JBLU Short Volume
JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Airlines, Airports & Air Services industry, with a market capitalization near $1.60B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 19,647 people, carrying a beta of 1.70 to the broader market. JetBlue Airways Corporation provides air 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 4.1M
- Total Volume
- 6.8M
- Short %
- 59.56%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.76%
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 | $4.50 | Oct 2, 2026 | 1.5K | 16.2K | 6.3% | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| CALL | $5.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1.3K | 37.8K | 61.6% | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| PUT | $4.00 | Oct 9, 2026 | 1.0K | 1.3K | 61.8% | $0.06 | $0.08 |
| CALL | $5.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 1.0K | 24.2K | 60.9% | $0.30 | $0.35 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options 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 Sep 30, 2026, JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) short volume is 4.1M shares against 6.8M total reported volume, or 59.56% 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.