HBAN Short Volume
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $30.83B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 25,527 people, carrying a beta of 0.94 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 5.0M
- Total Volume
- 17.1M
- Short %
- 29.45%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.34%
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 | $15.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 12 | 116 | 658.6% | $0.45 | $0.60 |
| PUT | $15.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 18 | 1.1K | 658.6% | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| CALL | $16.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 10 | 1.7K | 252.0% | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| PUT | $16.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | 14.1K | 252.0% | $0.65 | $0.90 |
Top 4 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 Sep 30, 2026, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) short volume is 5.0M shares against 17.1M total reported volume, or 29.45% 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.