NVGS Short Volume
Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Marine Shipping industry, with a market capitalization near $1.24B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,886 people, carrying a beta of 0.44 to the broader market. Navigator Holdings Ltd. Led by Mads Peter Zacho, public since 2007-01-09.
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
- 129.4K
- Total Volume
- 391.4K
- Short %
- 33.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 26.11%
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Frequently asked NVGS short volume questions
- What is the daily NVGS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS) short volume is 129.4K shares against 391.4K total reported volume, or 33.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NVGS 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 NVGS 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.