SOXL Short Volume
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $54.20B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 7.10 to the broader market. The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull and Bear 3X ETFs seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300%, or 300% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the NYSE Semiconductor Index. public since 2010-03-11.
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
- 12.6M
- Total Volume
- 22.1M
- Short %
- 56.77%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.05%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
SOXL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $71.00 | May 29, 2026 | 12.5K | 136 | 213.0% | $0.25 | $0.60 |
| PUT | $30.00 | May 22, 2026 | 2.1K | 390 | 266.0% | $0.01 | $0.12 |
| PUT | $35.00 | May 22, 2026 | 1.0K | 527 | 266.0% | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| PUT | $40.00 | May 22, 2026 | 171 | 1.6K | 266.0% | $0.02 | $0.05 |
| PUT | $42.00 | May 22, 2026 | 23 | 108 | 266.0% | $0.02 | $0.13 |
| CALL | $45.00 | May 22, 2026 | 0 | 150 | 266.0% | $121.20 | $124.85 |
| PUT | $45.00 | May 22, 2026 | 100 | 475 | 266.0% | $0.03 | $0.26 |
| PUT | $47.00 | May 22, 2026 | 26 | 180 | 266.0% | $0.03 | $0.13 |
| PUT | $49.00 | May 22, 2026 | 52 | 163 | 266.0% | $0.04 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $50.00 | May 22, 2026 | 3 | 174 | 265.9% | $116.40 | $119.90 |
Top 10 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SOXL short volume questions
- What is the daily SOXL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) short volume is 12.6M shares against 22.1M total reported volume, or 56.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SOXL 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 SOXL 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.