QQUP Short Volume

ProShares - Ultra QQQ Mega (QQUP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $33.2M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 3.63 to the broader market. The ProShares Ultra Top QQQ fund is designed to deliver daily investment outcomes that are double (2x) the single-day performance of the Nasdaq-100 Mega Index. Led by Devin Sullivan, public since 2006-06-19.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
24
Total Volume
55
Short %
43.64%
30-Day Avg Short %
42.30%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - Ultra QQQ Mega.

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Frequently asked QQUP short volume questions

What is the daily QQUP short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, ProShares - Ultra QQQ Mega (QQUP) short volume is 24 shares against 55 total reported volume, or 43.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is QQUP 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 QQUP 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.