KSS Short Volume
Kohl's Corporation (KSS) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Department Stores industry, with a market capitalization near $2.09B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 84,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.40 to the broader market. Kohl's Corporation functions as a prominent retail chain operating throughout the United States. Led by Michael J. Bender, public since 1992-05-19.
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
- 857.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.4M
- Short %
- 59.78%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.81%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Kohl's Corporation.
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KSS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $20.50 | Oct 9, 2026 | 208 | 114 | 63.3% | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Oct 9, 2026 | 148 | 120 | 60.6% | $0.15 | $0.21 |
| PUT | $18.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 238 | 217 | 58.3% | $0.89 | $1.05 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked KSS short volume questions
- What is the daily KSS short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Kohl's Corporation (KSS) short volume is 857.0K shares against 1.4M total reported volume, or 59.78% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KSS 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 KSS 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.