MU Short Volume
Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $817.22B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 48,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.92 to the broader market. Micron Technology, Inc. Led by Sanjay Mehrotra, public since 1984-06-01.
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
- 2026-05-18
- Short Volume
- 10.6M
- Total Volume
- 29.3M
- Short %
- 36.02%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.55%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Micron Technology, Inc..
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MU most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $800.00 | May 22, 2026 | 20.7K | 10.2K | 121.9% | $4.40 | $4.50 |
| PUT | $650.00 | May 22, 2026 | 14.7K | 12.3K | 113.2% | $18.50 | $19.40 |
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 MU short volume questions
- What is the daily MU short volume?
- As of May 18, 2026, Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) short volume is 10.6M shares against 29.3M total reported volume, or 36.02% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MU 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 MU 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.