SATS Short Volume
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Communication Equipment industry, with a market capitalization near $38.40B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 13,700 people, carrying a beta of 0.96 to the broader market. EchoStar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides networking technologies and services worldwide. Led by Hamid Akhavan-Malayeri, public since 2008-01-02.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 1.1M
- Total Volume
- 1.9M
- Short %
- 59.37%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.41%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for EchoStar Corporation.
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SATS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $135.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2.6K | 105 | 68.2% | $16.00 | $18.20 |
| PUT | $105.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2.5K | 144 | 68.5% | $4.90 | $5.70 |
| PUT | $135.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 5.2K | 365 | 72.7% | $10.30 | $11.60 |
| CALL | $150.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.3K | 56.0K | 73.3% | $7.60 | $7.90 |
| CALL | $135.00 | Jun 12, 2026 | 10.8K | 1.0K | 71.7% | $11.90 | $12.50 |
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Frequently asked SATS short volume questions
- What is the daily SATS short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, EchoStar Corporation (SATS) short volume is 1.1M shares against 1.9M total reported volume, or 59.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SATS 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 SATS 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.