JDST Short Volume
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF (JDST) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $25.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -1.13 to the broader market. The Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull and Bear 2X ETFs are structured to provide daily investment returns that are either twice (200%) the performance, or twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) performance, of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index, prior to accounting for fees and expenses. public since 2013-10-03.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 63.2K
- Total Volume
- 175.4K
- Short %
- 36.03%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.05%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF.
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Frequently asked JDST short volume questions
- What is the daily JDST short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF (JDST) short volume is 63.2K shares against 175.4K total reported volume, or 36.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is JDST 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 JDST 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.