QTUP Short Volume
Tidal Trust II - Defiance Pure Quantum ETF (QTUP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $11.4M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 5.92 to the broader market. QTUP invests in companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue or operating activity from quantum computing or machine learning. public since 2026-06-09.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 25.5K
- Total Volume
- 47.4K
- Short %
- 53.89%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 71.24%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Tidal Trust II - Defiance Pure Quantum ETF.
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Frequently asked QTUP short volume questions
- What is the daily QTUP short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Tidal Trust II - Defiance Pure Quantum ETF (QTUP) short volume is 25.5K shares against 47.4K total reported volume, or 53.89% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is QTUP 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 QTUP 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.