PINS Short Volume
Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $14.57B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,116 people, carrying a beta of 0.91 to the broader market. Pinterest, Inc. Led by William J. Ready, public since 2019-04-18.
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
- 1.6M
- Total Volume
- 3.3M
- Short %
- 49.50%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.29%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Pinterest, Inc..
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PINS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $25.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 4.4K | 3.1K | 39.2% | $0.77 | $0.80 |
| PUT | $23.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 3.4K | 2.3K | 40.3% | $0.69 | $0.73 |
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 PINS short volume questions
- What is the daily PINS short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) short volume is 1.6M shares against 3.3M total reported volume, or 49.50% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PINS 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 PINS 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.