MARA Short Volume
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market capitalization near $4.28B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 266 people, carrying a beta of 5.36 to the broader market. MARA Holdings, Inc. Led by Frederick G. Thiel, public since 2012-05-04.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 16.1M
- Total Volume
- 23.1M
- Short %
- 69.54%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 66.06%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc..
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MARA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $11.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 29.7K | 3.6K | 79.7% | $0.33 | $0.34 |
| CALL | $12.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 17.8K | 30.0K | 85.6% | $0.11 | $0.12 |
| CALL | $11.50 | Sep 4, 2026 | 15.9K | 1.8K | 81.7% | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 12.4K | 28.8K | 80.4% | $0.49 | $0.50 |
| PUT | $10.50 | Sep 4, 2026 | 4.1K | 5.6K | 78.7% | $0.37 | $0.39 |
| PUT | $11.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 3.6K | 24.8K | 79.7% | $0.65 | $0.67 |
| CALL | $12.50 | Sep 4, 2026 | 3.4K | 29.4K | 91.0% | $0.07 | $0.08 |
| CALL | $40.00 | Dec 17, 2027 | 2.8K | 3.1K | 88.4% | $1.01 | $1.10 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 2.6K | 2.8K | 100.6% | $0.10 | $0.11 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 2.4K | 6.5K | 78.2% | $0.18 | $0.19 |
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Frequently asked MARA short volume questions
- What is the daily MARA short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) short volume is 16.1M shares against 23.1M total reported volume, or 69.54% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MARA 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 MARA 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.