UJUL Short Volume

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - July (UJUL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $228.2M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.52 to the broader market. UJUL uses options in an effort to moderate losses on the S&P 500 over a one-year period starting each July. public since 2018-08-08.

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
2026-08-28
Short Volume
4.0K
Total Volume
5.5K
Short %
72.30%
30-Day Avg Short %
67.50%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - July.

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Frequently asked UJUL short volume questions

What is the daily UJUL short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - July (UJUL) short volume is 4.0K shares against 5.5K total reported volume, or 72.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is UJUL 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 UJUL 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.