STCE Short Volume
Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF (STCE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry, with a market capitalization near $183.2M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 3.23 to the broader market. The fund’s goal is to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of an index that is designed to deliver global exposure to companies that may benefit from the development or utilization of cryptocurrencies (including bitcoin) and other digital assets, and the business activities connected to blockchain and other distributed ledger technology. public since 2022-08-04.
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
- 22.7K
- Total Volume
- 33.8K
- Short %
- 67.18%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.14%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF.
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Frequently asked STCE short volume questions
- What is the daily STCE short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF (STCE) short volume is 22.7K shares against 33.8K total reported volume, or 67.18% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is STCE 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 STCE 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.