LPX Short Volume
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Paper, Lumber & Forest Products industry, with a market capitalization near $4.67B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,300 people, carrying a beta of 1.62 to the broader market. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX), through its various subsidiaries, is a key manufacturer and distributor of building materials. Led by Jason Ringblom, 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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 215.9K
- Total Volume
- 351.8K
- Short %
- 61.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.16%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
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LPX most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $65.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 5.0K | 1.0% | $0.25 | $0.85 |
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 LPX short volume questions
- What is the daily LPX short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) short volume is 215.9K shares against 351.8K total reported volume, or 61.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LPX 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 LPX 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.