ALC Short Volume
Alcon Inc. (ALC) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Instruments & Supplies industry, with a market capitalization near $30.92B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 25,599 people, carrying a beta of 0.70 to the broader market. Alcon Inc. Led by David J. Endicott, public since 2019-04-09.
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
- 438.4K
- Total Volume
- 758.6K
- Short %
- 57.80%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.49%
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Frequently asked ALC short volume questions
- What is the daily ALC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Alcon Inc. (ALC) short volume is 438.4K shares against 758.6K total reported volume, or 57.80% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ALC 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 ALC 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.