DAR Short Volume

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $9.89B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 15,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.07 to the broader market. Darling Ingredients Inc. Led by Randall C. Stuewe Randy, public since 1994-09-09.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
361.7K
Total Volume
674.7K
Short %
53.60%
30-Day Avg Short %
37.20%

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Frequently asked DAR short volume questions

What is the daily DAR short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) short volume is 361.7K shares against 674.7K total reported volume, or 53.60% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is DAR 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 DAR 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.