AIBD Short Volume
Direxion Daily AI and Big Data Bear 2X ETF (AIBD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $6.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -3.32 to the broader market. These Direxion Daily ETFs are designed to deliver daily returns that are either two times (200%) the performance of the Solactive US AI & Big Data Index (for the Bull version) or two times (200%) the inverse (opposite) performance of the same index (for the Bear version). public since 2024-05-15.
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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 13.8K
- Total Volume
- 24.2K
- Short %
- 57.12%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.67%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily AI and Big Data Bear 2X ETF.
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Frequently asked AIBD short volume questions
- What is the daily AIBD short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, Direxion Daily AI and Big Data Bear 2X ETF (AIBD) short volume is 13.8K shares against 24.2K total reported volume, or 57.12% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AIBD 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 AIBD 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.