GDX Short Volume
VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $27.19B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.64 to the broader market. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) aims to closely track the total return of the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index (MVGDXTR), mirroring both its price changes and any income generated. public since 2006-05-22.
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
- 2.3M
- Total Volume
- 5.6M
- Short %
- 41.16%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.75%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for VanEck Gold Miners ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
GDX most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $73.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 6.8K | 255 | 42.1% | $3.25 | $3.50 |
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 GDX short volume questions
- What is the daily GDX short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) short volume is 2.3M shares against 5.6M total reported volume, or 41.16% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GDX 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 GDX 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.