ETHA Short Volume
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $10.39B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 2.74 to the broader market. The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 3.3M
- Total Volume
- 8.9M
- Short %
- 37.73%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.83%
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 | $17.00 | May 22, 2026 | 15.1K | 378 | 40.3% | $0.28 | $0.29 |
| PUT | $13.50 | May 29, 2026 | 2.3K | 128 | 71.2% | $0.05 | $0.06 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly 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 May 15, 2026, iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) short volume is 3.3M shares against 8.9M total reported volume, or 37.73% 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.