PENG Short Volume
Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $2.54B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,700 people, carrying a beta of 2.65 to the broader market. Penguin Solutions, Inc. Led by Kash Shaikh, public since 2017-05-24.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 2.8M
- Short %
- 65.84%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.97%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Penguin Solutions, Inc..
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PENG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $25.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 3.1K | 4.0K | 98.5% | $2.85 | $3.20 |
| CALL | $65.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.6K | 4.1K | 118.3% | $2.00 | $2.10 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PENG short volume questions
- What is the daily PENG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) short volume is 1.8M shares against 2.8M total reported volume, or 65.84% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PENG 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 PENG 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.