LMT Short Volume
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Aerospace & Defense industry, with a market capitalization near $140.48B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 123,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.11 to the broader market. Lockheed Martin Corporation stands as a prominent global security and aerospace enterprise, specializing in the comprehensive lifecycle of advanced technological systems. Led by James D. Taiclet Jr., public since 1977-01-03.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 155.0K
- Total Volume
- 283.6K
- Short %
- 54.67%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.99%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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Frequently asked LMT short volume questions
- What is the daily LMT short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) short volume is 155.0K shares against 283.6K total reported volume, or 54.67% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LMT 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 LMT 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.