TWM Short Volume

ProShares - UltraShort Russell2000 (TWM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $32.7M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -2.43 to the broader market. This fund aims to provide daily returns that are precisely two times the inverse (-2x) of the Russell 2000 Index's daily performance, calculated before any fees or expenses are applied. public since 2007-01-25.

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
2026-09-30
Short Volume
131.1K
Total Volume
237.2K
Short %
55.26%
30-Day Avg Short %
49.40%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - UltraShort Russell2000.

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Frequently asked TWM short volume questions

What is the daily TWM short volume?
As of Sep 30, 2026, ProShares - UltraShort Russell2000 (TWM) short volume is 131.1K shares against 237.2K total reported volume, or 55.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is TWM 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 TWM 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.