SIL Short Volume

Global X - Silver Miners ETF (SIL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $5.41B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.86 to the broader market. The Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) aims to deliver investment returns that broadly align with the overall financial performance of the Solactive Global Silver Miners Total Return Index. public since 2010-04-20.

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

201.7K

Total Volume

354.7K

Short %

56.88%

30-Day Avg Short %

44.59%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - Silver Miners ETF.

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Frequently asked SIL short volume questions

What is the daily SIL short volume?

As of Jun 30, 2026, Global X - Silver Miners ETF (SIL) short volume is 201.7K shares against 354.7K total reported volume, or 56.88% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is SIL 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 SIL 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.