NVDA Short Volume
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $5.27T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 42,000 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
- 2026-08-21
- Short Volume
- 13.9M
- Total Volume
- 37.8M
- Short %
- 36.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.16%
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 | $217.50 | Aug 24, 2026 | 74.5K | 8.4K | 21.6% | $0.87 | $0.88 |
| CALL | $220.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 68.5K | 15.9K | 22.8% | $0.35 | $0.36 |
| CALL | $220.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 45.0K | 25.4K | 54.7% | $4.55 | $4.65 |
| PUT | $215.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 43.4K | 10.6K | 21.6% | $1.50 | $1.51 |
| CALL | $215.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 39.4K | 3.7K | 21.6% | $1.92 | $1.93 |
| CALL | $222.50 | Aug 24, 2026 | 30.4K | 11.9K | 24.3% | $0.14 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $227.50 | Aug 28, 2026 | 30.3K | 9.3K | 55.0% | $2.36 | $2.39 |
| CALL | $230.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 23.9K | 54.5K | 55.3% | $1.86 | $1.87 |
| CALL | $250.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 22.4K | 69.3K | 41.1% | $1.16 | $1.18 |
| PUT | $212.50 | Aug 24, 2026 | 19.7K | 7.7K | 22.9% | $0.67 | $0.69 |
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Frequently asked NVDA short volume questions
- What is the daily NVDA short volume?
- As of Aug 21, 2026, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) short volume is 13.9M shares against 37.8M total reported volume, or 36.72% 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.