PTEN Short Volume
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Drilling industry, with a market capitalization near $3.64B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 9,200 people, carrying a beta of 0.60 to the broader market. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Led by William Andrew Hendricks Jr., public since 1993-11-02.
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
- 4.2M
- Total Volume
- 6.3M
- Short %
- 67.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.81%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc..
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PTEN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $11.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 16 | 37.2K | 58.0% | $0.20 | $0.35 |
| CALL | $12.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 121 | 36.3K | 60.0% | $0.15 | $0.20 |
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 PTEN short volume questions
- What is the daily PTEN short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) short volume is 4.2M shares against 6.3M total reported volume, or 67.36% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PTEN 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 PTEN 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.