HSY Short Volume
The Hershey Company (HSY) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Food Confectioners industry, with a market capitalization near $39.69B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 18,540 people, carrying a beta of 0.07 to the broader market. The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. Led by Kirk C. Tanner, 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 297.4K
- Total Volume
- 514.3K
- Short %
- 57.82%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.35%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Hershey Company.
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Frequently asked HSY short volume questions
- What is the daily HSY short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, The Hershey Company (HSY) short volume is 297.4K shares against 514.3K total reported volume, or 57.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HSY 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 HSY 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.