PEP Short Volume
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, with a market capitalization near $193.27B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 319,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.36 to the broader market. PepsiCo, Inc. Led by Ramon Luis Laguarta, public since 1972-06-01.
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
- 1.3M
- Total Volume
- 3.6M
- Short %
- 36.77%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.85%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for PepsiCo, Inc..
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PEP most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $155.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 41.1K | 48.6K | 25.4% | $1.00 | $1.13 |
| CALL | $145.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 41.0K | 42.0K | 25.0% | $2.77 | $2.97 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PEP short volume questions
- What is the daily PEP short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) short volume is 1.3M shares against 3.6M total reported volume, or 36.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PEP 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 PEP 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.