RITM Short Volume
Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the REIT - Mortgage industry, with a market capitalization near $5.24B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,327 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. Rithm Capital Corp. Led by Michael Nierenberg, public since 2013-05-02.
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
- 1.6M
- Total Volume
- 2.3M
- Short %
- 68.09%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.38%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Rithm Capital Corp..
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RITM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $8.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 3.7K | 955.7% | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 12 | 303 | 910.9% | $0.70 | $0.90 |
| CALL | $9.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 26 | 502 | 697.3% | $0.45 | $0.55 |
| PUT | $9.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 16 | 1.0K | 697.3% | $0.20 | $0.30 |
| CALL | $10.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 149 | 2.1K | 239.2% | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 7.0K | 239.2% | $0.75 | $0.95 |
Top 6 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked RITM short volume questions
- What is the daily RITM short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM) short volume is 1.6M shares against 2.3M total reported volume, or 68.09% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RITM 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 RITM 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.