MIDE Short Volume
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 Scored & Screened ETF (MIDE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $4.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. MIDE adds an ESG layer to the S&P mid-cap 400. public since 2021-02-24.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 78
- Total Volume
- 83
- Short %
- 93.98%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.20%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 Scored & Screened ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
Frequently asked MIDE short volume questions
- What is the daily MIDE short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 Scored & Screened ETF (MIDE) short volume is 78 shares against 83 total reported volume, or 93.98% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MIDE 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 MIDE 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.