HRL Short Volume
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $10.98B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 20,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.32 to the broader market. Hormel Foods Corporation is a prominent global food company that specializes in the creation, preparation, and supply of a diverse array of meat, nut, and other culinary items. Led by Jeffrey Ettinger, 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 820.1K
- Total Volume
- 1.3M
- Short %
- 61.48%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.49%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Hormel Foods Corporation.
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HRL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $23.00 | Oct 2, 2026 | 1 | 1.1K | 955.8% | $2.40 | $3.20 |
| PUT | $22.00 | Oct 2, 2026 | 0 | 253 | 954.6% | $0.95 | $2.65 |
| PUT | $21.00 | Oct 2, 2026 | 1 | 489 | 948.1% | $0.80 | $1.30 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked HRL short volume questions
- What is the daily HRL short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) short volume is 820.1K shares against 1.3M total reported volume, or 61.48% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HRL 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 HRL 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.