YELP Short Volume
Yelp Inc. (YELP) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $1.04B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,168 people, carrying a beta of 0.45 to the broader market. Yelp Inc. Led by Jeremy Stoppelman, public since 2012-03-02.
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
- 256.8K
- Total Volume
- 406.0K
- Short %
- 63.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.75%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Yelp Inc..
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YELP most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $18.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 24 | 196 | 1000.0% | $1.25 | $1.40 |
| CALL | $19.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | 662 | 1000.0% | $0.25 | $0.55 |
| PUT | $19.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 8 | 406 | 1000.0% | $0.15 | $0.50 |
| PUT | $20.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 406 | 1000.0% | $0.25 | $2.40 |
| PUT | $24.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 200 | 983.2% | $4.00 | $6.80 |
Top 5 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked YELP short volume questions
- What is the daily YELP short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Yelp Inc. (YELP) short volume is 256.8K shares against 406.0K total reported volume, or 63.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is YELP 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 YELP 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.