PFE Short Volume
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $162.55B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 75,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.30 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 6.6M
- Total Volume
- 12.1M
- Short %
- 54.79%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.73%
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 | $28.50 | Oct 9, 2026 | 2.9K | 176 | 21.7% | $0.29 | $0.34 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 222 | 69.3K | 24.2% | $0.87 | $0.92 |
| PUT | $25.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 46 | 65.9K | 26.6% | $0.30 | $0.35 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 14 | 59.5K | 30.6% | $0.03 | $0.05 |
| CALL | $27.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 95 | 57.7K | 24.9% | $2.34 | $2.59 |
Top 5 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 Sep 30, 2026, Pfizer Inc. (PFE) short volume is 6.6M shares against 12.1M total reported volume, or 54.79% 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.