NVDA Short Volume
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $4.72T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 36,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.21 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 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
- 2026-07-07
- Short Volume
- 22.1M
- Total Volume
- 52.4M
- Short %
- 42.19%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.36%
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 | $200.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | 55.8K | 8.3K | 36.4% | $0.93 | $0.94 |
| CALL | $200.00 | Jul 31, 2026 | 54.5K | 8.4K | 38.2% | $6.70 | $6.75 |
| CALL | $200.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 48.0K | 53.8K | 37.6% | $1.80 | $1.81 |
| CALL | $197.50 | Jul 8, 2026 | 43.9K | 11.0K | 36.5% | $1.85 | $1.87 |
| CALL | $210.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 36.0K | 32.4K | 40.2% | $0.22 | $0.23 |
| CALL | $205.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 32.5K | 58.7K | 38.0% | $0.64 | $0.65 |
| CALL | $207.50 | Jul 10, 2026 | 22.2K | 9.2K | 38.9% | $0.37 | $0.38 |
| CALL | $202.50 | Jul 10, 2026 | 21.5K | 35.0K | 37.5% | $1.08 | $1.10 |
| PUT | $195.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | 21.0K | 2.3K | 38.1% | $1.43 | $1.45 |
| CALL | $202.50 | Jul 8, 2026 | 20.1K | 3.0K | 37.9% | $0.45 | $0.46 |
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Frequently asked NVDA short volume questions
- What is the daily NVDA short volume?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) short volume is 22.1M shares against 52.4M total reported volume, or 42.19% 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.