SVC Short Volume
Service Properties Trust (SVC) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Hotel & Motel industry, with a market capitalization near $284.1M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.63 to the broader market. Service Properties Trust (SVC) operates as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), maintaining a broad and varied collection of hotels alongside retail properties that provide essential services and necessities under net lease agreements. Led by Christopher J. Bilotto, public since 1995-08-17.
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
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 5.1M
- Short %
- 35.98%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.80%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Service Properties Trust.
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Frequently asked SVC short volume questions
- What is the daily SVC short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Service Properties Trust (SVC) short volume is 1.8M shares against 5.1M total reported volume, or 35.98% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SVC 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 SVC 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.