HSY Short Volume

The Hershey Company (HSY) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Food Confectioners industry, with a market capitalization near $36.33B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 18,540 people, carrying a beta of 0.08 to the broader market. The Hershey Company, operating with its various subsidiaries, serves as a key manufacturer and distributor of both sweet confections and general household pantry items. 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
2026-06-30
Short Volume
456.0K
Total Volume
890.4K
Short %
51.21%
30-Day Avg Short %
62.19%

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 Jun 30, 2026, The Hershey Company (HSY) short volume is 456.0K shares against 890.4K total reported volume, or 51.21% 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.