ORA Short Volume
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Renewable Utilities industry, with a market capitalization near $6.97B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,648 people, carrying a beta of 0.90 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 85.0K
- Total Volume
- 130.0K
- Short %
- 65.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 75.78%
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Frequently asked ORA short volume questions
- What is the daily ORA short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) short volume is 85.0K shares against 130.0K total reported volume, or 65.36% 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.