SHOO Short Volume
Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Footwear & Accessories industry, with a market capitalization near $2.81B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. Steven Madden, Ltd. Led by Edward R. Rosenfeld, public since 1993-12-13.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 168.5K
- Total Volume
- 259.7K
- Short %
- 64.87%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.98%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Steven Madden, Ltd..
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SHOO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $40.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 15 | 3.1K | 44.6% | $1.45 | $1.75 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SHOO short volume questions
- What is the daily SHOO short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) short volume is 168.5K shares against 259.7K total reported volume, or 64.87% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SHOO 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 SHOO 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.