PSK Short Volume
State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF (PSK) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $722.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Fixed & Adjustable Rate Preferred Securities Index (the "Index")Seeks to provide exposure to preferred securities that are non-convertible, have a par amount of $25, and maintain a minimum par value of $250 millionThe Index holdings are required to be rated investment grade by either Moody's Investors Service, Inc. public since 2009-09-17.
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
- 18.6K
- Total Volume
- 29.8K
- Short %
- 62.51%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.09%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF.
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Frequently asked PSK short volume questions
- What is the daily PSK short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF (PSK) short volume is 18.6K shares against 29.8K total reported volume, or 62.51% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PSK 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 PSK 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.