FITB Short Volume
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $45.51B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 25,197 people, carrying a beta of 0.99 to the broader market. Fifth Third Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that provides a range of financial products and services in the United States. Led by Timothy N. Spence, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 720.0K
- Total Volume
- 2.1M
- Short %
- 34.45%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.92%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Fifth Third Bancorp.
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FITB most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $55.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 1.1K | 956.2% | $5.20 | $5.60 |
| PUT | $50.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 6 | 420 | 636.4% | $0.65 | $1.25 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked FITB short volume questions
- What is the daily FITB short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) short volume is 720.0K shares against 2.1M total reported volume, or 34.45% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FITB 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 FITB 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.