SOXL Short Volume
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $40.92B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 7.64 to the broader market. The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull and Bear 3X Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are engineered to deliver daily investment outcomes that are triple (300%) the movement of the NYSE Semiconductor Index, or triple the inverse (opposite) of its performance, prior to the deduction of fees and expenses. 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 9.0M
- Total Volume
- 15.8M
- Short %
- 56.68%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.36%
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 | $20.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 63 | 4.6K | 170.0% | $0.07 | $0.10 |
| PUT | $21.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 20 | 1.2K | 170.0% | $0.06 | $0.10 |
| PUT | $22.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 1.6K | 170.0% | $0.01 | $0.13 |
| PUT | $23.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 1.1K | 170.0% | $0.01 | $0.14 |
| PUT | $24.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 3 | 447 | 170.0% | $0.02 | $0.15 |
| PUT | $25.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 28 | 2.2K | 170.0% | $0.08 | $0.15 |
| PUT | $27.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 2 | 336 | 170.0% | $0.07 | $0.29 |
| PUT | $28.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 767 | 170.0% | $0.07 | $0.44 |
| PUT | $29.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 423 | 170.0% | $0.02 | $0.36 |
| PUT | $30.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 58 | 2.2K | 170.0% | $0.16 | $0.21 |
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Frequently asked SOXL short volume questions
- What is the daily SOXL short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) short volume is 9.0M shares against 15.8M total reported volume, or 56.68% 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.