SCVL Short Volume
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (SCVL) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $441.4M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.43 to the broader market. Shoe Carnival, Inc. Led by Clifton E. Sifford, public since 1993-03-16.
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
- 52.2K
- Total Volume
- 149.4K
- Short %
- 34.93%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.68%
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Frequently asked SCVL short volume questions
- What is the daily SCVL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Shoe Carnival, Inc. (SCVL) short volume is 52.2K shares against 149.4K total reported volume, or 34.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SCVL 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 SCVL 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.