CTRE Short Volume
CareTrust REIT, Inc. (CTRE) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Healthcare Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $8.64B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 43 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. CareTrust REIT, Inc. Led by David Sedgwick, public since 2014-05-29.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 250.5K
- Total Volume
- 510.0K
- Short %
- 49.12%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for CareTrust REIT, Inc..
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CTRE most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $37.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 | 141 | 896.8% | $1.00 | $1.30 |
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 CTRE short volume questions
- What is the daily CTRE short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, CareTrust REIT, Inc. (CTRE) short volume is 250.5K shares against 510.0K total reported volume, or 49.12% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CTRE 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 CTRE 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.