KDEC Short Volume
Innovator ETFs Trust - Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - December (KDEC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $71.5M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.57 to the broader market. KDEC uses FLEX options in an effort to moderate losses on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF over a one-year period starting each December. public since 2024-12-02.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 5
- Total Volume
- 391
- Short %
- 1.28%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 11.86%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Innovator ETFs Trust - Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - December.
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Frequently asked KDEC short volume questions
- What is the daily KDEC short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Innovator ETFs Trust - Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - December (KDEC) short volume is 5 shares against 391 total reported volume, or 1.28% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KDEC 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 KDEC 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.