FXNC Short Volume
First National Corporation (FXNC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $253.1M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 303 people, carrying a beta of 0.44 to the broader market. First National Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides various commercial banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, individuals, estates, local governmental entities, and non-profit organizations in Virginia. Led by Scott C. Harvard, public since 1999-01-14.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 5.0K
- Total Volume
- 11.4K
- Short %
- 44.45%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 33.92%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First National Corporation.
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Frequently asked FXNC short volume questions
- What is the daily FXNC short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, First National Corporation (FXNC) short volume is 5.0K shares against 11.4K total reported volume, or 44.45% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FXNC 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 FXNC 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.