ORA Short Volume
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Renewable Utilities industry, with a market capitalization near $8.20B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,512 people, carrying a beta of 0.80 to the broader market. Ormat Technologies, Inc. Led by Doron Blachar, public since 2004-11-11.
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
- 487.7K
- Total Volume
- 684.6K
- Short %
- 71.24%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 72.80%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Ormat Technologies, Inc..
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ORA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $140.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 943 | 332 | 36.2% | $2.50 | $3.50 |
| PUT | $105.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 0 | 8.3K | 41.0% | $4.00 | $5.50 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ORA short volume questions
- What is the daily ORA short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) short volume is 487.7K shares against 684.6K total reported volume, or 71.24% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ORA 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 ORA 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.