KTOS Short Volume
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Aerospace & Defense industry, with a market capitalization near $8.85B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.03 to the broader market. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Led by Eric DeMarco, public since 1999-11-05.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 998.7K
- Total Volume
- 2.2M
- Short %
- 46.01%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.80%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc..
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KTOS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $54.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 689 | 107 | 86.2% | $0.10 | $0.20 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked KTOS short volume questions
- What is the daily KTOS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) short volume is 998.7K shares against 2.2M total reported volume, or 46.01% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KTOS 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 KTOS 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.