What percent of PTLO is sold short?

46.6% of Portillo's (PTLO) trading volume was short last week. Track days-to-cover and borrow rate against insider and hedge fund flow.

Is PTLO a short squeeze candidate?

Compare short volume, days-to-cover, and borrow rate to insider buying — when insiders accumulate against heavy short interest, the squeeze setup gets stronger.

How is short volume different from short interest?

Short volume is daily shorting activity reported by FINRA; short interest is the bi-monthly snapshot of outstanding short positions. We track both for Portillo's (PTLO).

PTLO Short Volume Hit 46.6%

$3.51

-0.02 (-0.57%)

Weekly Expected Move ±4.7%

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NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · Tech Score Strong Sell · Power 31 · $254.1M mcap · 67M float · 2.04% daily turnover · Short 45% of daily vol

Short Volume Summary

2026-10-01

65.2%

Short Ratio

of total volume

41.5%

20-Day Avg

40.4%

50-Day Avg

▲ Rising

5-Day Trend

0.9M

Short Volume

1.3M

Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-01

Exchange	Short Volume	Total Volume	Short %
NASDAQ	860,322	1,309,958	65.7%
BATS	3,931	11,511	34.1%
NYSE	4,919	11,259	43.7%

PTLO Short Interest

Short Volume Summary

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

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