WINA Short Volume
Winmark Corporation (WINA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Footwear & Accessories industry, with a market capitalization near $1.35B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 87 people, carrying a beta of 0.50 to the broader market. Winmark Corporation, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, functions as a franchisor managing retail concepts centered on the buying, selling, trading, and consignment of pre-owned goods. Led by Brett D. Heffes, public since 1993-08-25.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 15.1K
- Total Volume
- 20.8K
- Short %
- 72.93%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 74.36%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Winmark Corporation.
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Frequently asked WINA short volume questions
- What is the daily WINA short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Winmark Corporation (WINA) short volume is 15.1K shares against 20.8K total reported volume, or 72.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WINA 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 WINA 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.