MAT Short Volume
Mattel, Inc. (MAT) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Leisure industry, with a market capitalization near $3.68B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 31,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.73 to the broader market. Mattel, Inc. Led by Ynon Kreiz, public since 1976-06-17.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 2.7M
- Total Volume
- 5.1M
- Short %
- 51.80%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.51%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Mattel, Inc..
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MAT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $12.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 408 | 147 | 39.0% | $0.80 | $0.95 |
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 MAT short volume questions
- What is the daily MAT short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Mattel, Inc. (MAT) short volume is 2.7M shares against 5.1M total reported volume, or 51.80% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MAT 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 MAT 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.