SM Short Volume
SM Energy Company (SM) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $7.77B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,241 people, carrying a beta of 0.74 to the broader market. SM Energy Company is an independent firm dedicated to the exploration, development, acquisition, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Led by Elizabeth Anne McDonald, public since 1992-12-16.
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
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 1.8M
- Short %
- 66.33%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.30%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for SM Energy Company.
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SM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $35.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 753 | 2.6K | 51.6% | $0.40 | $0.50 |
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 SM short volume questions
- What is the daily SM short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, SM Energy Company (SM) short volume is 1.2M shares against 1.8M total reported volume, or 66.33% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SM 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 SM 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.