SBSI Short Volume

Southside Bancshares, Inc. (SBSI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $953.2M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 778 people, carrying a beta of 0.58 to the broader market. Southside Bancshares, Inc. Led by Keith Donahoe, public since 1998-05-13.

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
15.5K
Total Volume
29.1K
Short %
53.20%
30-Day Avg Short %
46.92%

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Frequently asked SBSI short volume questions

What is the daily SBSI short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Southside Bancshares, Inc. (SBSI) short volume is 15.5K shares against 29.1K total reported volume, or 53.20% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SBSI 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 SBSI 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.