PFE Short Volume
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $138.41B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 81,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.29 to the broader market. Pfizer Inc. Led by Albert Bourla, public since 1972-06-01.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 8.2M
- Total Volume
- 23.3M
- Short %
- 35.24%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.84%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Pfizer Inc..
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PFE most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $23.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 750 | 82.9K | 24.0% | $0.49 | $0.51 |
| CALL | $28.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 360 | 59.8K | 24.3% | $0.10 | $0.11 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 3 | 58.4K | 26.3% | $0.34 | $0.40 |
| PUT | $25.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 1.6K | 57.0K | 22.9% | $2.18 | $2.36 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 445 | 56.0K | 24.6% | $0.19 | $0.22 |
| CALL | $27.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 598 | 53.8K | 22.8% | $0.53 | $0.66 |
Top 6 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PFE short volume questions
- What is the daily PFE short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Pfizer Inc. (PFE) short volume is 8.2M shares against 23.3M total reported volume, or 35.24% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PFE 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 PFE 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.