ZBH Short Volume
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (ZBH) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Devices industry, with a market capitalization near $17.50B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 17,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.48 to the broader market. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Led by Ivan Tornos, public since 2001-07-25.
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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 382.3K
- Total Volume
- 682.9K
- Short %
- 55.99%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc..
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ZBH most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $95.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 38 | 357 | 688.1% | $0.20 | $0.65 |
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 ZBH short volume questions
- What is the daily ZBH short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (ZBH) short volume is 382.3K shares against 682.9K total reported volume, or 55.99% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ZBH 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 ZBH 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.