VIXM Short Volume

ProShares - VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $46.9M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of -0.97 to the broader market. ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures IndexTM. public since 2011-01-04.

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

2026-05-15

Short Volume

46.8K

Total Volume

270.9K

Short %

17.27%

30-Day Avg Short %

23.31%

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

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Frequently asked VIXM short volume questions

What is the daily VIXM short volume?

As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) short volume is 46.8K shares against 270.9K total reported volume, or 17.27% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is VIXM 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 VIXM 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.