SPHR Short Volume
Sphere Entertainment Co. (SPHR) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $4.84B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,200 people, carrying a beta of 1.61 to the broader market. Sphere Entertainment Co. Led by James Lawrence Dolan, public since 2020-04-09.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 152.9K
- Total Volume
- 191.5K
- Short %
- 79.85%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 68.56%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Sphere Entertainment Co..
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SPHR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $180.00 | Feb 19, 2027 | 0 | 9.2K | 53.0% | $4.80 | $7.50 |
| CALL | $150.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 2.0K | 52.6% | $5.00 | $6.20 |
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 SPHR short volume questions
- What is the daily SPHR short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Sphere Entertainment Co. (SPHR) short volume is 152.9K shares against 191.5K total reported volume, or 79.85% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SPHR 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 SPHR 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.