T Short Volume
AT&T Inc. (T) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Telecommunications Services industry, with a market capitalization near $157.87B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 139,970 people, carrying a beta of 0.40 to the broader market. Globally, AT&T Inc. Led by John T. Stankey, public since 1983-11-21.
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
- 21.4M
- Total Volume
- 60.1M
- Short %
- 35.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.55%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AT&T Inc..
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T most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $20.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 3.4K | 191 | 36.8% | $0.14 | $0.16 |
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 T short volume questions
- What is the daily T short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, AT&T Inc. (T) short volume is 21.4M shares against 60.1M total reported volume, or 35.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is T 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 T 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.