NVDA Short Volume
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $5.79T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 42,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.22 to the broader market. NVIDIA Corporation stands as a prominent provider of advanced graphics, computational, and networking solutions, operating across the United States, Taiwan, China, and numerous international markets. Led by Jensen 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
- 2026-10-06
- Short Volume
- 24.8M
- Total Volume
- 43.9M
- Short %
- 56.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.87%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $242.50 | Oct 7, 2026 | 165.5K | 12.4K | 28.6% | $0.36 | $0.37 |
| CALL | $245.00 | Oct 7, 2026 | 140.0K | 14.2K | 30.9% | $0.12 | $0.13 |
| PUT | $240.00 | Oct 7, 2026 | 137.6K | 3.7K | 27.7% | $1.82 | $1.84 |
| CALL | $240.00 | Oct 7, 2026 | 105.0K | 13.3K | 27.7% | $1.06 | $1.07 |
| PUT | $237.50 | Oct 7, 2026 | 62.2K | 7.9K | 29.2% | $0.76 | $0.78 |
| CALL | $240.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 55.2K | 9.8K | 27.6% | $5.45 | $5.60 |
| CALL | $247.50 | Oct 7, 2026 | 52.7K | 13.2K | 32.4% | $0.05 | $0.06 |
| CALL | $245.00 | Oct 9, 2026 | 46.4K | 55.2K | 27.7% | $0.61 | $0.62 |
| PUT | $235.00 | Oct 7, 2026 | 45.8K | 20.7K | 33.0% | $0.30 | $0.31 |
| CALL | $240.00 | Oct 9, 2026 | 42.3K | 77.3K | 27.7% | $2.14 | $2.17 |
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Frequently asked NVDA short volume questions
- What is the daily NVDA short volume?
- As of Oct 6, 2026, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) short volume is 24.8M shares against 43.9M total reported volume, or 56.55% 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.