META Short Volume
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $1.41T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 66,775 people, carrying a beta of 1.19 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
- 2026-10-29
- Short Volume
- 3.9M
- Total Volume
- 12.6M
- Short %
- 30.94%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 42.52%
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 | $630.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 27.5K | 4.3K | 44.6% | $4.65 | $4.80 |
| CALL | $650.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 26.3K | 8.3K | 48.3% | $0.61 | $0.63 |
| CALL | $640.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 22.8K | 5.3K | 45.6% | $1.75 | $1.77 |
| CALL | $625.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 22.4K | 4.1K | 44.8% | $7.15 | $7.30 |
| CALL | $635.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 16.0K | 1.6K | 44.9% | $2.90 | $2.97 |
Top 5 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked META short volume questions
- What is the daily META short volume?
- As of Oct 29, 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) short volume is 3.9M shares against 12.6M total reported volume, or 30.94% 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.