WHR Short Volume
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry, with a market capitalization near $2.53B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 44,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. Whirlpool Corporation specializes in the creation and distribution of household appliances and associated merchandise. Led by Marc Robert Bitzer, public since 1955-09-15.
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
- 409.5K
- Total Volume
- 1.0M
- Short %
- 40.20%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.44%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Whirlpool Corporation.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
WHR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $37.50 | Sep 18, 2026 | 503 | 244 | 62.6% | $3.30 | $3.70 |
| CALL | $42.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 64 | 10.6K | 55.0% | $0.65 | $0.80 |
| PUT | $30.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 562 | 15.8K | 66.9% | $0.95 | $1.25 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked WHR short volume questions
- What is the daily WHR short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) short volume is 409.5K shares against 1.0M total reported volume, or 40.20% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WHR 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 WHR 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.