PEG Short Volume
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PEG) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $37.81B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 13,189 people, carrying a beta of 0.53 to the broader market. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) is an energy provider primarily operating through its subsidiaries in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. Led by Ralph A. LaRossa, public since 1980-01-02.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 229.6K
- Total Volume
- 442.4K
- Short %
- 51.90%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.88%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated.
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PEG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $80.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 112 | 922.0% | $3.40 | $5.00 |
| CALL | $77.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 3 | 764 | 719.1% | $0.30 | $0.50 |
| PUT | $77.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 197 | 719.1% | $1.30 | $2.25 |
| PUT | $75.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 7 | 306 | 347.5% | $0.30 | $0.60 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PEG short volume questions
- What is the daily PEG short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PEG) short volume is 229.6K shares against 442.4K total reported volume, or 51.90% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PEG 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 PEG 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.