OPTU Short Volume
Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Telecommunications Services industry, with a market capitalization near $391.4M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 9,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.20 to the broader market. Optimum Communications, Inc. Led by Dennis Mathew, public since 2017-06-22.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 501.2K
- Total Volume
- 812.4K
- Short %
- 61.70%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 65.19%
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Frequently asked OPTU short volume questions
- What is the daily OPTU short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) short volume is 501.2K shares against 812.4K total reported volume, or 61.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is OPTU 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 OPTU 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.