LYFT Short Volume
Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $5.19B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,934 people, carrying a beta of 1.85 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 2.8M
- Total Volume
- 8.5M
- Short %
- 33.45%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.91%
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 | $14.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 12.8K | 3.9K | 50.7% | $0.43 | $0.44 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 5.3K | 13.5K | 53.3% | $0.23 | $0.25 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Jan 21, 2028 | 4.1K | 2.1K | 59.4% | $3.50 | $3.75 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 2.5K | 5.4K | 55.7% | $0.05 | $0.07 |
| CALL | $16.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.9K | 31.6K | 56.5% | $0.13 | $0.14 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 1.5K | 37.0K | 58.4% | $1.88 | $1.96 |
| CALL | $14.00 | May 22, 2026 | 1.4K | 1.6K | 51.2% | $0.05 | $0.08 |
| PUT | $11.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 1.2K | 229 | 60.6% | $1.22 | $1.29 |
Top 8 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly 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 May 15, 2026, Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) short volume is 2.8M shares against 8.5M total reported volume, or 33.45% 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.