ALB · Albemarle Corp
$118.62
+0.42 (+0.36%)
At close · Jul 21
Market Cap
$13.99B
Shares
117.93M
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
58/100
Short interest 9.3% of shares — P88
Days to cover 3.8 — P69
Price vs VWAP -27.3% — P11
Short-volume trend +2.0% — P59
Short interest change +0.2% — P49
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P26
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 | 11,001,407 | 10,975,478 | +25,929 | 3.77 |
| 2026-06-15 | 10,975,478 | 10,755,174 | +220,304 | 4.61 |
| 2026-05-29 | 10,755,174 | 10,711,686 | +43,488 | 5.41 |
| 2026-05-15 | 10,711,686 | 10,285,902 | +425,784 | 4.75 |
| 2026-04-30 | 10,285,902 | 10,484,921 | -199,019 | 4.29 |
| 2026-04-15 | 10,484,921 | 9,998,649 | +486,272 | 6.51 |
| 2026-03-31 | 9,998,649 | 9,357,663 | +640,986 | 5.02 |
| 2026-03-13 | 9,357,663 | 9,924,799 | -567,136 | 4.38 |
| 2026-02-27 | 9,924,799 | 8,590,028 | +1,334,771 | 4.09 |
| 2026-02-13 | 8,590,028 | 9,130,533 | -540,505 | 2.84 |
| 2026-01-30 | 9,130,533 | 9,698,304 | -567,771 | 2.24 |
| 2026-01-15 | 9,698,304 | 9,380,735 | +317,569 | 2.80 |
| 2025-12-31 | 9,380,735 | 9,764,134 | -383,399 | 3.46 |
| 2025-12-15 | 9,764,134 | 9,751,669 | +12,465 | 3.02 |
| 2025-11-28 | 9,751,669 | 10,851,770 | -1,100,101 | 2.38 |
| 2025-11-14 | 10,851,770 | 10,084,460 | +767,310 | 2.59 |
| 2025-10-31 | 10,084,460 | 13,030,103 | -2,945,643 | 3.24 |
| 2025-10-15 | 13,030,103 | 13,721,041 | -690,938 | 3.73 |
| 2025-09-30 | 13,721,041 | 15,483,585 | -1,762,544 | 4.14 |
| 2025-09-15 | 15,483,585 | 12,749,135 | +2,734,450 | 3.28 |
| 2025-08-29 | 12,749,135 | 13,371,409 | -622,274 | 3.85 |
| 2025-08-15 | 13,371,409 | 14,771,116 | -1,399,707 | 2.77 |
| 2025-07-31 | 14,771,116 | 14,734,696 | +36,420 | 2.34 |
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