AARD
Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc.
$6.26
+0.30 (+5.03%)
At close · Jul 14
Market Cap
$136.57M
Shares
21,816,385
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
54/100
Short interest 2.4% of shares — P54
Days to cover 1.7 — P40
Price vs VWAP +11.7% — P89
Short-volume trend -13.5% — P13
Short interest change -42.1% — P8
Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P39
Volume surge +10
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 528,265 | 911,832 | -383,567 | 1.69 |
| 2026-06-15 | 911,832 | 987,661 | -75,829 | 6.96 |
| 2026-05-29 | 987,661 | 1,013,637 | -25,976 | 5.55 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1,013,637 | 1,261,941 | -248,304 | 5.52 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1,261,941 | 1,153,235 | +108,706 | 8.80 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,153,235 | 1,132,986 | +20,249 | 5.78 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,132,986 | 1,383,335 | -250,349 | 3.79 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,383,335 | 1,806,347 | -423,012 | 1.75 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,806,347 | 1,878,837 | -72,490 | 18.78 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,878,837 | 1,774,753 | +104,084 | 14.76 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,774,753 | 1,623,395 | +151,358 | 9.88 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,623,395 | 1,668,754 | -45,359 | 8.86 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,668,754 | 1,512,145 | +156,609 | 6.89 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,512,145 | 1,302,974 | +209,171 | 5.41 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,302,974 | 1,099,118 | +203,856 | 7.98 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,099,118 | 841,978 | +257,140 | 7.93 |
| 2025-10-31 | 841,978 | 559,841 | +282,137 | 4.70 |
| 2025-10-15 | 559,841 | 585,773 | -25,932 | 3.58 |
| 2025-09-30 | 585,773 | 404,416 | +181,357 | 3.30 |
| 2025-09-15 | 404,416 | 665,805 | -261,389 | 1.37 |
| 2025-08-29 | 665,805 | 663,518 | +2,287 | 8.07 |
| 2025-08-15 | 663,518 | 622,706 | +40,812 | 12.80 |
| 2025-07-31 | 622,706 | 663,811 | -41,105 | 15.42 |
| 2025-07-15 | 663,811 | 622,292 | +41,519 | 16.66 |
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