QYLD Short Volume
Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $8.38B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.49 to the broader market. The Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) is designed to approximate the investment outcomes, in terms of both price changes and income generation, of the Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index, preceding the impact of its fees and expenses. public since 2013-12-12.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 498.3K
- Total Volume
- 2.2M
- Short %
- 22.99%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.65%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
QYLD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $18.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 35 | 11.9K | 716.4% | $0.50 | $0.60 |
| PUT | $18.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 16 | 1.7K | 716.4% | $0.10 | $0.15 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked QYLD short volume questions
- What is the daily QYLD short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) short volume is 498.3K shares against 2.2M total reported volume, or 22.99% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is QYLD 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 QYLD 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.