LBRT Short Volume
Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry, with a market capitalization near $2.97B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,800 people, carrying a beta of 0.61 to the broader market. Liberty Energy Inc. Led by Ron Gusek, public since 2018-01-11.
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
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 2.1M
- Short %
- 57.85%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.92%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Liberty Energy Inc..
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LBRT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $12.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 3.6K | 2.0K | 69.4% | $0.30 | $0.45 |
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 LBRT short volume questions
- What is the daily LBRT short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Liberty Energy Inc. (LBRT) short volume is 1.2M shares against 2.1M total reported volume, or 57.85% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LBRT 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 LBRT 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.