LTC Short Volume
LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Healthcare Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $1.97B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 23 people, carrying a beta of 0.57 to the broader market. LTC operates as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), channeling its capital into properties within the senior living and healthcare sectors. Led by Clint Malin, public since 1992-08-18.
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
- 61.9K
- Total Volume
- 90.5K
- Short %
- 68.37%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.65%
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LTC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $40.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 12 | 729 | 226.5% | $0.20 | $0.40 |
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 LTC short volume questions
- What is the daily LTC short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) short volume is 61.9K shares against 90.5K total reported volume, or 68.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LTC 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 LTC 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.