MTN Short Volume
Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Gambling, Resorts & Casinos industry, with a market capitalization near $4.89B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 6,800 people, carrying a beta of 0.70 to the broader market. Vail Resorts, Inc. Led by Robert A. Katz, public since 1997-02-04.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 458.5K
- Total Volume
- 499.9K
- Short %
- 91.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 73.09%
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MTN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $125.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 102 | 2.5K | 41.6% | $0.70 | $1.00 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked MTN short volume questions
- What is the daily MTN short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) short volume is 458.5K shares against 499.9K total reported volume, or 91.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MTN 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 MTN 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.