SOXS Short Volume
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF (SOXS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $265.1M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -4.35 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
- 43.9M
- Total Volume
- 131.3M
- Short %
- 33.41%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 42.47%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
SOXS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $19.00 | May 22, 2026 | 138 | 691 | 249.5% | $0.01 | $0.08 |
| PUT | $19.00 | May 22, 2026 | 15 | 156 | 249.5% | $9.80 | $10.25 |
| CALL | $32.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 12 | 108 | 247.3% | $0.02 | $0.23 |
| CALL | $18.00 | May 22, 2026 | 167 | 540 | 242.3% | $0.02 | $0.05 |
| PUT | $17.00 | May 22, 2026 | 0 | 123 | 238.4% | $7.75 | $8.45 |
| CALL | $23.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 0 | 190 | 236.8% | $0.06 | $0.68 |
Top 6 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SOXS short volume questions
- What is the daily SOXS short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF (SOXS) short volume is 43.9M shares against 131.3M total reported volume, or 33.41% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SOXS 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 SOXS 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.