NOW Short Volume
ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $89.78B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 26,293 people, carrying a beta of 0.82 to the broader market. ServiceNow, Inc. Led by William R. McDermott, public since 2012-06-29.
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
- 4.2M
- Total Volume
- 14.7M
- Short %
- 28.74%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 35.43%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ServiceNow, Inc..
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NOW most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $100.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 15.8K | 16.7K | 58.1% | $4.90 | $5.00 |
| PUT | $60.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 15.0K | 344 | 75.6% | $0.05 | $0.15 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked NOW short volume questions
- What is the daily NOW short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) short volume is 4.2M shares against 14.7M total reported volume, or 28.74% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NOW 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 NOW 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.