CHNU Short Volume
Volatility Shares Trust - 2x Chainlink ETF (CHNU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.9M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 5.41 to the broader market. CHNU aims to deliver 2x the price returns linked to LINK futures contracts traded on CFTC-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
- 1.2K
- Total Volume
- 4.9K
- Short %
- 24.37%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.79%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Volatility Shares Trust - 2x Chainlink ETF.
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Frequently asked CHNU short volume questions
- What is the daily CHNU short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Volatility Shares Trust - 2x Chainlink ETF (CHNU) short volume is 1.2K shares against 4.9K total reported volume, or 24.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CHNU 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 CHNU 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.