SBH Short Volume
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (SBH) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $1.16B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 12,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.07 to the broader market. Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. Led by Denise A. Paulonis, public since 2006-11-17.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 205.6K
- Total Volume
- 413.2K
- Short %
- 49.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.21%
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SBH most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $12.50 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 8.4K | 622.4% | $0.90 | $1.30 |
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Frequently asked SBH short volume questions
- What is the daily SBH short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (SBH) short volume is 205.6K shares against 413.2K total reported volume, or 49.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SBH 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 SBH 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.