OPER Short Volume

ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF (OPER) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $117.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -0.00 to the broader market. The ClearShares OPER ETF operates as an actively managed fund, with the primary objective of generating current income. public since 2018-07-11.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
185
Total Volume
9.4K
Short %
1.96%
30-Day Avg Short %
18.05%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF.

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Frequently asked OPER short volume questions

What is the daily OPER short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF (OPER) short volume is 185 shares against 9.4K total reported volume, or 1.96% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is OPER 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 OPER 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.