TGT Short Volume
Target Corporation (TGT) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Discount Stores industry, with a market capitalization near $71.17B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 415,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.99 to the broader market. Target Corp. Led by Michael J. Fiddelke, public since 1967-10-18.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 617.7K
- Total Volume
- 999.6K
- Short %
- 61.80%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.85%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Target Corporation.
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TGT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $167.50 | Oct 2, 2026 | 13.9K | 1.0K | 37.5% | $0.01 | $0.03 |
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 TGT short volume questions
- What is the daily TGT short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Target Corporation (TGT) short volume is 617.7K shares against 999.6K total reported volume, or 61.80% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TGT 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 TGT 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.