ODC Short Volume

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $1.43B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 928 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. Oil-Dri Corporation of America, along with its various subsidiaries, is engaged in the creation, production, and distribution of absorbent and adsorbent materials both within the United States and internationally. Led by Daniel S. Jaffee, public since 1980-03-19.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
22.1K
Total Volume
34.5K
Short %
64.09%
30-Day Avg Short %
58.91%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Oil-Dri Corporation of America.

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Frequently asked ODC short volume questions

What is the daily ODC short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) short volume is 22.1K shares against 34.5K total reported volume, or 64.09% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is ODC 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 ODC 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.