DXD Short Volume
ProShares UltraShort Dow30 (DXD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $47.1M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -1.66 to the broader market. DXD is designed to deliver -2x daily performance of the 30 US large-caps in the DJIA, weighted by price. Led by Michael L. Sapir, public since 2006-07-13.
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
- 738.9K
- Total Volume
- 1.9M
- Short %
- 38.44%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.04%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares UltraShort Dow30.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
DXD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $18.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | 335 | 673.8% | $0.05 | $0.15 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked DXD short volume questions
- What is the daily DXD short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, ProShares UltraShort Dow30 (DXD) short volume is 738.9K shares against 1.9M total reported volume, or 38.44% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DXD 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 DXD 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.