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 $3.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of -0.31 to the broader market. This ProShares fund aims to generate daily returns that inversely track the performance of the FTSE China 50 Index, targeting a -1x correlation on a daily basis, before factoring in any fees or expenses. 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 47
- Total Volume
- 522
- Short %
- 9.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.11%
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 Aug 14, 2026, ProShares - Short FTSE China 50 (YXI) short volume is 47 shares against 522 total reported volume, or 9.00% 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.