HBAN Short Volume
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $36.19B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 25,527 people, carrying a beta of 0.95 to the broader market. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, established in Columbus, Ohio, in 1866, operates as the bank holding company for The Huntington National Bank, providing a comprehensive suite of commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services across the United States. Led by Stephen D. Steinour, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 3.0M
- Total Volume
- 8.1M
- Short %
- 37.63%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.67%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Huntington Bancshares Incorporated.
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HBAN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $18.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 25 | 2.3K | 576.2% | $0.10 | $0.20 |
| PUT | $18.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 149 | 576.2% | $0.20 | $0.30 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked HBAN short volume questions
- What is the daily HBAN short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) short volume is 3.0M shares against 8.1M total reported volume, or 37.63% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HBAN 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 HBAN 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.