IMPPP Short Volume
Imperial Petroleum Inc. (IMPPP) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $185.1M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 441 people, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. Imperial Petroleum Inc. Led by Harry N. Vafias, public since 2021-12-06.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 103
- Total Volume
- 106
- Short %
- 97.17%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.34%
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Frequently asked IMPPP short volume questions
- What is the daily IMPPP short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Imperial Petroleum Inc. (IMPPP) short volume is 103 shares against 106 total reported volume, or 97.17% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IMPPP 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 IMPPP 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.