First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March (DMAR) short interest & short volume · 73K shares short
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
DMAR short interest rose 42.9% to 73K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (9.1 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 48.5% of volume over the last 20 sessions, the 67th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Sep 29, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 73K
- prior 51K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 9.1
- avg vol 8K
- Change vs prior report
- +42.9%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 73K | $3.4M | +42.9% | — | 9.1 | $45.86 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 51K | $2.3M | +31.7% | — | 1.0 | $45.72 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 39K | $1.8M | +33.5% | — | 4.8 | $45.47 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 29K | $1.3M | +31.7% | — | 4.3 | $45.50 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 22K | $1.0M | -39.7% | — | 2.3 | $45.44 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 37K | $1.7M | -20.7% | — | 6.7 | $45.03 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 53.9%
- 4K of 7K
- 20-day average
- 48.5%
- prior 48.3%
- Percentile vs own history
- 67th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: +0.2%
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · DMAR overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 3,645 | 6,767 | 53.9% |
| 2026-11-10 | 1,403 | 5,045 | 27.8% |
| 2026-11-09 | 1,597 | 2,801 | 57.0% |
| 2026-11-06 | 1,224 | 3,213 | 38.1% |
| 2026-11-05 | 3,987 | 7,267 | 54.9% |
| 2026-11-04 | 1,322 | 3,518 | 37.6% |
| 2026-11-03 | 4,748 | 6,640 | 71.5% |
| 2026-11-02 | 2,383 | 4,928 | 48.4% |
| 2026-10-30 | 1,349 | 4,114 | 32.8% |
| 2026-10-29 | 157 | 983 | 16.0% |
DMAR short interest FAQ
What is DMAR's short interest?
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March (DMAR) had 73K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does DMAR have?
9.1 days: 73K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 8K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is DMAR short interest rising or falling?
DMAR short interest rose (+42.9%) from 51K to 73K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is DMAR a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores DMAR 36 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 22.7/25, change in short interest vs prior report 12.9/15, price change since settlement date 0.2/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of DMAR daily volume is sold short?
48.5% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 67th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was DMAR's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March (DMAR) was 3,645 shares, 53.9% of 6,767 total volume.
How many DMAR short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March (DMAR), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did DMAR short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March (DMAR) moved from 27.8% on Nov 10, 2026 to 53.9% on Nov 11, 2026, up 26.1 percentage points.
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