FSTB Short Volume
Fidelity Short-Term Bond ETF (FSTB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $2.0M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.24 to the broader market. Fidelity Short-Term Bond ETF seeks to provide a high level of current income while preserving capital by investing in investment-grade debt securities across all types, as well as repurchase agreements for those securities. public since 2026-06-18.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 3
- Total Volume
- 359
- Short %
- 0.84%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 66.64%
Showing 18 days of FINRA short volume data for Fidelity Short-Term Bond ETF.
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Frequently asked FSTB short volume questions
- What is the daily FSTB short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Fidelity Short-Term Bond ETF (FSTB) short volume is 3 shares against 359 total reported volume, or 0.84% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FSTB 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 FSTB 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.