LKFN Short Volume

Lakeland Financial Corporation (LKFN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $1.45B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 647 people, carrying a beta of 0.74 to the broader market. Lakeland Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Lake City Bank that provides various banking products and services. Led by David Findlay, public since 1997-08-14.

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
28.4K
Total Volume
65.2K
Short %
43.54%
30-Day Avg Short %
50.22%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Lakeland Financial Corporation.

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Frequently asked LKFN short volume questions

What is the daily LKFN short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Lakeland Financial Corporation (LKFN) short volume is 28.4K shares against 65.2K total reported volume, or 43.54% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is LKFN 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 LKFN 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.