PLTU Short Volume
Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares (PLTU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $353.2M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.14 to the broader market. The fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of PLTR and financial instruments, such as swap agreements and options, that, in combination, provide 2X daily leveraged exposure to PLTR, consistent with the fund’s investment objective. Led by Douglas Yones, public since 2024-12-11.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 302.2K
- Total Volume
- 836.6K
- Short %
- 36.12%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.70%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares.
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Frequently asked PLTU short volume questions
- What is the daily PLTU short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares (PLTU) short volume is 302.2K shares against 836.6K total reported volume, or 36.12% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PLTU 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 PLTU 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.