LTC Short Volume
LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Healthcare Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $1.98B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 23 people, carrying a beta of 0.59 to the broader market. LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 57.2K
- Total Volume
- 102.9K
- Short %
- 55.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.03%
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Frequently asked LTC short volume questions
- What is the daily LTC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) short volume is 57.2K shares against 102.9K total reported volume, or 55.61% 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.