BABU Short Volume
Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF (BABU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $7.4M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.00 to the broader market. The Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% of the performance of the common shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA). Led by Robin Vince, public since 2022-09-08.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 38.0K
- Total Volume
- 42.3K
- Short %
- 89.93%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.45%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF.
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Frequently asked BABU short volume questions
- What is the daily BABU short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF (BABU) short volume is 38.0K shares against 42.3K total reported volume, or 89.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BABU 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 BABU 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.