ARKB Short Volume
ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry, with a market capitalization near $3.72B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 2.17 to the broader market. ARKB seeks to track the performance of bitcoin, as measured by the performance of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, adjusted for the Trust’s expenses and other liabilities. public since 2024-01-11.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 219.2K
- Total Volume
- 569.9K
- Short %
- 38.47%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.95%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF.
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Frequently asked ARKB short volume questions
- What is the daily ARKB short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) short volume is 219.2K shares against 569.9K total reported volume, or 38.47% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ARKB 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 ARKB 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.