MXL Short Volume
MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $9.05B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,294 people, carrying a beta of 3.96 to the broader market. MaxLinear, Inc. Led by Kishore Seendripu, public since 2010-03-24.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 649.5K
- Total Volume
- 2.0M
- Short %
- 32.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.48%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for MaxLinear, Inc..
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MXL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $150.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 51 | 2.0K | 150.9% | $1.70 | $1.90 |
| CALL | $145.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 3 | 111 | 150.4% | $1.55 | $2.40 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 8 | 113 | 150.1% | $76.90 | $80.00 |
| CALL | $17.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 103 | 150.1% | $74.90 | $78.00 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 349 | 150.1% | $71.90 | $75.50 |
| CALL | $22.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 8 | 133 | 150.1% | $69.90 | $72.90 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 66 | 167 | 150.0% | $61.90 | $64.90 |
| CALL | $35.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 10 | 140 | 149.8% | $57.00 | $59.60 |
| CALL | $36.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 236 | 149.7% | $56.00 | $58.90 |
| CALL | $37.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 184 | 149.5% | $55.00 | $58.00 |
Top 10 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked MXL short volume questions
- What is the daily MXL short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL) short volume is 649.5K shares against 2.0M total reported volume, or 32.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MXL 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 MXL 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.