HRB Short Volume
H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Personal Products & Services industry, with a market capitalization near $4.57B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,200 people, carrying a beta of 0.30 to the broader market. H&R Block, Inc. Led by Curtis A. Campbell, public since 1962-02-13.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 366.1K
- Total Volume
- 834.9K
- Short %
- 43.85%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.56%
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Frequently asked HRB short volume questions
- What is the daily HRB short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) short volume is 366.1K shares against 834.9K total reported volume, or 43.85% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HRB 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 HRB 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.