PBOT Short Volume
Pictet AI & Automation ETF (PBOT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $14.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.74 to the broader market. This entity is a trust responsible for the issuance of various actively managed exchange-traded funds. Led by Gertjan van der Geer, public since 2025-10-15.
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
- 397
- Total Volume
- 402
- Short %
- 98.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Pictet AI & Automation ETF.
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Frequently asked PBOT short volume questions
- What is the daily PBOT short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Pictet AI & Automation ETF (PBOT) short volume is 397 shares against 402 total reported volume, or 98.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PBOT 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 PBOT 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.