LLY Short Volume
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $1.14T, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 47,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.52 to the broader market. Eli Lilly and Company is a prominent global pharmaceutical firm dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of human medicines across the world. Led by David A. Ricks, public since 1972-06-01.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 455.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 39.32%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.89%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Eli Lilly and Company.
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LLY most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $785.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 2.3K | 177 | 38.7% | $0.02 | $0.32 |
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 LLY short volume questions
- What is the daily LLY short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) short volume is 455.3K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 39.32% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LLY 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 LLY 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.