FJAN stock
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January (FJAN) short interest & short volume · 29K shares short
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
FJAN short interest fell 9.9% to 29K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.5 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 32.5% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 39.6% the 20 sessions before, the 16th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 29K
- prior 32K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.5
- avg vol 20K
- Change vs prior report
- -9.9%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 29K | $1.6M | -9.9% | — | 1.5 | $57.09 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32K | $1.8M | -26.5% | — | 1.0 | $56.57 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 43K | $2.4M | +34.9% | — | 2.8 | $56.13 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 32K | $1.8M | +12.3% | — | 3.1 | $56.49 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 29K | $1.6M | -16.0% | — | 1.7 | $56.49 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 34K | $1.9M | +6.5% | — | 2.5 | $55.50 |
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)
- 66.2%
- 10K of 15K
- 20-day average
- 32.5%
- prior 39.6%
- Percentile vs own history
- 16th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
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 · FJAN overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 9,937 | 15,012 | 66.2% |
| 2026-11-10 | 7,435 | 12,087 | 61.5% |
| 2026-11-09 | 871 | 17,472 | 5.0% |
| 2026-11-06 | 1,935 | 5,601 | 34.5% |
| 2026-11-05 | 3,692 | 8,892 | 41.5% |
| 2026-11-04 | 1,977 | 7,065 | 28.0% |
| 2026-11-03 | 883 | 7,722 | 11.4% |
| 2026-11-02 | 1,509 | 5,639 | 26.8% |
| 2026-10-30 | 2,434 | 10,421 | 23.4% |
| 2026-10-29 | 3,572 | 8,167 | 43.7% |
FJAN short interest FAQ
What is FJAN's short interest?
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January (FJAN) had 29K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does FJAN have?
1.5 days: 29K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 20K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is FJAN short interest rising or falling?
FJAN short interest fell (-9.9%) from 32K to 29K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is FJAN a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores FJAN 4 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 3.7/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of FJAN daily volume is sold short?
32.5% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 16th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was FJAN'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 Buffer ETF - January (FJAN) was 9,937 shares, 66.2% of 15,012 total volume.
How many FJAN 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 Buffer ETF - January (FJAN), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did FJAN 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 Buffer ETF - January (FJAN) moved from 61.5% on Nov 10, 2026 to 66.2% on Nov 11, 2026, up 4.7 percentage points.
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