NOG Short Volume
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $2.47B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 49 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Led by James Evans, public since 2007-04-13.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 422.1K
- Total Volume
- 4.3M
- Short %
- 9.82%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.69%
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NOG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $25.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 368 | 253 | 42.9% | $0.95 | $1.15 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked NOG short volume questions
- What is the daily NOG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG) short volume is 422.1K shares against 4.3M total reported volume, or 9.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NOG 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 NOG 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.