HNDL Short Volume
Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF (HNDL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $641.5M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.02 to the broader market. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of the NASDAQ 7 HANDL™ Index (the "index"). public since 2018-01-25.
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
- 18.1K
- Total Volume
- 41.9K
- Short %
- 43.13%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.41%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF.
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Frequently asked HNDL short volume questions
- What is the daily HNDL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF (HNDL) short volume is 18.1K shares against 41.9K total reported volume, or 43.13% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HNDL 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 HNDL 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.