BETE Short Volume

ProShares - Bitcoin & Ether Equal Weight ETF (BETE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry, with a market capitalization near $9.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.55 to the broader market. BETE's strategy involves investing in futures contracts, as opposed to directly holding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether. public since 2023-10-02.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
17
Total Volume
1.2K
Short %
1.37%
30-Day Avg Short %
43.12%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - Bitcoin & Ether Equal Weight ETF.

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Frequently asked BETE short volume questions

What is the daily BETE short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, ProShares - Bitcoin & Ether Equal Weight ETF (BETE) short volume is 17 shares against 1.2K total reported volume, or 1.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BETE 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 BETE 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.