JAZZ Short Volume
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (JAZZ) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Biotechnology industry, with a market capitalization near $14.58B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,800 people, carrying a beta of 0.27 to the broader market. Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc, a biopharmaceutical company, identifies, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products for various unmet medical needs in the United States, Europe, and internationally. Led by Renee D. Gala, public since 2007-06-01.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 566.4K
- Total Volume
- 732.7K
- Short %
- 77.30%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.39%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc.
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Frequently asked JAZZ short volume questions
- What is the daily JAZZ short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (JAZZ) short volume is 566.4K shares against 732.7K total reported volume, or 77.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is JAZZ 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 JAZZ 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.