PLNT Short Volume
Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Leisure industry, with a market capitalization near $4.02B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,173 people, carrying a beta of 1.12 to the broader market. Planet Fitness, Inc. Led by Colleen Keating, public since 2015-08-06.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 482.5K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 41.91%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.45%
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PLNT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $55.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 255 | 11.6K | 47.7% | $2.15 | $2.30 |
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Frequently asked PLNT short volume questions
- What is the daily PLNT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT) short volume is 482.5K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 41.91% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PLNT 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 PLNT 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.