DAX Short Volume
Global X - DAX Germany ETF (DAX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $252.9M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.06 to the broader market. The Global X DAX Germany ETF, identified by its ticker DAX, aims to deliver investment returns that broadly reflect the overall performance of the DAX Index. public since 2014-10-23.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 12.8K
- Total Volume
- 45.0K
- Short %
- 28.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 38.41%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - DAX Germany ETF.
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Frequently asked DAX short volume questions
- What is the daily DAX short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Global X - DAX Germany ETF (DAX) short volume is 12.8K shares against 45.0K total reported volume, or 28.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DAX 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 DAX 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.