PRK Short Volume
Park National Corporation (PRK) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $3.02B, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 1,620 people, carrying a beta of 0.70 to the broader market. Park National Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Park National Bank that provides commercial banking and trust services in small and medium population areas. Led by Matthew R. Miller, public since 1990-08-31.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 16.6K
- Total Volume
- 22.3K
- Short %
- 74.56%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 69.17%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Park National Corporation.
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Frequently asked PRK short volume questions
- What is the daily PRK short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Park National Corporation (PRK) short volume is 16.6K shares against 22.3K total reported volume, or 74.56% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PRK 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 PRK 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.