MLI Short Volume
Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication industry, with a market capitalization near $15.10B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,832 people, carrying a beta of 1.12 to the broader market. Mueller Industries, Inc. Led by Gregory L. Christopher, public since 1991-02-25.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 210.3K
- Total Volume
- 388.9K
- Short %
- 54.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.30%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Mueller Industries, Inc..
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MLI most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $60.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 286 | 921.7% | $5.50 | $7.80 |
| CALL | $65.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 4 | 288 | 663.7% | $1.45 | $2.45 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked MLI short volume questions
- What is the daily MLI short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Mueller Industries, Inc. (MLI) short volume is 210.3K shares against 388.9K total reported volume, or 54.08% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MLI 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 MLI 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.