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 $4.69B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 266 people, carrying a beta of 5.37 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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 18.3M
- Total Volume
- 26.0M
- Short %
- 70.24%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.83%
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 | $12.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 12.0K | 39.1K | 102.2% | $0.28 | $0.30 |
| CALL | $12.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 9.5K | 3.2K | 103.4% | $0.53 | $0.57 |
| CALL | $13.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 8.4K | 46.4K | 102.2% | $0.12 | $0.14 |
| CALL | $16.00 | Aug 7, 2026 | 6.4K | 607 | 97.4% | $0.19 | $0.29 |
| CALL | $12.00 | Jul 24, 2026 | 4.8K | 2.6K | 90.0% | $0.83 | $0.87 |
| PUT | $11.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 4.4K | 7.5K | 106.4% | $0.09 | $0.10 |
| CALL | $13.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 3.9K | 37.9K | 104.4% | $0.05 | $0.07 |
| CALL | $13.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 3.2K | 2.2K | 95.0% | $1.19 | $1.23 |
| PUT | $12.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 2.9K | 21.2K | 103.4% | $0.24 | $0.25 |
| CALL | $13.00 | Jul 24, 2026 | 2.9K | 985 | 89.5% | $0.40 | $0.45 |
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Frequently asked MARA short volume questions
- What is the daily MARA short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (MARA) short volume is 18.3M shares against 26.0M total reported volume, or 70.24% 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.