WOOF Short Volume

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (WOOF) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $727.8M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 29,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.53 to the broader market. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Led by Joel D. Anderson, public since 2021-01-14.

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
636.1K
Total Volume
936.8K
Short %
67.90%
30-Day Avg Short %
53.99%

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Frequently asked WOOF short volume questions

What is the daily WOOF short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (WOOF) short volume is 636.1K shares against 936.8K total reported volume, or 67.90% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is WOOF 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 WOOF 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.