RCL Short Volume
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Travel Services industry, with a market capitalization near $70.86B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 105,950 people, carrying a beta of 1.78 to the broader market. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Led by Jason T. Liberty, public since 1993-04-28.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 499.5K
- Total Volume
- 677.2K
- Short %
- 73.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.06%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd..
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RCL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $250.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 6.3K | 406 | 51.1% | $24.20 | $24.90 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked RCL short volume questions
- What is the daily RCL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) short volume is 499.5K shares against 677.2K total reported volume, or 73.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RCL 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 RCL 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.