PXJ Short Volume

Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $33.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.65 to the broader market. The Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ) is an investment fund designed to mirror the performance of the Dynamic Oil Services Intellidex Index (the Index). public since 2005-10-26.

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
2026-08-14
Short Volume
6.9K
Total Volume
11.3K
Short %
60.48%
30-Day Avg Short %
25.94%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF.

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Frequently asked PXJ short volume questions

What is the daily PXJ short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ) short volume is 6.9K shares against 11.3K total reported volume, or 60.48% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is PXJ 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 PXJ 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.