AMLP Short Volume
Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $12.15B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.31 to the broader market. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the underlying index. public since 2010-08-25.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 441.2K
- Total Volume
- 594.2K
- Short %
- 74.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.83%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Alerian MLP ETF.
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Frequently asked AMLP short volume questions
- What is the daily AMLP short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) short volume is 441.2K shares against 594.2K total reported volume, or 74.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AMLP 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 AMLP 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.