NEWZ Short Volume
StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF (NEWZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $20.0M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 118 people, carrying a beta of 0.69 to the broader market. The fund is an actively-managed ETF that seeks to achieve its investment objective by utilizing an investment strategy that leverages artificial intelligence (“AI”) and natural language processing to derive a proprietary News Media Sentiment Signal (the “Sentiment Signal”). Led by Rob Buchanan, public since 2024-04-12.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 888
- Total Volume
- 2.0K
- Short %
- 45.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.47%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF.
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Frequently asked NEWZ short volume questions
- What is the daily NEWZ short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF (NEWZ) short volume is 888 shares against 2.0K total reported volume, or 45.08% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NEWZ 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 NEWZ 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.