PTON Short Volume
Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Leisure industry, with a market capitalization near $2.26B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,656 people, carrying a beta of 2.55 to the broader market. Peloton Interactive, Inc. Led by Peter C. Stern, public since 2019-09-26.
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
- 894.4K
- Total Volume
- 1.7M
- Short %
- 53.05%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.77%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Peloton Interactive, Inc..
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PTON most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $6.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 1.0K | 1.6K | 45.7% | $0.16 | $0.18 |
| PUT | $7.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 766 | 784 | 46.5% | $1.23 | $1.54 |
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 PTON short volume questions
- What is the daily PTON short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) short volume is 894.4K shares against 1.7M total reported volume, or 53.05% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PTON 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 PTON 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.