ZVOL Short Volume
Volatility Shares Trust - Volatility Premium Plus ETF (ZVOL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $9.8M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. The Volatility Premium Plus ETF, known by its ticker ZVOL, is structured to deliver a consistent monthly income stream and act as a distinct tool for portfolio diversification. public since 2023-04-19.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 20.0K
- Total Volume
- 43.3K
- Short %
- 46.28%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.06%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Volatility Shares Trust - Volatility Premium Plus ETF.
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Frequently asked ZVOL short volume questions
- What is the daily ZVOL short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Volatility Shares Trust - Volatility Premium Plus ETF (ZVOL) short volume is 20.0K shares against 43.3K total reported volume, or 46.28% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ZVOL 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 ZVOL 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.