HTZ Short Volume
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Rental & Leasing Services industry, with a market capitalization near $1.66B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 26,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.21 to the broader market. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Led by Wayne Gilbert West, public since 2021-07-01.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 1.9M
- Total Volume
- 2.8M
- Short %
- 69.50%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.66%
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HTZ most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $4.00 | Jan 21, 2028 | 3.5K | 774 | 109.6% | $1.53 | $1.68 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked HTZ short volume questions
- What is the daily HTZ short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) short volume is 1.9M shares against 2.8M total reported volume, or 69.50% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HTZ 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 HTZ 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.