PQOC Short Volume
PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - October (PQOC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $4.3M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.75 to the broader market. PQOC uses options in an effort to moderate losses on shares of Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) over a one-year period, starting each October. public since 2024-10-01.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 7.4K
- Total Volume
- 7.4K
- Short %
- 100.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 85.90%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - October.
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Frequently asked PQOC short volume questions
- What is the daily PQOC short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - October (PQOC) short volume is 7.4K shares against 7.4K total reported volume, or 100.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PQOC 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 PQOC 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.