SVXY Short Volume

ProShares - Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $201.8M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.33 to the broader market. The ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF aims to deliver daily returns, before any fees or expenses, equivalent to half the inverse (-0. public since 2011-10-03.

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
2026-06-30
Short Volume
231.1K
Total Volume
372.7K
Short %
62.01%
30-Day Avg Short %
52.37%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.

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Frequently asked SVXY short volume questions

What is the daily SVXY short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, ProShares - Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) short volume is 231.1K shares against 372.7K total reported volume, or 62.01% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SVXY 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 SVXY 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.