GOOGL Short Volume
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $4.80T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 185,719 people, carrying a beta of 1.27 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
- 2026-05-18
- Short Volume
- 3.5M
- Total Volume
- 10.0M
- Short %
- 34.77%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.84%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Alphabet Inc..
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GOOGL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $410.00 | May 22, 2026 | 16.4K | 7.7K | 45.5% | $3.05 | $3.15 |
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 GOOGL short volume questions
- What is the daily GOOGL short volume?
- As of May 18, 2026, Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) short volume is 3.5M shares against 10.0M total reported volume, or 34.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GOOGL 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 GOOGL 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.