TRUP Short Volume
Trupanion, Inc. (TRUP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Insurance - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $1.32B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,121 people, carrying a beta of 1.43 to the broader market. Trupanion, Inc. Led by Margaret Rosemary Maria Tooth, public since 2014-07-18.
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
- 47.1K
- Total Volume
- 93.3K
- Short %
- 50.50%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.99%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Trupanion, Inc..
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TRUP most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $27.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 294 | 942.4% | $2.10 | $4.30 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 7 | 667 | 689.1% | $0.80 | $1.35 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked TRUP short volume questions
- What is the daily TRUP short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Trupanion, Inc. (TRUP) short volume is 47.1K shares against 93.3K total reported volume, or 50.50% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TRUP 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 TRUP 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.