GME Short Volume
GameStop Corp. (GME) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $8.02B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.74 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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 2.1M
- Short %
- 59.22%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.01%
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 | $18.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 7.9K | 2.9K | 32.2% | $0.30 | $0.32 |
| CALL | $19.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 5.3K | 8.6K | 42.4% | $0.09 | $0.10 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 4.6K | 6.9K | 52.1% | $0.05 | $0.07 |
| CALL | $18.50 | Sep 4, 2026 | 4.1K | 3.9K | 36.5% | $0.16 | $0.18 |
| CALL | $23.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3.3K | 8.5K | 61.6% | $0.36 | $0.38 |
| PUT | $16.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 3.0K | 2.0K | 47.2% | $0.77 | $0.86 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 2.5K | 6.1K | 50.9% | $3.00 | $3.25 |
| CALL | $25.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 2.1K | 50.0K | 55.6% | $0.78 | $0.80 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2.0K | 15.1K | 60.8% | $0.38 | $0.40 |
| PUT | $17.50 | Sep 4, 2026 | 1.9K | 2.8K | 31.3% | $0.10 | $0.13 |
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Frequently asked GME short volume questions
- What is the daily GME short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, GameStop Corp. (GME) short volume is 1.2M shares against 2.1M total reported volume, or 59.22% 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.