NKE Short Volume
NIKE, Inc. (NKE) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Footwear & Accessories industry, with a market capitalization near $60.24B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 79,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.12 to the broader market. NIKE, Inc. Led by Elliott J. Hill, public since 1980-12-02.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 12.7M
- Total Volume
- 19.4M
- Short %
- 65.40%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 42.59%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for NIKE, Inc..
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NKE most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $37.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 20.2K | 1.3K | 143.4% | $0.34 | $0.35 |
| PUT | $33.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 17.6K | 440 | 132.5% | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| PUT | $39.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 16.3K | 1.9K | 150.4% | $0.91 | $0.93 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked NKE short volume questions
- What is the daily NKE short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, NIKE, Inc. (NKE) short volume is 12.7M shares against 19.4M total reported volume, or 65.40% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NKE 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 NKE 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.