BRID Short Volume
Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $59.3M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 668 people, carrying a beta of -0.15 to the broader market. Bridgford Foods Corporation, along with its associated entities, is a U. Led by Michael W. Bridgford, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 87
- Total Volume
- 682
- Short %
- 12.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 25.80%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Bridgford Foods Corporation.
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Frequently asked BRID short volume questions
- What is the daily BRID short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Bridgford Foods Corporation (BRID) short volume is 87 shares against 682 total reported volume, or 12.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BRID 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 BRID 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.