HE Short Volume
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $1.47B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,667 people, carrying a beta of 0.50 to the broader market. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. Led by Scott W. H. Seu, public since 1964-07-18.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 510.8K
- Total Volume
- 2.0M
- Short %
- 26.04%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.61%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc..
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HE most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $7.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 237 | 126 | 36.1% | $0.80 | $0.95 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 22.1K | 37.4% | $1.45 | $1.95 |
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 HE short volume questions
- What is the daily HE short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE) short volume is 510.8K shares against 2.0M total reported volume, or 26.04% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HE 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 HE 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.