HNI Short Volume
HNI Corporation (HNI) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry, with a market capitalization near $3.53B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 18,500 people, carrying a beta of 0.90 to the broader market. Established in 1944 and headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, HNI Corporation specializes in the production and distribution of office furnishings and residential heating goods, primarily across the United States. Led by Jeffrey D. Lorenger, 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
- 49.9K
- Total Volume
- 76.1K
- Short %
- 65.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 68.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for HNI Corporation.
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HNI most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $50.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 0 | 5.4K | 45.4% | $0.30 | $4.60 |
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 HNI short volume questions
- What is the daily HNI short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, HNI Corporation (HNI) short volume is 49.9K shares against 76.1K total reported volume, or 65.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HNI 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 HNI 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.