WEN Short Volume
The Wendy's Company (WEN) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Restaurants industry, with a market capitalization near $1.49B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 14,900 people, carrying a beta of 0.39 to the broader market. The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation, development, and franchising of a system of quick-service restaurants in the United States and internationally. Led by Kenneth Cook, public since 1980-05-06.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 8.5M
- Total Volume
- 16.5M
- Short %
- 51.74%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.98%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Wendy's Company.
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WEN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $9.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 11.9K | 19.4K | 87.7% | $0.70 | $0.75 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 10.8K | 2.6K | 128.2% | $0.20 | $0.30 |
| CALL | $8.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 7.6K | 7.0K | 136.7% | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| CALL | $8.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 5.8K | 10.2K | 117.4% | $0.30 | $0.35 |
| PUT | $8.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 4.9K | 5.4K | 117.4% | $0.20 | $0.25 |
| CALL | $9.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 4.1K | 10.1K | 153.7% | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $11.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 4.0K | 648 | 157.0% | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| PUT | $7.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 3.9K | 6.9K | 129.9% | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| CALL | $8.50 | Jul 10, 2026 | 3.3K | 1.6K | 103.9% | $0.35 | $0.40 |
| CALL | $7.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 2.3K | 4.2K | 129.9% | $0.60 | $0.70 |
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Frequently asked WEN short volume questions
- What is the daily WEN short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, The Wendy's Company (WEN) short volume is 8.5M shares against 16.5M total reported volume, or 51.74% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WEN 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 WEN 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.