RLJ Short Volume

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Hotel & Motel industry, with a market capitalization near $1.35B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 73 people, carrying a beta of 1.10 to the broader market. RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns primarily premium-branded, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. Led by Leslie D. Hale, public since 2011-05-11.

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
540.4K
Total Volume
837.5K
Short %
64.52%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.61%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for RLJ Lodging Trust.

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Frequently asked RLJ short volume questions

What is the daily RLJ short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) short volume is 540.4K shares against 837.5K total reported volume, or 64.52% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is RLJ 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 RLJ 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.