NFLX Short Volume
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $334.03B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 16,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.51 to the broader market. Netflix, Inc. Led by Theodore A. Sarandos, public since 2002-05-23.
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
- 2026-08-21
- Short Volume
- 4.7M
- Total Volume
- 8.7M
- Short %
- 53.66%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.70%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Netflix, Inc..
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NFLX most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $41.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 100.3K | 47.3% | $39.15 | $39.80 |
| PUT | $65.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 22 | 60.0K | 38.5% | $1.70 | $1.81 |
| CALL | $100.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 1.3K | 55.9K | 39.6% | $0.07 | $0.08 |
| CALL | $90.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 1.5K | 55.1K | 32.8% | $0.32 | $0.35 |
| CALL | $110.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 86 | 53.6K | 47.4% | $0.03 | $0.05 |
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 NFLX short volume questions
- What is the daily NFLX short volume?
- As of Aug 21, 2026, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) short volume is 4.7M shares against 8.7M total reported volume, or 53.66% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NFLX 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 NFLX 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.