KBAB Short Volume

KraneShares 2X Long BABA Daily ETF​ (KBAB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $1.6M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 3.28 to the broader market. The KraneShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF (KBAB) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 2 times (200%) the daily percentage change of the American Depositary Receipt (ADR) of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA). public since 2025-03-12.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
7.3K
Total Volume
8.8K
Short %
82.37%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.99%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for KraneShares 2X Long BABA Daily ETF​.

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Frequently asked KBAB short volume questions

What is the daily KBAB short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, KraneShares 2X Long BABA Daily ETF​ (KBAB) short volume is 7.3K shares against 8.8K total reported volume, or 82.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is KBAB 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 KBAB 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.