QBUF Short Volume
Innovator Nasdaq-100 10 Buffer ETF (QBUF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $199.1M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.28 to the broader market. The Innovator Nasdaq-100 10 Buffer ETF seeks to track the return of the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), to a cap, and provide a measure of downside protection by providing a 10% buffer over each 3-month outcome period. public since 2024-07-01.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 8.3K
- Total Volume
- 14.5K
- Short %
- 57.25%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 32.82%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Innovator Nasdaq-100 10 Buffer ETF.
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Frequently asked QBUF short volume questions
- What is the daily QBUF short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Innovator Nasdaq-100 10 Buffer ETF (QBUF) short volume is 8.3K shares against 14.5K total reported volume, or 57.25% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is QBUF 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 QBUF 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.