AMH Short Volume
American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Residential industry, with a market capitalization near $11.42B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,730 people, carrying a beta of 0.83 to the broader market. American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) is a leader in the single-family home rental industry and American Homes 4 Rent is fast becoming a nationally recognized brand for rental homes, known for high-quality, good value and tenant satisfaction. Led by Bryan Smith, public since 2013-08-01.
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
- 594.1K
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 37.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.51%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for American Homes 4 Rent.
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Frequently asked AMH short volume questions
- What is the daily AMH short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) short volume is 594.1K shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 37.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AMH 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 AMH 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.