PMT Short Volume
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Mortgage industry, with a market capitalization near $916.5M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7 people, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, a specialty finance company, primarily invests in mortgage-related assets in 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 267.1K
- Total Volume
- 394.9K
- Short %
- 67.63%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.98%
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 | $12.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 236 | 830.8% | $2.30 | $3.20 |
| CALL | $10.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 10 | 234 | 476.4% | $0.70 | $0.95 |
| PUT | $10.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 2.4K | 476.4% | $0.45 | $1.05 |
Top 3 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly 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 May 15, 2026, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) short volume is 267.1K shares against 394.9K total reported volume, or 67.63% 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.