USPH Short Volume
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (USPH) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Care Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $1.30B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 6,374 people, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. U. Led by Christopher J. Reading, public since 1992-05-29.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 28.2K
- Total Volume
- 35.4K
- Short %
- 79.71%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 73.52%
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USPH most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $85.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 100 | 526 | 10.4% | $0.25 | $0.75 |
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 USPH short volume questions
- What is the daily USPH short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (USPH) short volume is 28.2K shares against 35.4K total reported volume, or 79.71% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is USPH 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 USPH 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.