PEP Short Volume
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, with a market capitalization near $189.46B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 306,000 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 531.8K
- Total Volume
- 1.5M
- Short %
- 36.30%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.50%
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Frequently asked PEP short volume questions
- What is the daily PEP short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) short volume is 531.8K shares against 1.5M total reported volume, or 36.30% 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.