ORCL Short Volume
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Infrastructure industry, with a market capitalization near $412.54B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 141,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.77 to the broader market. Oracle Corporation, a global technology giant, provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise information technology solutions worldwide. Led by Michael D. Sicilia, public since 1986-03-12.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 7.2M
- Total Volume
- 22.2M
- Short %
- 32.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 33.50%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Oracle Corporation.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
ORCL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $130.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 30.4K | 13.0K | 69.3% | $2.52 | $2.60 |
| CALL | $140.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 28.7K | 11.7K | 73.7% | $0.32 | $0.34 |
| CALL | $135.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 20.2K | 2.0K | 70.1% | $0.98 | $1.03 |
| CALL | $140.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 16.4K | 1.1K | 63.5% | $3.30 | $3.45 |
| CALL | $132.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 15.6K | 129 | 69.3% | $1.86 | $1.94 |
| CALL | $150.00 | Oct 30, 2026 | 14.2K | 16.8K | 63.8% | $1.42 | $1.52 |
| PUT | $105.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 12.8K | 3.6K | 60.1% | $1.30 | $1.40 |
Top 7 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ORCL short volume questions
- What is the daily ORCL short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Oracle Corporation (ORCL) short volume is 7.2M shares against 22.2M total reported volume, or 32.36% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ORCL 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 ORCL 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.