UNH Short Volume
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Healthcare Plans industry, with a market capitalization near $368.33B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 390,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.63 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 388.2K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 31.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 38.71%
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 | $400.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 517 | 6.7K | 23.5% | $6.25 | $6.70 |
Top 1 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 Aug 14, 2026, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) short volume is 388.2K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 31.61% 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.