CHE Short Volume
Chemed Corporation (CHE) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Care Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $7.07B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 15,811 people, carrying a beta of 0.51 to the broader market. Chemed Corporation provides hospice and palliative care services to patients through a network of physicians, doctors, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, clergy, and volunteers primarily in the United States. Led by Kevin J. McNamara, public since 1973-05-03.
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
- 50.1K
- Total Volume
- 66.7K
- Short %
- 75.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.16%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Chemed Corporation.
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CHE most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $540.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 200 | 351 | 33.0% | $10.40 | $15.10 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CHE short volume questions
- What is the daily CHE short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Chemed Corporation (CHE) short volume is 50.1K shares against 66.7K total reported volume, or 75.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CHE 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 CHE 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.