GOOG Short Volume
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $4.15T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 190,820 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. Alphabet Inc. Led by Sundar Pichai, public since 2004-08-19.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.3M
- Total Volume
- 4.3M
- Short %
- 29.20%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.45%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Alphabet Inc..
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GOOG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $330.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 182 | 27.8K | 27.0% | $5.50 | $5.70 |
| PUT | $350.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 510 | 11.7K | 25.0% | $8.90 | $9.25 |
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 GOOG short volume questions
- What is the daily GOOG short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) short volume is 1.3M shares against 4.3M total reported volume, or 29.20% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GOOG 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 GOOG 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.