IJAN Short Volume

Innovator International Developed Power Buffer ETF - January (IJAN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $162.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.45 to the broader market. IJAN uses FLEX options in an effort participate in the price performance of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (ticker: EFA), up to a predetermined cap, while buffering some downside loss over a one-year period starting each January. public since 2020-01-02.

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
508
Total Volume
777
Short %
65.38%
30-Day Avg Short %
41.28%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Innovator International Developed Power Buffer ETF - January.

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Frequently asked IJAN short volume questions

What is the daily IJAN short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, Innovator International Developed Power Buffer ETF - January (IJAN) short volume is 508 shares against 777 total reported volume, or 65.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IJAN 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 IJAN 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.