KMB Short Volume
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Household & Personal Products industry, with a market capitalization near $32.21B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 38,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.31 to the broader market. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. Led by Michael D. Hsu, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 73.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 67.22%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
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KMB most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $101.00 | May 22, 2026 | 2.5K | 172 | 25.8% | $0.05 | $0.20 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked KMB short volume questions
- What is the daily KMB short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) short volume is 1.2M shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 73.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KMB 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 KMB 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.