GLD Short Volume
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $155.84B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.16 to the broader market. The investment objective of SPDR Gold Trust (the "Trust") is for the shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expensesThe first US traded gold ETF and the first US-listed ETF backed by a physical assetFor many investors, the costs associated with buying GLD shares in the secondary market and the payment of the Trust's ongoing expenses may be lower than the costs associated with buying, storing and insuring physical gold in a traditional allocated gold bullion account public since 2004-11-18.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 2.0M
- Total Volume
- 3.3M
- Short %
- 60.49%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.02%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for SPDR Gold Shares.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
GLD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $418.00 | May 22, 2026 | 31.3K | 1.1K | 22.9% | $5.40 | $5.65 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked GLD short volume questions
- What is the daily GLD short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) short volume is 2.0M shares against 3.3M total reported volume, or 60.49% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GLD 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 GLD 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.