DINO Short Volume
HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry, with a market capitalization near $12.51B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,297 people, carrying a beta of 0.71 to the broader market. HF Sinclair Corporation operates as an independent energy company. 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 534.2K
- Total Volume
- 878.6K
- Short %
- 60.81%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.09%
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 | $72.50 | Jun 18, 2026 | 2.3K | 845 | 41.7% | $2.50 | $2.70 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly 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 May 15, 2026, HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO) short volume is 534.2K shares against 878.6K total reported volume, or 60.81% 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.