ORBX Short Volume
Global X Space Tech ETF (ORBX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $1.8M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.30 to the broader market. This ETF, the Global X Space Tech fund, commits at least 80% of its total investable capital (including any funds borrowed for investment) to the securities of its benchmark index. public since 2026-04-15.
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
- 10.5K
- Total Volume
- 20.5K
- Short %
- 51.02%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.92%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X Space Tech ETF.
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Frequently asked ORBX short volume questions
- What is the daily ORBX short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Global X Space Tech ETF (ORBX) short volume is 10.5K shares against 20.5K total reported volume, or 51.02% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ORBX 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 ORBX 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.