GOOGL Short Volume
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $4.35T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 185,719 people, carrying a beta of 1.24 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
- 2026-07-07
- Short Volume
- 4.8M
- Total Volume
- 9.6M
- Short %
- 50.09%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.04%
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 | $415.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 408 | 57.7K | 38.2% | $5.60 | $5.70 |
| CALL | $370.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 6.6K | 8.7K | 35.6% | $4.35 | $4.50 |
| CALL | $370.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 2.2K | 10.6K | 33.4% | $7.50 | $7.70 |
| CALL | $380.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 3.0K | 11.7K | 33.5% | $3.90 | $4.00 |
| CALL | $400.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 4.1K | 24.6K | 34.7% | $0.85 | $0.87 |
| CALL | $365.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 3.5K | 6.2K | 35.8% | $6.85 | $7.05 |
| PUT | $357.50 | Jul 8, 2026 | 2.4K | 180 | 37.5% | $0.83 | $0.84 |
| CALL | $415.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 408 | 57.7K | 38.2% | $5.60 | $5.70 |
| CALL | $367.50 | Jul 8, 2026 | 3.4K | 262 | 35.2% | $3.80 | $3.95 |
| CALL | $372.50 | Jul 8, 2026 | 2.0K | 184 | 35.4% | $1.85 | $2.00 |
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Frequently asked GOOGL short volume questions
- What is the daily GOOGL short volume?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) short volume is 4.8M shares against 9.6M total reported volume, or 50.09% 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.