NVDU Short Volume

Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X ETF (NVDU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $601.1M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 3.97 to the broader market. The Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X ETF (NVDU) and Direxion Daily NVDA Bear 1X ETF (NVDD) seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200% and 100% of the inverse (or opposite), respectively, of the performance of the common shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA). public since 2023-09-13.

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
168.5K
Total Volume
296.4K
Short %
56.83%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.44%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X ETF.

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Frequently asked NVDU short volume questions

What is the daily NVDU short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X ETF (NVDU) short volume is 168.5K shares against 296.4K total reported volume, or 56.83% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is NVDU 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 NVDU 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.