LYFT Short Volume
Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $5.42B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,934 people, carrying a beta of 1.82 to the broader market. Lyft, Inc. Led by John David Risher, public since 2019-03-29.
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
- 2.6M
- Total Volume
- 5.8M
- Short %
- 44.34%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.12%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Lyft, Inc..
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LYFT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $15.50 | Jul 10, 2026 | 5.3K | 1.7K | 46.7% | $0.16 | $0.17 |
| CALL | $15.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 2.4K | 1.4K | 64.3% | $0.03 | $0.06 |
| CALL | $16.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 2.0K | 4.4K | 67.2% | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| CALL | $16.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1.9K | 1.4K | 73.9% | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| PUT | $13.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1.8K | 4.7K | 60.1% | $1.01 | $1.03 |
| CALL | $16.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1.5K | 2.5K | 49.0% | $0.19 | $0.21 |
Top 6 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked LYFT short volume questions
- What is the daily LYFT short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) short volume is 2.6M shares against 5.8M total reported volume, or 44.34% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LYFT 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 LYFT 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.