JBLU Short Volume
JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Airlines, Airports & Air Services industry, with a market capitalization near $1.75B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 23,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.69 to the broader market. JetBlue Airways Corporation provides air passenger transportation services. Led by Joanna L. Geraghty, public since 2002-04-12.
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
- 5.8M
- Total Volume
- 9.6M
- Short %
- 60.88%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.28%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for JetBlue Airways Corporation.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
JBLU most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $6.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1.9K | 71.9K | 75.1% | $0.08 | $0.10 |
| PUT | $4.50 | May 22, 2026 | 1.6K | 3.4K | 68.1% | $0.11 | $0.12 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked JBLU short volume questions
- What is the daily JBLU short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) short volume is 5.8M shares against 9.6M total reported volume, or 60.88% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is JBLU 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 JBLU 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.