
- 6.0M
- Short %
- 56.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.24%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for GameStop Corp..
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GME most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $28.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 36.8K | 14.3K | 90.7% | $0.31 | $0.33 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 24.6K | 38.1K | 112.9% | $0.10 | $0.12 |
| CALL | $27.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 15.4K | 17.2K | 83.2% | $0.62 | $0.66 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 12.4K | 34.4K | 88.1% | $0.93 | $0.95 |
| CALL | $28.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 10.0K | 12.9K | 82.5% | $1.40 | $1.45 |
| CALL | $27.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 9.6K | 5.3K | 85.9% | $0.45 | $0.47 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 9.4K | 8.7K | 91.1% | $0.52 | $0.57 |
| CALL | $29.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 9.2K | 5.5K | 101.4% | $0.17 | $0.20 |
| CALL | $27.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 8.1K | 6.4K | 77.2% | $1.26 | $1.32 |
| CALL | $32.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 7.8K | 29.2K | 135.7% | $0.06 | $0.07 |
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Frequently asked GME short volume questions
- What is the daily GME short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, GameStop Corp. (GME) short volume is 3.4M shares against 6.0M total reported volume, or 56.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GME 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 GME 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.