What percent of ALC is sold short?

45.6% of Alcon (ALC) trading volume was short last week. Track days-to-cover and borrow rate against insider and hedge fund flow.

Is ALC a short squeeze candidate?

Compare short volume, days-to-cover, and borrow rate to insider buying — when insiders accumulate against heavy short interest, the squeeze setup gets stronger.

How is short volume different from short interest?

Short volume is daily shorting activity reported by FINRA; short interest is the bi-monthly snapshot of outstanding short positions. We track both for Alcon (ALC).

ALC Short Volume Hit 45.6%

Also trades as: ALC.SW (SIX) · $vol 82M · 0A0D.L (LSE) · $vol 28M

$63.76

-0.18 (-0.28%)

Weekly Expected Move ±2.9%

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NYSE · Healthcare · Medical - Specialties · Tech Score Strong Sell · Power 40 · $31.1B mcap · 486M float · 0.396% daily turnover · Short 48% of daily vol

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Short Volume Summary

2026-10-01

40.9%

Short Ratio

of total volume

59.8%

20-Day Avg

63.0%

50-Day Avg

▼ Falling

5-Day Trend

0.4M

Short Volume

0.9M

Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-01

Exchange	Short Volume	Total Volume	Short %
NASDAQ	330,650	852,510	38.8%
NYSE	51,482	81,384	63.3%
BATS	280	282	99.3%

ALC Short Interest

Short Volume Summary

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

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