USO Short Volume
United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $12.56B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.23 to the broader market. USO delivers its exposure to oil using near-term futures. Led by John Love, public since 2006-04-10.
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
- 992.5K
- Total Volume
- 1.8M
- Short %
- 55.75%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.07%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for United States Oil Fund, LP.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
USO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $108.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 2.6K | 139 | 36.9% | $1.72 | $2.05 |
| CALL | $112.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 2.6K | 205 | 38.9% | $0.77 | $0.95 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked USO short volume questions
- What is the daily USO short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) short volume is 992.5K shares against 1.8M total reported volume, or 55.75% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is USO 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 USO 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.