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 78,865 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 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
- 2026-07-24
- Short Volume
- 1.3M
- Total Volume
- 4.8M
- Short %
- 27.01%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.24%
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 | 771 | 217.9K | 43.3% | $29.00 | $29.65 |
| CALL | $700.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 965 | 114.8K | 43.1% | $40.25 | $41.00 |
| CALL | $750.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 771 | 217.9K | 43.3% | $29.00 | $29.65 |
| CALL | $800.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 303 | 110.4K | 43.6% | $20.70 | $21.45 |
| CALL | $700.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 965 | 114.8K | 43.1% | $40.25 | $41.00 |
| CALL | $800.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 303 | 110.4K | 43.6% | $20.70 | $21.45 |
| CALL | $1410.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1.7K | 103 | 88.6% | $0.01 | $0.17 |
| CALL | $700.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1.1K | 19.3K | 50.9% | $6.50 | $6.70 |
| CALL | $720.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 212 | 21.4K | 51.1% | $4.50 | $4.75 |
Top 9 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 Jul 24, 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) short volume is 1.3M shares against 4.8M total reported volume, or 27.01% 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.