STXK Short Volume

Strive Small-Cap ETF (STXK) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $78.6M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 1.20 to the broader market. The Strive Small-Cap ETF (STXK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) that seeks exposure to the smallest 600 corporations by market capitalization of the Bloomberg US 600 Total Return Index. public since 2022-11-11.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
3.0K
Total Volume
3.7K
Short %
81.71%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.72%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Strive Small-Cap ETF.

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Frequently asked STXK short volume questions

What is the daily STXK short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Strive Small-Cap ETF (STXK) short volume is 3.0K shares against 3.7K total reported volume, or 81.71% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is STXK 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 STXK 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.