ARKQ Short Volume

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.84B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.72 to the broader market. ARK ETF Trust - ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ARK Investment Management LLC. Led by Catherine Wood, public since 2014-09-30.

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
18.0K
Total Volume
62.6K
Short %
28.71%
30-Day Avg Short %
45.18%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF.

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Frequently asked ARKQ short volume questions

What is the daily ARKQ short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) short volume is 18.0K shares against 62.6K total reported volume, or 28.71% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is ARKQ 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 ARKQ 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.