PZZA Short Volume
Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Restaurants industry, with a market capitalization near $792.6M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 9,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.09 to the broader market. Papa John's International, Inc. Led by Todd Allan Penegor, public since 1993-06-08.
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
- 252.5K
- Total Volume
- 508.8K
- Short %
- 49.62%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.32%
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PZZA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $25.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 18 | 8.8K | 19.8% | $1.10 | $1.25 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 300 | 266 | 47.9% | $4.00 | $4.30 |
| PUT | $22.50 | Sep 18, 2026 | 75 | 16.7K | 48.3% | $0.60 | $0.65 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PZZA short volume questions
- What is the daily PZZA short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) short volume is 252.5K shares against 508.8K total reported volume, or 49.62% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PZZA 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 PZZA 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.