ELAN Short Volume
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic industry, with a market capitalization near $12.53B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 9,650 people, carrying a beta of 1.69 to the broader market. Elanco Animal Health, a firm dedicated to animal well-being, creates, produces, and commercializes a diverse array of solutions for both companion animals and livestock. Led by Jeffrey N. Simmons, public since 2018-09-20.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 486.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.4M
- Short %
- 33.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.32%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Elanco Animal Health Incorporated.
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Frequently asked ELAN short volume questions
- What is the daily ELAN short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) short volume is 486.0K shares against 1.4M total reported volume, or 33.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ELAN 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 ELAN 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.