SLB Short Volume
Slb N.V. (SLB) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry, with a market capitalization near $78.08B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 109,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.74 to the broader market. SLB N. Led by Olivier Le Peuch, public since 1981-12-31.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.4M
- Total Volume
- 3.4M
- Short %
- 41.48%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.64%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Slb N.V..
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SLB most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $65.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 27 | 82.3K | 34.2% | $1.42 | $1.57 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SLB short volume questions
- What is the daily SLB short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Slb N.V. (SLB) short volume is 1.4M shares against 3.4M total reported volume, or 41.48% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SLB 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 SLB 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.