EWV Short Volume

ProShares - UltraShort MSCI Japan (EWV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $3.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -1.24 to the broader market. ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the MSCI Japan Index. public since 2007-11-08.

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
9.8K
Total Volume
29.9K
Short %
32.70%
30-Day Avg Short %
32.27%

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Frequently asked EWV short volume questions

What is the daily EWV short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - UltraShort MSCI Japan (EWV) short volume is 9.8K shares against 29.9K total reported volume, or 32.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is EWV 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 EWV 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.