LYTE Short Volume

Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF (LYTE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $182.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.00 to the broader market. The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. public since 2026-08-06.

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
173.7K
Total Volume
527.4K
Short %
32.93%
30-Day Avg Short %
41.45%

Showing 17 days of FINRA short volume data for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.

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Frequently asked LYTE short volume questions

What is the daily LYTE short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF (LYTE) short volume is 173.7K shares against 527.4K total reported volume, or 32.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is LYTE 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 LYTE 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.