HTO Short Volume
H2O America (HTO) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Water industry, with a market capitalization near $2.12B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 822 people, carrying a beta of 0.35 to the broader market. H2O America, operating nationwide via its various subsidiaries, is a key provider of essential water utility and associated services. Led by Andrew F. Walters, public since 1972-06-01.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 43.6K
- Total Volume
- 105.6K
- Short %
- 41.32%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.36%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for H2O America.
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Frequently asked HTO short volume questions
- What is the daily HTO short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, H2O America (HTO) short volume is 43.6K shares against 105.6K total reported volume, or 41.32% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HTO 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 HTO 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.