KTOS Short Volume
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Aerospace & Defense industry, with a market capitalization near $11.97B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,300 people, carrying a beta of 1.07 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.1M
- Total Volume
- 2.4M
- Short %
- 44.87%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.38%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $63.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 185 | 120 | 60.8% | $1.25 | $1.90 |
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 Aug 14, 2026, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) short volume is 1.1M shares against 2.4M total reported volume, or 44.87% 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.