HRL Short Volume
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $13.43B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 20,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.33 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 465.0K
- Total Volume
- 927.3K
- Short %
- 50.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.60%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Hormel Foods Corporation.
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Frequently asked HRL short volume questions
- What is the daily HRL short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) short volume is 465.0K shares against 927.3K total reported volume, or 50.15% 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.