STXT Short Volume
Strive Total Return Bond ETF (STXT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $123.0M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.23 to the broader market. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that under normal conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of bonds of varying maturities. public since 2023-08-10.
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
- 695
- Total Volume
- 10.8K
- Short %
- 6.46%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.11%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Strive Total Return Bond ETF.
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Frequently asked STXT short volume questions
- What is the daily STXT short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Strive Total Return Bond ETF (STXT) short volume is 695 shares against 10.8K total reported volume, or 6.46% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is STXT 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 STXT 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.