ZJUL Short Volume

Innovator ETFs Trust - Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr July (ZJUL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $194.1M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.24 to the broader market. ZJUL invests all its assets in FLEX options. 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

2026-10-15

Short Volume

3.9K

Total Volume

19.2K

Short %

20.55%

30-Day Avg Short %

23.62%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Innovator ETFs Trust - Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr July.

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Frequently asked ZJUL short volume questions

What is the daily ZJUL short volume?

As of Oct 15, 2026, Innovator ETFs Trust - Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr July (ZJUL) short volume is 3.9K shares against 19.2K total reported volume, or 20.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is ZJUL 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 ZJUL 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.