CPSM Short Volume
Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – May (CPSM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $56.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.08 to the broader market. These Calamos Structured Protected ETFs are designed to capture the positive gains of the S&P 500 index, up to a pre-defined maximum return. public since 2024-05-01.
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
- 2026-07-15
- Short Volume
- 112
- Total Volume
- 155
- Short %
- 72.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 38.95%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – May.
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Frequently asked CPSM short volume questions
- What is the daily CPSM short volume?
- As of Jul 15, 2026, Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – May (CPSM) short volume is 112 shares against 155 total reported volume, or 72.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CPSM 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 CPSM 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.