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 $9.82B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 143,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.35 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 25.1M
- Total Volume
- 36.1M
- Short %
- 69.71%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.14%
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 | $12.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 6.2K | 58.8K | 48.9% | $0.06 | $0.08 |
| PUT | $15.00 | Sep 17, 2027 | 4.2K | 2.4K | 51.1% | $2.82 | $2.92 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 3.4K | 21.8K | 38.2% | $0.23 | $0.25 |
| PUT | $15.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 3.3K | 15.6K | 43.9% | $0.87 | $0.90 |
| PUT | $14.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 3.1K | 5.3K | 39.2% | $0.17 | $0.18 |
| PUT | $14.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2.7K | 13.2K | 42.0% | $0.06 | $0.08 |
| PUT | $13.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2.2K | 33.2K | 50.3% | $0.01 | $0.05 |
| PUT | $16.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2.1K | 7.9K | 44.3% | $1.48 | $1.55 |
| CALL | $22.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 1.8K | 9.2K | 49.1% | $0.32 | $0.37 |
| PUT | $13.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1.6K | 6.8K | 50.2% | $0.63 | $0.66 |
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Frequently asked AAL short volume questions
- What is the daily AAL short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) short volume is 25.1M shares against 36.1M total reported volume, or 69.71% 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.