DINO Short Volume
HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry, with a market capitalization near $22.80B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,165 people, carrying a beta of 0.71 to the broader market. HF Sinclair Corporation operates as a prominent independent energy enterprise, engaged in the production and commercialization of a diverse array of petroleum products. Led by Franklin Myers, 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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 389.0K
- Total Volume
- 779.5K
- Short %
- 49.90%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.38%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for HF Sinclair Corporation.
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DINO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $125.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 89 | 2.2K | 58.0% | $3.80 | $4.10 |
| CALL | $135.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 21 | 2.6K | 57.4% | $0.20 | $0.40 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked DINO short volume questions
- What is the daily DINO short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO) short volume is 389.0K shares against 779.5K total reported volume, or 49.90% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DINO 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 DINO 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.