HOOD Short Volume
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market capitalization near $68.65B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,900 people, carrying a beta of 2.29 to the broader market. Robinhood Markets, Inc. Led by Vladimir Tenev, public since 2021-07-29.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 9.1M
- Total Volume
- 17.9M
- Short %
- 50.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.21%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Robinhood Markets, Inc..
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
HOOD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $95.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 21.7K | 6.3K | 70.2% | $2.96 | $3.05 |
| CALL | $100.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 20.5K | 4.3K | 74.2% | $1.50 | $1.54 |
| CALL | $105.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 20.1K | 17.6K | 67.1% | $5.10 | $5.20 |
| CALL | $100.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 17.9K | 18.8K | 70.6% | $3.65 | $3.75 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked HOOD short volume questions
- What is the daily HOOD short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) short volume is 9.1M shares against 17.9M total reported volume, or 50.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HOOD 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 HOOD 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.