VPX Short Volume
Variant Perception Cycle Aware US Equity ETF (VPX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $39.9M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.82 to the broader market. The EA Series Trust - Variant Perception Cycle Aware US Equity ETF is an exchange-traded fund primarily managed by Empowered Funds, LLC, which operates as EA Advisers. Led by Tian Yang, public since 2026-03-12.
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
- 9.5K
- Total Volume
- 10.9K
- Short %
- 87.70%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.44%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Variant Perception Cycle Aware US Equity ETF.
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Frequently asked VPX short volume questions
- What is the daily VPX short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Variant Perception Cycle Aware US Equity ETF (VPX) short volume is 9.5K shares against 10.9K total reported volume, or 87.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VPX 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 VPX 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.