GME Short Volume
GameStop Corp. (GME) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $9.99B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.76 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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 613.6K
- Total Volume
- 1.5M
- Short %
- 41.57%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.41%
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 | $22.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 6.4K | 10.0K | 35.3% | $0.11 | $0.13 |
| CALL | $23.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 6.1K | 23.4K | 41.5% | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| CALL | $22.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 3.2K | 17.0K | 32.4% | $0.32 | $0.37 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 3.0K | 6.8K | 33.8% | $2.40 | $2.59 |
| CALL | $21.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2.9K | 2.5K | 32.0% | $1.65 | $1.80 |
| CALL | $23.00 | Jul 24, 2026 | 2.3K | 4.8K | 31.9% | $0.17 | $0.19 |
| PUT | $22.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 2.2K | 6.6K | 32.4% | $0.11 | $0.12 |
| CALL | $24.50 | Jul 24, 2026 | 1.9K | 1.3K | 43.8% | $0.06 | $0.07 |
| CALL | $25.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1.8K | 45.2K | 57.1% | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| CALL | $24.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1.7K | 16.0K | 50.6% | $0.02 | $0.03 |
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Frequently asked GME short volume questions
- What is the daily GME short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, GameStop Corp. (GME) short volume is 613.6K shares against 1.5M total reported volume, or 41.57% 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.