IQ Short Volume
iQIYI, Inc. (IQ) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $1.04B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,603 people, carrying a beta of 0.22 to the broader market. Operating under the iQIYI brand, iQIYI, Inc. Led by Yu Gong, public since 2018-03-29.
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
- 2026-09-18
- Short Volume
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 3.9M
- Short %
- 45.63%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.89%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iQIYI, Inc..
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
Frequently asked IQ short volume questions
- What is the daily IQ short volume?
- As of Sep 18, 2026, iQIYI, Inc. (IQ) short volume is 1.8M shares against 3.9M total reported volume, or 45.63% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IQ 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 IQ 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.