SVIX Short Volume
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF (SVIX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $222.2M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 2.95 to the broader market. This index tracks the inverse daily returns generated by a basket of VIX futures, comprising those set to expire in the nearest two months. public since 2022-03-30.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 283.2K
- Total Volume
- 456.8K
- Short %
- 62.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.11%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for -1x Short VIX Futures ETF.
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Frequently asked SVIX short volume questions
- What is the daily SVIX short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, -1x Short VIX Futures ETF (SVIX) short volume is 283.2K shares against 456.8K total reported volume, or 62.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SVIX 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 SVIX 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.