JBSS Short Volume
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $1.02B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,800 people, carrying a beta of 0.35 to the broader market. John B. Led by Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, public since 1991-12-04.
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
- 19.2K
- Total Volume
- 34.1K
- Short %
- 56.23%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.55%
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Frequently asked JBSS short volume questions
- What is the daily JBSS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) short volume is 19.2K shares against 34.1K total reported volume, or 56.23% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is JBSS 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 JBSS 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.