META Short Volume
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $1.51T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 76,834 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. Meta Platforms, Inc. Led by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, public since 2012-05-18.
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
- 2026-06-08
- Short Volume
- 1.7M
- Total Volume
- 5.9M
- Short %
- 28.65%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 35.63%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Meta Platforms, Inc..
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META most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $750.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 562 | 208.2K | 39.5% | $28.70 | $29.50 |
| CALL | $750.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 562 | 208.2K | 39.5% | $28.70 | $29.50 |
| CALL | $700.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 1.2K | 110.3K | 39.0% | $39.15 | $40.15 |
| CALL | $800.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 547 | 106.2K | 39.9% | $21.15 | $21.85 |
| CALL | $700.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 1.2K | 110.3K | 39.0% | $39.15 | $40.15 |
| CALL | $800.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 547 | 106.2K | 39.9% | $21.15 | $21.85 |
| PUT | $600.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 4.9K | 12.3K | 37.6% | $21.30 | $22.10 |
| PUT | $590.00 | Jun 8, 2026 | 5.9K | 300 | 35.4% | $6.95 | $7.40 |
| PUT | $587.50 | Jun 8, 2026 | 2.0K | 114 | 36.1% | $5.90 | $6.40 |
| CALL | $600.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.7K | 7.5K | 37.6% | $12.60 | $13.10 |
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Frequently asked META short volume questions
- What is the daily META short volume?
- As of Jun 8, 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) short volume is 1.7M shares against 5.9M total reported volume, or 28.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is META 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 META 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.