NVO Short Volume
Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $169.01B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 68,794 people, carrying a beta of 0.35 to the broader market. Novo Nordisk A/S is a global pharmaceutical firm dedicated to the investigation, creation, manufacturing, and distribution of medicinal products across a vast international footprint. Led by Maziar Mike Doustdar, public since 1981-04-30.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 3.4M
- Short %
- 35.46%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.47%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Novo Nordisk A/S.
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Frequently asked NVO short volume questions
- What is the daily NVO short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) short volume is 1.2M shares against 3.4M total reported volume, or 35.46% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NVO 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 NVO 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.