M Short Volume
Macy's, Inc. (M) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Department Stores industry, with a market capitalization near $5.99B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 90,134 people, carrying a beta of 1.43 to the broader market. Macy's, Inc. Led by Antony Spring, public since 1992-02-05.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 985.2K
- Total Volume
- 2.4M
- Short %
- 40.89%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.27%
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M most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $22.50 | Oct 30, 2026 | 162 | 117 | 40.2% | $0.78 | $0.90 |
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Frequently asked M short volume questions
- What is the daily M short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Macy's, Inc. (M) short volume is 985.2K shares against 2.4M total reported volume, or 40.89% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is M 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 M 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.