RYN Short Volume
Rayonier Inc. (RYN) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $3.34B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 285 people, carrying a beta of 0.90 to the broader market. Rayonier Inc. Led by Mark D. McHugh, public since 1994-02-17.
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
- 365.9K
- Total Volume
- 976.9K
- Short %
- 37.45%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.39%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Rayonier Inc..
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RYN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $22.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 710 | 849.1% | $0.50 | $1.10 |
| PUT | $30.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 250 | 104 | 21.4% | $7.40 | $9.50 |
| PUT | $30.00 | Feb 19, 2027 | 751 | 328 | 22.5% | $8.00 | $9.70 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked RYN short volume questions
- What is the daily RYN short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Rayonier Inc. (RYN) short volume is 365.9K shares against 976.9K total reported volume, or 37.45% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RYN 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 RYN 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.