FLO Short Volume
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $1.59B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,300 people, carrying a beta of 0.40 to the broader market. Flowers Foods, Inc. Led by A. Ryals McMullian Jr., 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 940.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 58.29%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.11%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Flowers Foods, Inc..
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FLO most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $7.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 24 | 1.4K | 499.8% | $0.20 | $0.30 |
| PUT | $7.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 | 1.7K | 499.8% | $0.20 | $0.25 |
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 FLO short volume questions
- What is the daily FLO short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) short volume is 940.0K shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 58.29% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FLO 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 FLO 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.