HPQ Short Volume
HP Inc. (HPQ) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Computer Hardware industry, with a market capitalization near $26.78B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 55,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.19 to the broader market. HP Inc. Led by Bruce Dale Broussard, public since 1957-11-06.
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
- 2.6M
- Total Volume
- 3.6M
- Short %
- 71.73%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 69.08%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for HP Inc..
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HPQ most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $30.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 21.5K | 1.4K | 56.9% | $2.07 | $2.15 |
| PUT | $28.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 21.1K | 29.7K | 56.9% | $1.15 | $1.23 |
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 HPQ short volume questions
- What is the daily HPQ short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, HP Inc. (HPQ) short volume is 2.6M shares against 3.6M total reported volume, or 71.73% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HPQ 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 HPQ 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.