QTR Short Volume

Global X - Nasdaq 100 Tail Risk ETF (QTR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $3.7M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.09 to the broader market. The Global X Nasdaq 100 Tail Risk ETF (QTR) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index. public since 2021-08-26.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
46
Total Volume
127
Short %
36.22%
30-Day Avg Short %
64.37%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - Nasdaq 100 Tail Risk ETF.

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Frequently asked QTR short volume questions

What is the daily QTR short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Global X - Nasdaq 100 Tail Risk ETF (QTR) short volume is 46 shares against 127 total reported volume, or 36.22% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is QTR 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 QTR 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.