NHC Short Volume
National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Care Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $3.23B, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 14,962 people, carrying a beta of 0.67 to the broader market. National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) is a prominent provider in the healthcare sector, involved in the operation, management, and service provision for a wide array of elder care and health facilities. Led by Stephen Fowler Flatt, public since 1987-01-02.
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
- 31.2K
- Total Volume
- 36.0K
- Short %
- 86.70%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 75.43%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for National HealthCare Corporation.
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Frequently asked NHC short volume questions
- What is the daily NHC short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) short volume is 31.2K shares against 36.0K total reported volume, or 86.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NHC 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 NHC 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.