FNX Short Volume
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.34B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.14 to the broader market. The First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund operates as an exchange-traded fund (ETF) whose main goal is to mirror the overall performance—encompassing both capital appreciation and income—of the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Mid Cap Core Index. public since 2007-05-10.
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
- 6.8K
- Total Volume
- 10.2K
- Short %
- 66.74%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.29%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund.
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Frequently asked FNX short volume questions
- What is the daily FNX short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX) short volume is 6.8K shares against 10.2K total reported volume, or 66.74% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FNX 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 FNX 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.