HLIT Short Volume
Harmonic Inc. (HLIT) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Communication Equipment industry, with a market capitalization near $1.86B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 901 people, carrying a beta of 1.24 to the broader market. Harmonic Inc. Led by Nimrod Ben-Natan, public since 1995-05-23.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 986.6K
- Total Volume
- 2.6M
- Short %
- 37.58%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.45%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Harmonic Inc..
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HLIT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $15.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 2.9K | 2.8K | 102.0% | $1.60 | $1.70 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.7K | 6.3K | 117.0% | $0.40 | $0.45 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1.2K | 1.7K | 106.8% | $0.90 | $1.15 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked HLIT short volume questions
- What is the daily HLIT short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Harmonic Inc. (HLIT) short volume is 986.6K shares against 2.6M total reported volume, or 37.58% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HLIT 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 HLIT 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.