NFLX Short Volume
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $326.97B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 14,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.49 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
- 2026-07-07
- Short Volume
- 5.2M
- Total Volume
- 14.4M
- Short %
- 36.29%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 34.06%
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 | $80.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 16.0K | 21.7K | 42.9% | $0.21 | $0.22 |
| CALL | $77.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 15.0K | 9.7K | 38.4% | $0.78 | $0.80 |
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 NFLX short volume questions
- What is the daily NFLX short volume?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) short volume is 5.2M shares against 14.4M total reported volume, or 36.29% 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.