CHNL Short Volume
Volatility Shares Trust - Chainlink ETF (CHNL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $268,559, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 2.77 to the broader market. CHNL is an actively managed fund focused on achieving returns linked to LINK futures contracts traded on Commodity Futures Trading Commission-registered exchanges, along with collateral investments like cash or high-quality securities. public since 2026-04-01.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 361
- Total Volume
- 860
- Short %
- 41.98%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.36%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Volatility Shares Trust - Chainlink ETF.
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Frequently asked CHNL short volume questions
- What is the daily CHNL short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Volatility Shares Trust - Chainlink ETF (CHNL) short volume is 361 shares against 860 total reported volume, or 41.98% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CHNL 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 CHNL 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.