OVV Short Volume
Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $17.48B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,465 people, carrying a beta of 0.54 to the broader market. Ovintiv Inc. Led by Brendan Michael McCracken, public since 2002-04-08.
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
- 398.2K
- Total Volume
- 1.9M
- Short %
- 20.66%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.45%
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Frequently asked OVV short volume questions
- What is the daily OVV short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) short volume is 398.2K shares against 1.9M total reported volume, or 20.66% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is OVV 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 OVV 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.