POOL Short Volume
Pool Corporation (POOL) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Distribution industry, with a market capitalization near $5.90B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.05 to the broader market. Pool Corporation, established in 1993 and based in Covington, Louisiana, serves as a leading wholesale distributor of swimming pool essentials, outdoor living accessories, and related recreational merchandise. Led by John Bruce Watwood, public since 1995-10-13.
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
- 216.3K
- Total Volume
- 282.0K
- Short %
- 76.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.77%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Pool Corporation.
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POOL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $160.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 20 | 1.1K | 33.9% | $3.10 | $3.60 |
| PUT | $165.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 894 | 34.5% | $5.00 | $6.90 |
| PUT | $170.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | 944 | 35.1% | $8.50 | $10.30 |
| PUT | $160.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 7 | 1.3K | 41.4% | $8.40 | $8.90 |
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 POOL short volume questions
- What is the daily POOL short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Pool Corporation (POOL) short volume is 216.3K shares against 282.0K total reported volume, or 76.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is POOL 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 POOL 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.