POR Short Volume
Portland General Electric Company (POR) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $5.65B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,877 people, carrying a beta of 0.53 to the broader market. Portland General Electric (PGE) functions as a fully integrated electric utility, overseeing the generation, wholesale procurement, transmission, distribution, and direct retail sale of electricity throughout Oregon. Led by Maria MacGregor Pope, public since 2006-03-31.
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
- 149.4K
- Total Volume
- 268.4K
- Short %
- 55.65%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.45%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Portland General Electric Company.
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POR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $50.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 59 | 299 | 304.6% | $0.80 | $1.15 |
| PUT | $50.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 140 | 304.6% | $0.10 | $0.35 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked POR short volume questions
- What is the daily POR short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Portland General Electric Company (POR) short volume is 149.4K shares against 268.4K total reported volume, or 55.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is POR 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 POR 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.