LUMN Short Volume
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Telecommunications Services industry, with a market capitalization near $6.22B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 24,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.81 to the broader market. Lumen Technologies, Inc. Led by Kathleen E. Johnson, 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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 4.0M
- Total Volume
- 5.8M
- Short %
- 68.90%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.14%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Lumen Technologies, Inc..
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LUMN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $6.50 | Sep 11, 2026 | 771 | 387 | 54.5% | $0.11 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $7.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 75 | 32.8K | 63.1% | $0.07 | $0.12 |
| CALL | $6.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 837 | 515 | 21.2% | $0.19 | $0.34 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked LUMN short volume questions
- What is the daily LUMN short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) short volume is 4.0M shares against 5.8M total reported volume, or 68.90% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LUMN 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 LUMN 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.