ATLC Short Volume
Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (ATLC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Credit Services industry, with a market capitalization near $1.50B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 576 people, carrying a beta of 2.12 to the broader market. Atlanticus Holdings Corporation, operating under the ticker ATLC, is a financial services enterprise providing a spectrum of credit and related financial solutions to consumers throughout the United States. Led by Jeffrey A. Howard, public since 1999-04-23.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 37.6K
- Total Volume
- 71.1K
- Short %
- 52.81%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.23%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Atlanticus Holdings Corporation.
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Frequently asked ATLC short volume questions
- What is the daily ATLC short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (ATLC) short volume is 37.6K shares against 71.1K total reported volume, or 52.81% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ATLC 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 ATLC 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.