QQQ Short Volume
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $510.23B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. Managed by Invesco, the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 functions as an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that commenced operations on March 10, 1999. public since 1999-03-10.
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
- 2026-08-21
- Short Volume
- 7.0M
- Total Volume
- 11.0M
- Short %
- 63.84%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 65.56%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
QQQ most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $710.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 50.6K | 1.8K | 10.8% | $1.22 | $1.24 |
| CALL | $713.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 44.1K | 1.2K | 10.2% | $3.17 | $3.19 |
| CALL | $715.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 36.5K | 1.7K | 9.9% | $2.10 | $2.12 |
| PUT | $713.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 35.5K | 792 | 10.2% | $2.18 | $2.19 |
| PUT | $714.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 33.4K | 971 | 10.1% | $2.60 | $2.62 |
| CALL | $714.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 29.6K | 820 | 10.1% | $2.60 | $2.62 |
| CALL | $712.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 27.7K | 1.2K | 10.4% | $3.79 | $3.82 |
| PUT | $712.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 24.3K | 1.3K | 10.4% | $1.80 | $1.82 |
| CALL | $720.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 21.6K | 2.5K | 9.5% | $0.54 | $0.55 |
| PUT | $711.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 18.6K | 1.7K | 10.6% | $1.48 | $1.50 |
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Frequently asked QQQ short volume questions
- What is the daily QQQ short volume?
- As of Aug 21, 2026, Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) short volume is 7.0M shares against 11.0M total reported volume, or 63.84% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is QQQ 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 QQQ 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.