BZQ Short Volume

ProShares - UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped (BZQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $3.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -0.93 to the broader market. ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index. public since 2009-06-19.

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
4.6K
Total Volume
12.0K
Short %
38.87%
30-Day Avg Short %
44.08%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped.

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Frequently asked BZQ short volume questions

What is the daily BZQ short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped (BZQ) short volume is 4.6K shares against 12.0K total reported volume, or 38.87% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BZQ 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 BZQ 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.