PLTD Short Volume
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X ETF (PLTD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $27.7M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of -0.39 to the broader market. PLTD is a short-term tactical tool that aims to deliver -1x the price return, less fees and expenses, for a single day of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) stock. public since 2024-12-12.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 3.7M
- Total Volume
- 10.4M
- Short %
- 35.48%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.53%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X ETF.
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Frequently asked PLTD short volume questions
- What is the daily PLTD short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X ETF (PLTD) short volume is 3.7M shares against 10.4M total reported volume, or 35.48% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PLTD 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 PLTD 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.