VITL Short Volume
Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Agricultural Farm Products industry, with a market capitalization near $356.9M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 598 people, carrying a beta of 1.20 to the broader market. Vital Farms, Inc. Led by Russell Diez-Canseco, public since 2020-07-31.
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
- 683.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.4M
- Short %
- 48.70%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.09%
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VITL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $7.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1.0K | 693 | 79.0% | $0.60 | $0.80 |
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Frequently asked VITL short volume questions
- What is the daily VITL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) short volume is 683.0K shares against 1.4M total reported volume, or 48.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VITL 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 VITL 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.