SPRX Short Volume

Spear Alpha ETF (SPRX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $110.2M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.89 to the broader market. The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stock or American depositary receipts (“ADRs”) of companies that Spear Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) believes are poised to benefit from breakthrough innovation in industrial technology. public since 2021-08-04.

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
22.1K
Total Volume
47.5K
Short %
46.43%
30-Day Avg Short %
62.10%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Spear Alpha ETF.

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Frequently asked SPRX short volume questions

What is the daily SPRX short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Spear Alpha ETF (SPRX) short volume is 22.1K shares against 47.5K total reported volume, or 46.43% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SPRX 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 SPRX 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.