ETHA Short Volume
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry, with a market capitalization near $7.26B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 2.47 to the broader market. This iShares Ethereum Trust ETF aims to broadly track the market value fluctuations of ether. Led by Shannon Ghia, public since 2024-07-23.
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
- 4.4M
- Total Volume
- 9.5M
- Short %
- 46.05%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.91%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Ethereum Trust ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
ETHA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $12.50 | Jul 10, 2026 | 14.8K | 1.0K | 52.9% | $0.20 | $0.21 |
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 ETHA short volume questions
- What is the daily ETHA short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) short volume is 4.4M shares against 9.5M total reported volume, or 46.05% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ETHA 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 ETHA 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.