UVIX Short Volume

2x Long VIX Futures ETF (UVIX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $114.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of -4.53 to the broader market. This index is designed to track the daily performance of a hypothetical investment basket consisting of long positions in VIX futures contracts, specifically those with the closest two expiration dates. 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
2026-06-30
Short Volume
6.7M
Total Volume
10.8M
Short %
61.83%
30-Day Avg Short %
53.66%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for 2x Long VIX Futures ETF.

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Frequently asked UVIX short volume questions

What is the daily UVIX short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (UVIX) short volume is 6.7M shares against 10.8M total reported volume, or 61.83% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is UVIX 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 UVIX 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.