AAL Short Volume
American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Airlines, Airports & Air Services industry, with a market capitalization near $11.82B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 133,100 people, carrying a beta of 1.36 to the broader market. American Airlines Group Inc. Led by Robert D. Isom Jr., public since 2005-09-27.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 47.3M
- Total Volume
- 136.5M
- Short %
- 34.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.97%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for American Airlines Group Inc..
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AAL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $18.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 4.2K | 2.4K | 53.4% | $1.33 | $1.36 |
| CALL | $18.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 2.9K | 4.8K | 53.5% | $0.31 | $0.39 |
| CALL | $18.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 2.8K | 1.6K | 51.6% | $0.11 | $0.13 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Jan 21, 2028 | 2.5K | 12.6K | 55.3% | $6.60 | $6.90 |
| PUT | $17.50 | Jul 2, 2026 | 2.4K | 2.1K | 56.8% | $0.07 | $0.09 |
| PUT | $14.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2.1K | 12.2K | 59.9% | $0.16 | $0.23 |
| PUT | $17.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 2.0K | 1.7K | 57.4% | $0.23 | $0.26 |
| PUT | $17.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2.0K | 5.1K | 55.0% | $1.20 | $1.24 |
| PUT | $17.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1.4K | 6.2K | 58.4% | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| PUT | $15.50 | Jul 24, 2026 | 1.3K | 1.3K | 60.6% | $0.15 | $0.23 |
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Frequently asked AAL short volume questions
- What is the daily AAL short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) short volume is 47.3M shares against 136.5M total reported volume, or 34.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AAL 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 AAL 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.