USNA Short Volume
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $325.0M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,700 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. USANA Health Sciences, Inc. Led by Kevin G. Guest, public since 1994-04-04.
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
- 37.6K
- Total Volume
- 64.4K
- Short %
- 58.39%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.88%
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Frequently asked USNA short volume questions
- What is the daily USNA short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) short volume is 37.6K shares against 64.4K total reported volume, or 58.39% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is USNA 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 USNA 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.