URBN Short Volume
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $5.96B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 11,310 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. Urban Outfitters, Inc. Led by Richard A. Hayne, public since 1993-11-09.
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
- 361.7K
- Total Volume
- 450.1K
- Short %
- 80.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 72.86%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Urban Outfitters, Inc..
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URBN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $76.00 | May 22, 2026 | 13 | 3.8K | 97.7% | $1.05 | $1.65 |
| CALL | $70.00 | May 22, 2026 | 4 | 1.9K | 100.3% | $2.90 | $3.70 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked URBN short volume questions
- What is the daily URBN short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) short volume is 361.7K shares against 450.1K total reported volume, or 80.36% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is URBN 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 URBN 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.