TRIP Short Volume
Tripadvisor, Inc. (TRIP) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Travel Services industry, with a market capitalization near $973.9M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,465 people, carrying a beta of 0.84 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 689.8K
- Total Volume
- 983.3K
- Short %
- 70.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.52%
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 | 65.9K | 55.1% | $0.65 | $0.80 |
| PUT | $12.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 23.8K | 52.9% | $3.00 | $4.10 |
| CALL | $8.50 | Oct 2, 2026 | 40 | 518 | 544.4% | $0.05 | $0.25 |
| PUT | $8.50 | Oct 2, 2026 | 0 | 327 | 544.4% | $0.10 | $0.25 |
| PUT | $8.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 65.9K | 55.1% | $0.65 | $0.80 |
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Frequently asked TRIP short volume questions
- What is the daily TRIP short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Tripadvisor, Inc. (TRIP) short volume is 689.8K shares against 983.3K total reported volume, or 70.15% 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.