JNUG Short Volume
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (JNUG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $566.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.57 to the broader market. The Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull and Bear 2X ETFs seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200%, or 200% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index. 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 110.1K
- Total Volume
- 194.5K
- Short %
- 56.62%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.62%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF.
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Frequently asked JNUG short volume questions
- What is the daily JNUG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF (JNUG) short volume is 110.1K shares against 194.5K total reported volume, or 56.62% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is JNUG 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 JNUG 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.