ALHC Short Volume
Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (ALHC) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Healthcare Plans industry, with a market capitalization near $2.90B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,849 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. Alignment Healthcare, Inc. Led by John E. Kao, public since 2021-03-26.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 75.18%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.52%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Alignment Healthcare, Inc..
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ALHC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $17.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 192 | 956.1% | $3.20 | $4.00 |
| PUT | $15.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 255 | 794.4% | $0.85 | $1.55 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ALHC short volume questions
- What is the daily ALHC short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (ALHC) short volume is 1.2M shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 75.18% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ALHC 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 ALHC 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.