DJUL Short Volume

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July (DJUL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $412.6M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.50 to the broader market. DJUL uses options in an effort to moderate losses on shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ticker: SPY) over a one-year period, starting in July. public since 2020-07-20.

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

3.5K

Total Volume

5.8K

Short %

59.59%

30-Day Avg Short %

43.38%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July.

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Frequently asked DJUL short volume questions

What is the daily DJUL short volume?

As of Oct 14, 2026, FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July (DJUL) short volume is 3.5K shares against 5.8K total reported volume, or 59.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is DJUL 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 DJUL 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.