HBB Short Volume
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (HBB) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry, with a market capitalization near $283.6M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 679 people, carrying a beta of 0.23 to the broader market. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (HBB) operates as a global entity, specializing in the design, marketing, and distribution of a diverse range of small electric household appliances and specialty housewares. Led by R. Scott Tidey, public since 2017-09-26.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 4.5K
- Total Volume
- 7.3K
- Short %
- 61.64%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.06%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company.
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Frequently asked HBB short volume questions
- What is the daily HBB short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (HBB) short volume is 4.5K shares against 7.3K total reported volume, or 61.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HBB 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 HBB 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.