BOUT Short Volume

CapForce IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (BOUT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $17.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.12 to the broader market. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities that comprise the index. Led by Mark MacArthur, public since 2018-09-13.

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
8
Total Volume
149
Short %
5.37%
30-Day Avg Short %
20.64%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for CapForce IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF.

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Frequently asked BOUT short volume questions

What is the daily BOUT short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, CapForce IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (BOUT) short volume is 8 shares against 149 total reported volume, or 5.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BOUT 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 BOUT 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.