QCOM Short Volume
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $171.22B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 52,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.65 to the broader market. QUALCOMM Incorporated is a company dedicated to developing and bringing to market fundamental technologies crucial for the global wireless communication industry. Led by Cristiano Renno Amon, public since 1991-12-13.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 2.0M
- Short %
- 60.81%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.28%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for QUALCOMM Incorporated.
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QCOM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $157.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 5.8K | 323 | 38.5% | $8.50 | $9.25 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked QCOM short volume questions
- What is the daily QCOM short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) short volume is 1.2M shares against 2.0M total reported volume, or 60.81% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is QCOM 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 QCOM 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.