UNH Short Volume
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Healthcare Plans industry, with a market capitalization near $370.03B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 400,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.65 to the broader market. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) operates as a comprehensive healthcare enterprise across the United States, structuring its diverse services into four key divisions: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. Led by Stephen J. Hemsley, public since 1984-10-17.
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
- 2026-06-12
- Short Volume
- 678.6K
- Total Volume
- 2.5M
- Short %
- 27.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.87%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.
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UNH most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $300.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 39.0K | 6.7K | 28.6% | $106.00 | $109.55 |
| CALL | $380.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 29.7K | 7.5K | 28.6% | $27.10 | $29.10 |
| CALL | $350.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 19.6K | 3.9K | 28.6% | $57.60 | $59.30 |
| CALL | $330.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 18.3K | 3.7K | 28.6% | $76.00 | $79.20 |
| CALL | $290.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 17.1K | 3.3K | 28.6% | $116.10 | $119.65 |
| CALL | $360.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 14.2K | 3.2K | 28.6% | $46.05 | $48.65 |
Top 6 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked UNH short volume questions
- What is the daily UNH short volume?
- As of Jun 12, 2026, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) short volume is 678.6K shares against 2.5M total reported volume, or 27.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UNH 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 UNH 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.