PRKS Short Volume
United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Leisure industry, with a market capitalization near $2.22B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,300 people, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. United Parks & Resorts Inc. Led by Marc G. Swanson, public since 2013-04-19.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 113.3K
- Total Volume
- 171.6K
- Short %
- 66.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 72.18%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for United Parks & Resorts Inc..
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PRKS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $45.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 0 | 6.9K | 50.2% | $5.00 | $6.60 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PRKS short volume questions
- What is the daily PRKS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) short volume is 113.3K shares against 171.6K total reported volume, or 66.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PRKS 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 PRKS 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.