XOP Short Volume

State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $2.96B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -0.12 to the broader market. This State Street SPDR ETF aims to deliver investment results that, prior to fees and expenses, generally mirror the total return performance of the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index. public since 2006-06-22.

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
459.3K
Total Volume
607.5K
Short %
75.61%
30-Day Avg Short %
67.76%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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Frequently asked XOP short volume questions

What is the daily XOP short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) short volume is 459.3K shares against 607.5K total reported volume, or 75.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is XOP 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 XOP 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.