VLTO Short Volume
Veralto Corporation (VLTO) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls industry, with a market capitalization near $24.14B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 17,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. Veralto Corporation is a global provider specializing in critical solutions across water quality management, brand protection, and packaging aesthetics. Led by Jennifer L. Honeycutt, public since 2023-10-04.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 395.2K
- Total Volume
- 732.8K
- Short %
- 53.94%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.19%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Veralto Corporation.
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VLTO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $100.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 4 | 633 | 486.1% | $0.60 | $1.20 |
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 VLTO short volume questions
- What is the daily VLTO short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Veralto Corporation (VLTO) short volume is 395.2K shares against 732.8K total reported volume, or 53.94% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VLTO 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 VLTO 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.