GFEB Short Volume

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - February (GFEB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $379.7M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.48 to the broader market. The FT Vest U. public since 2023-02-21.

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
168
Total Volume
1.9K
Short %
8.65%
30-Day Avg Short %
27.44%

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

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Frequently asked GFEB short volume questions

What is the daily GFEB short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - February (GFEB) short volume is 168 shares against 1.9K total reported volume, or 8.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is GFEB 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 GFEB 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.