IMKTA Short Volume

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Grocery Stores industry, with a market capitalization near $1.70B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 11,072 people, carrying a beta of 0.61 to the broader market. Ingles Markets, Incorporated functions as a major supermarket chain predominantly located throughout the southeastern United States. Led by James W. Lanning, public since 1987-09-22.

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
21.6K
Total Volume
36.5K
Short %
59.08%
30-Day Avg Short %
60.68%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Ingles Markets, Incorporated.

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Frequently asked IMKTA short volume questions

What is the daily IMKTA short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) short volume is 21.6K shares against 36.5K total reported volume, or 59.08% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IMKTA 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 IMKTA 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.