FNOV Short Volume

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November (FNOV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.20B, listed on CBOE, employing roughly 5,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.65 to the broader market. First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U. Led by Clark Lauritzen, public since 2019-11-18.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
4.0K
Total Volume
5.8K
Short %
70.28%
30-Day Avg Short %
25.19%

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

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Frequently asked FNOV short volume questions

What is the daily FNOV short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November (FNOV) short volume is 4.0K shares against 5.8K total reported volume, or 70.28% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FNOV 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 FNOV 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.