OSK Short Volume
Oshkosh Corp (OSK) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Agricultural - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $7.95B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 18,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.26 to the broader market. Oshkosh Corporation provides purpose-built vehicles and equipment worldwide. Led by John C. Pfeifer, public since 1985-10-02.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 213.0K
- Total Volume
- 274.8K
- Short %
- 77.52%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.24%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Oshkosh Corp.
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OSK most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $120.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 3.1K | 36.7% | $0.05 | $1.45 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked OSK short volume questions
- What is the daily OSK short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Oshkosh Corp (OSK) short volume is 213.0K shares against 274.8K total reported volume, or 77.52% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is OSK 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 OSK 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.