HDB Short Volume

HDFC Bank Limited (HDB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $121.98B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 214,521 people, carrying a beta of 0.48 to the broader market. HDFC Bank Limited provides various banking and financial services to individuals and businesses in India, Bahrain, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Led by Sashidhar Jagdishan, public since 2001-07-20.

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
2026-05-29
Short Volume
632.5K
Total Volume
2.6M
Short %
23.94%
30-Day Avg Short %
24.18%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for HDFC Bank Limited.

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Frequently asked HDB short volume questions

What is the daily HDB short volume?
As of May 29, 2026, HDFC Bank Limited (HDB) short volume is 632.5K shares against 2.6M total reported volume, or 23.94% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is HDB 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 HDB 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.