UPWK Short Volume
Upwork Inc. (UPWK) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Staffing & Employment Services industry, with a market capitalization near $1.03B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 600 people, carrying a beta of 0.99 to the broader market. Upwork Inc. Led by Hayden Brown, public since 2018-10-03.
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
- 402.0K
- Total Volume
- 726.3K
- Short %
- 55.35%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.09%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Upwork Inc..
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UPWK most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $12.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 118 | 956.2% | $3.80 | $4.60 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1 | 557 | 867.3% | $1.50 | $1.90 |
| CALL | $7.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 25 | 127 | 205.9% | $1.00 | $1.15 |
| PUT | $7.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 50 | 3.5K | 205.9% | $0.05 | $0.15 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked UPWK short volume questions
- What is the daily UPWK short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Upwork Inc. (UPWK) short volume is 402.0K shares against 726.3K total reported volume, or 55.35% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UPWK 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 UPWK 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.