SLV Short Volume
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $42.42B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.98 to the broader market. The iShares Silver Trust (the 'Trust') seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of silver. public since 2006-04-28.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 6.1M
- Total Volume
- 14.3M
- Short %
- 42.94%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.39%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Silver Trust.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
SLV most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $70.00 | May 22, 2026 | 60.6K | 4.4K | 56.8% | $2.55 | $2.61 |
| CALL | $70.00 | May 22, 2026 | 46.3K | 1.8K | 56.8% | $1.82 | $1.87 |
| CALL | $100.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 20.5K | 46.3K | 74.1% | $0.42 | $0.45 |
Top 3 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SLV short volume questions
- What is the daily SLV short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) short volume is 6.1M shares against 14.3M total reported volume, or 42.94% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SLV 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 SLV 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.