FIVE Short Volume
Five Below, Inc. (FIVE) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Discount Stores industry, with a market capitalization near $11.60B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 7,300 people, carrying a beta of 1.00 to the broader market. Five Below, Inc. Led by Winifred Y. Park, public since 2012-07-19.
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
- 172.5K
- Total Volume
- 329.3K
- Short %
- 52.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 42.87%
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Frequently asked FIVE short volume questions
- What is the daily FIVE short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Five Below, Inc. (FIVE) short volume is 172.5K shares against 329.3K total reported volume, or 52.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FIVE 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 FIVE 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.