EAT Short Volume
Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Restaurants industry, with a market capitalization near $10.17B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 83,840 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. Brinker International, Inc. Led by Kevin D. Hochman, public since 1984-01-06.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 153.4K
- Total Volume
- 329.2K
- Short %
- 46.60%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.80%
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EAT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $200.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 191 | 137 | 48.6% | $1.30 | $2.20 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EAT short volume questions
- What is the daily EAT short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) short volume is 153.4K shares against 329.2K total reported volume, or 46.60% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EAT 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 EAT 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.