KGS Short Volume
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (KGS) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry, with a market capitalization near $5.35B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,300 people, carrying a beta of 0.89 to the broader market. Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. Led by Robert McKee, public since 2023-06-29.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 395.3K
- Total Volume
- 582.9K
- Short %
- 67.80%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.84%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Kodiak Gas Services, Inc..
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KGS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $55.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 2.1K | 12.0% | $2.65 | $3.00 |
| PUT | $52.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 1.6K | 21.1% | $1.35 | $1.55 |
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 KGS short volume questions
- What is the daily KGS short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (KGS) short volume is 395.3K shares against 582.9K total reported volume, or 67.80% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KGS 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 KGS 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.