NVDA Short Volume
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $5.48T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 36,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.24 to the broader market. NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics, and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, and internationally. Led by Jen-Hsun Huang, public since 1999-01-22.
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
- 2026-05-19
- Short Volume
- 19.6M
- Total Volume
- 58.0M
- Short %
- 33.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.28%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for NVIDIA Corporation.
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NVDA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $195.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 63.4K | 3.9K | 49.5% | $1.32 | $1.36 |
| CALL | $230.00 | May 22, 2026 | 58.2K | 30.9K | 80.4% | $4.15 | $4.20 |
| CALL | $210.00 | May 22, 2026 | 50.0K | 56.0K | 73.3% | $14.05 | $14.20 |
| CALL | $235.00 | May 22, 2026 | 46.7K | 45.8K | 82.3% | $2.93 | $2.97 |
| CALL | $250.00 | May 22, 2026 | 45.0K | 76.1K | 87.8% | $0.97 | $0.98 |
| CALL | $240.00 | May 22, 2026 | 42.4K | 58.5K | 84.2% | $2.04 | $2.07 |
| CALL | $225.00 | May 22, 2026 | 40.4K | 19.9K | 78.5% | $5.80 | $5.90 |
| PUT | $200.00 | May 22, 2026 | 31.4K | 15.2K | 74.3% | $0.69 | $0.71 |
| CALL | $220.00 | May 22, 2026 | 31.2K | 32.5K | 76.4% | $7.90 | $8.05 |
| PUT | $220.00 | May 22, 2026 | 20.9K | 11.7K | 76.4% | $6.15 | $6.25 |
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Frequently asked NVDA short volume questions
- What is the daily NVDA short volume?
- As of May 19, 2026, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) short volume is 19.6M shares against 58.0M total reported volume, or 33.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NVDA 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 NVDA 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.