SHOO Short Volume
Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Footwear & Accessories industry, with a market capitalization near $3.16B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.16 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 246.4K
- Total Volume
- 535.9K
- Short %
- 45.99%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.48%
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 | $45.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 9.1K | 46.3% | $0.50 | $0.85 |
| CALL | $40.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 800 | 8.6K | 47.7% | $2.85 | $3.40 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options 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 Jun 30, 2026, Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) short volume is 246.4K shares against 535.9K total reported volume, or 45.99% 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.