KBR Short Volume
KBR, Inc. (KBR) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Engineering & Construction industry, with a market capitalization near $4.80B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 36,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.45 to the broader market. KBR, Inc. Led by Stuart John Baxter Bradie, public since 2006-11-16.
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
- 210.1K
- Total Volume
- 317.0K
- Short %
- 66.29%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.21%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for KBR, Inc..
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KBR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $37.50 | Sep 18, 2026 | 0 | 11.3K | 30.3% | $1.80 | $2.00 |
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 KBR short volume questions
- What is the daily KBR short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, KBR, Inc. (KBR) short volume is 210.1K shares against 317.0K total reported volume, or 66.29% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KBR 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 KBR 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.