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$64.75 -0.69 (-1.05%) At close · Sep 30
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Market Cap
$31.52B
Shares
483.40M
Volume · Sep 30 1.6M Avg daily vol (3M) 1.92M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

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ALC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 17,487,148 ALC shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 2,920,530 shares. Days to cover was 11.25 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

ALC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 17,415,650 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, -0.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,313,662 to 19,204,334 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 Low confidence 62% chance it falls
17,415,650 -0.4% vs reported
Likely range 15,313,662 to 19,204,334 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
65/100
Short interest 3.6% of shares — P62 Days to cover 11.3 — P90 Price vs VWAP -6.3% — P48 Short-volume trend -0.7% — P42 Short interest change +20.0% — P84 Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P62

Positioning score 64.9 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-01 06:03 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-10-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Oct 26
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    2026-09-30 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Oct 9
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    2026-09-15 17,487,148 14,566,618 +2,920,530 11.25
    2026-08-31 14,566,618 11,865,695 +2,700,923 12.57
    2026-08-14 11,865,695 13,658,171 -1,792,476 5.35
    2026-07-31 13,658,171 13,005,560 +652,611 6.06
    2026-07-15 13,005,560 10,385,331 +2,620,229 5.36
    2026-06-30 10,385,331 8,622,220 +1,763,111 5.46
    2026-06-15 8,622,220 5,637,580 +2,984,640 4.98
    2026-05-29 5,637,580 5,977,239 -339,659 2.14
    2026-05-15 5,977,239 5,367,916 +609,323 2.04
    2026-04-30 5,367,916 5,146,734 +221,182 3.83
    2026-04-15 5,146,734 4,896,217 +250,517 3.64
    2026-03-31 4,896,217 4,820,959 +75,258 3.31
    2026-03-13 4,820,959 5,297,253 -476,294 3.21
    2026-02-27 5,297,253 6,444,577 -1,147,324 2.46
    2026-02-13 6,444,577 7,576,851 -1,132,274 2.94
    2026-01-30 7,576,851 6,710,711 +866,140 5.62
    2026-01-15 6,710,711 6,950,885 -240,174 4.85
    2025-12-31 6,950,885 6,523,852 +427,033 7.35
    2025-12-15 6,523,852 6,164,426 +359,426 4.19
    2025-11-28 6,164,426 5,344,629 +819,797 3.28
    2025-11-14 5,386,672 6,801,187 -1,414,515 1.81
    2025-10-31 6,801,187 5,999,089 +802,098 4.05
    2025-10-15 5,999,089 5,407,649 +591,440 2.24

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