PMT Short Volume
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Mortgage industry, with a market capitalization near $826.7M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7 people, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) functions as a specialized financial firm, concentrating its investments primarily on mortgage-related assets within the United States. Led by David A. Spector, public since 2009-07-30.
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
- 202.6K
- Total Volume
- 320.4K
- Short %
- 63.23%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.44%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
PMT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $10.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 213 | 857.1% | $0.50 | $1.10 |
| CALL | $10.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 1 | 331 | 741.7% | $0.05 | $0.15 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PMT short volume questions
- What is the daily PMT short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) short volume is 202.6K shares against 320.4K total reported volume, or 63.23% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PMT 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 PMT 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.