YXI Short Volume

ProShares - Short FTSE China 50 (YXI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $2.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -0.36 to the broader market. ProShares Short FTSE China 50 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of the FTSE China 50 Index. public since 2010-03-18.

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

100

Total Volume

260

Short %

38.46%

30-Day Avg Short %

31.62%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - Short FTSE China 50.

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Frequently asked YXI short volume questions

What is the daily YXI short volume?

As of May 15, 2026, ProShares - Short FTSE China 50 (YXI) short volume is 100 shares against 260 total reported volume, or 38.46% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is YXI 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 YXI 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.