MNST Short Volume
Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, with a market capitalization near $84.04B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,891 people, carrying a beta of 0.50 to the broader market. Monster Beverage Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in development, marketing, sale, and distribution of energy drink beverages and concentrates in the United States and internationally. Led by Hilton H. Schlosberg, public since 1985-12-09.
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
- 527.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.9M
- Short %
- 27.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.83%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Monster Beverage Corporation.
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Frequently asked MNST short volume questions
- What is the daily MNST short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) short volume is 527.3K shares against 1.9M total reported volume, or 27.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MNST 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 MNST 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.