STAX Short Volume
Macquarie Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF (STAX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $6.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.07 to the broader market. Under normal circumstances, ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax. public since 2023-12-01.
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
- 2026-05-29
- Short Volume
- 111
- Total Volume
- 3.1K
- Short %
- 3.56%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 69.30%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Macquarie Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF.
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Frequently asked STAX short volume questions
- What is the daily STAX short volume?
- As of May 29, 2026, Macquarie Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF (STAX) short volume is 111 shares against 3.1K total reported volume, or 3.56% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is STAX 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 STAX 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.