AKA Short Volume
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $114.0M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,650 people, carrying a beta of 1.41 to the broader market. a. Led by Ciaran Long, public since 2021-09-22.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 23
- Total Volume
- 368
- Short %
- 6.25%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.36%
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Frequently asked AKA short volume questions
- What is the daily AKA short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) short volume is 23 shares against 368 total reported volume, or 6.25% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AKA 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 AKA 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.