RGLD Short Volume
Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Gold industry, with a market capitalization near $17.01B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 30 people, carrying a beta of 0.44 to the broader market. Royal Gold, Inc. Led by William H. Heissenbuttel, public since 1981-06-09.
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
- 126.2K
- Total Volume
- 295.8K
- Short %
- 42.67%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.33%
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RGLD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $210.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 320 | 148 | 41.9% | $3.40 | $4.30 |
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Frequently asked RGLD short volume questions
- What is the daily RGLD short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) short volume is 126.2K shares against 295.8K total reported volume, or 42.67% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RGLD 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 RGLD 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.