TRIP Short Volume
Tripadvisor, Inc. (TRIP) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Travel Services industry, with a market capitalization near $1.12B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,770 people, carrying a beta of 0.91 to the broader market. TripAdvisor, Inc. Led by Matthew Goldberg, public since 2011-12-07.
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
- 855.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.3M
- Short %
- 68.30%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 66.34%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Tripadvisor, Inc..
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TRIP most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $8.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 47.5K | 65.7% | $1.00 | $1.20 |
| PUT | $9.50 | May 22, 2026 | 5 | 122 | 185.6% | $0.15 | $0.35 |
| CALL | $20.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 28.1K | 48.0% | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| PUT | $12.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 23.8K | 54.1% | $2.60 | $3.70 |
Top 4 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked TRIP short volume questions
- What is the daily TRIP short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Tripadvisor, Inc. (TRIP) short volume is 855.0K shares against 1.3M total reported volume, or 68.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TRIP 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 TRIP 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.