DHR Short Volume
Danaher Corporation (DHR) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry, with a market capitalization near $142.32B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 59,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.80 to the broader market. Danaher Corporation is a diversified global technology and science company that specializes in developing, manufacturing, and distributing a wide array of professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services across the world. Led by Rainer Blair, public since 1978-12-29.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 317.2K
- Total Volume
- 748.2K
- Short %
- 42.39%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.92%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Danaher Corporation.
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Frequently asked DHR short volume questions
- What is the daily DHR short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Danaher Corporation (DHR) short volume is 317.2K shares against 748.2K total reported volume, or 42.39% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DHR 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 DHR 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.