HTCO Short Volume
High-Trend International Group (HTCO) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Marine Shipping industry, with a market capitalization near $17.0M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 31 people, carrying a beta of -0.55 to the broader market. High-Trend International Group provides ocean transportation services in Hong Kong, Singapore, and internationally. Led by Shixuan He, public since 2021-09-27.
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
- 147.4K
- Total Volume
- 266.0K
- Short %
- 55.41%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.93%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for High-Trend International Group.
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Frequently asked HTCO short volume questions
- What is the daily HTCO short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, High-Trend International Group (HTCO) short volume is 147.4K shares against 266.0K total reported volume, or 55.41% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HTCO 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 HTCO 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.