NAT Short Volume

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Marine Shipping industry, with a market capitalization near $1.19B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 15 people, carrying a beta of -0.52 to the broader market. Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. Led by Herbjorn Hansson, public since 1997-09-30.

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
505.1K
Total Volume
1.3M
Short %
39.87%
30-Day Avg Short %
40.62%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Nordic American Tankers Limited.

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Frequently asked NAT short volume questions

What is the daily NAT short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) short volume is 505.1K shares against 1.3M total reported volume, or 39.87% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is NAT 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 NAT 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.