LOW Short Volume
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Home Improvement industry, with a market capitalization near $117.56B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 300,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.85 to the broader market. Lowe's Companies, Inc. Led by Marvin R. Ellison, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 576.2K
- Total Volume
- 1.1M
- Short %
- 52.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.31%
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LOW most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $190.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 3.0K | 210 | 33.2% | $9.10 | $10.20 |
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 LOW short volume questions
- What is the daily LOW short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) short volume is 576.2K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 52.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LOW 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 LOW 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.