DOG Short Volume

ProShares - Short Dow30 (DOG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $111.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -0.85 to the broader market. ProShares Short Dow30 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM. public since 2006-06-21.

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
141.8K
Total Volume
321.7K
Short %
44.07%
30-Day Avg Short %
45.16%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - Short Dow30.

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Frequently asked DOG short volume questions

What is the daily DOG short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - Short Dow30 (DOG) short volume is 141.8K shares against 321.7K total reported volume, or 44.07% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is DOG 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 DOG 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.