ULS Short Volume
UL Solutions Inc. (ULS) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Business Services industry, with a market capitalization near $19.93B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 14,813 people, carrying a beta of 0.62 to the broader market. UL Solutions Inc. Led by Jennifer F. Scanlon, public since 2014-07-15.
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
- 171.5K
- Total Volume
- 272.0K
- Short %
- 63.04%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.93%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for UL Solutions Inc..
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ULS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $100.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 2.3K | 37.6% | $3.80 | $4.60 |
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 ULS short volume questions
- What is the daily ULS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, UL Solutions Inc. (ULS) short volume is 171.5K shares against 272.0K total reported volume, or 63.04% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ULS 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 ULS 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.