VKQ Short Volume
Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $552.8M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.65 to the broader market. The Invesco Municipal Trust functions as a closed-end mutual fund, focusing its investments on fixed income. Led by Colin D. Meadows, public since 1991-11-21.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 45.4K
- Total Volume
- 85.1K
- Short %
- 53.40%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.28%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Invesco Municipal Trust.
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Frequently asked VKQ short volume questions
- What is the daily VKQ short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ) short volume is 45.4K shares against 85.1K total reported volume, or 53.40% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VKQ 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 VKQ 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.