UNIT Short Volume
Uniti Group Inc. (UNIT) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Telecommunications Services industry, with a market capitalization near $2.69B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 758 people, carrying a beta of 1.42 to the broader market. Uniti operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust, primarily focused on acquiring and developing essential communications infrastructure. Led by Kenneth A. Gunderman, public since 2015-04-20.
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
- 544.1K
- Total Volume
- 802.1K
- Short %
- 67.83%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.71%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Uniti Group Inc..
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UNIT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $12.00 | Dec 17, 2027 | 0 | 33.8K | 40.2% | $2.00 | $2.25 |
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 UNIT short volume questions
- What is the daily UNIT short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Uniti Group Inc. (UNIT) short volume is 544.1K shares against 802.1K total reported volume, or 67.83% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UNIT 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 UNIT 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.