TFC Short Volume
Truist Financial Corporation (TFC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $57.98B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 37,529 people, carrying a beta of 0.91 to the broader market. Truist Financial Corporation, a holding company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. Led by William Henry Rogers Jr., public since 1980-03-18.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 1.1M
- Total Volume
- 2.1M
- Short %
- 51.58%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.82%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Truist Financial Corporation.
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TFC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $45.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 3.7K | 196 | 29.1% | $1.25 | $1.40 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked TFC short volume questions
- What is the daily TFC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Truist Financial Corporation (TFC) short volume is 1.1M shares against 2.1M total reported volume, or 51.58% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TFC 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 TFC 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.