QDTE Short Volume

Roundhill Investments - Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (QDTE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $836.2M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. The Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (“QDTE”) is the first ETF to utilize zero days to expiry (“0DTE”)*** options on an innovation index (the "Innovation-100 Index" as defined in the Fund Prospectus). public since 2024-01-23.

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
121.5K
Total Volume
236.6K
Short %
51.36%
30-Day Avg Short %
51.15%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Roundhill Investments - Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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Frequently asked QDTE short volume questions

What is the daily QDTE short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Roundhill Investments - Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (QDTE) short volume is 121.5K shares against 236.6K total reported volume, or 51.36% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is QDTE 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 QDTE 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.