LIVE Short Volume

Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Home Improvement industry, with a market capitalization near $33.2M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,429 people, carrying a beta of 1.06 to the broader market. Live Ventures Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the flooring and steel manufacturing, and retail businesses in the United States. Led by Jon Isaac, public since 2002-01-29.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
284
Total Volume
2.1K
Short %
13.75%
30-Day Avg Short %
17.91%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Live Ventures Incorporated.

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Frequently asked LIVE short volume questions

What is the daily LIVE short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE) short volume is 284 shares against 2.1K total reported volume, or 13.75% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is LIVE 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 LIVE 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.