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AOUT · American Outdoor Brands, Inc. · Short Interest

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$16.35 +0.31 (+1.93%) At close · Oct 2
Market Cap
$213.74M
Shares
12.62M
Volume · Oct 2 160.87K Avg daily vol (3M) 170.07K

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

AOUT Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 336,666 AOUT shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 164,949 shares. Days to cover was 1.00 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

AOUT Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 340,789 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +1.2% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 239,613 to 463,994 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 54% chance it falls
340,789 +1.2% vs reported
Likely range 239,613 to 463,994 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
62/100
Short interest 2.7% of shares — P55 Days to cover 1.0 — P13 Price vs VWAP +13.9% — P94 Short-volume trend +9.4% — P79 Short interest change +96.1% — P95 Worst FTD 0.05% of shares — P77

Positioning score 62.2 + 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 2026-10-04 10:33 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 336,666 171,717 +164,949 1.00
2026-08-31 171,717 202,242 -30,525 4.02
2026-08-14 202,242 243,135 -40,893 4.53
2026-07-31 243,135 289,521 -46,386 3.37
2026-07-15 289,521 190,251 +99,270 2.15
2026-06-30 190,251 555,524 -365,273 1.00
2026-06-15 555,524 612,545 -57,021 13.89
2026-05-29 612,545 714,569 -102,024 14.50
2026-05-15 714,569 721,656 -7,087 21.90
2026-04-30 721,656 751,215 -29,559 23.38
2026-04-15 751,215 868,662 -117,447 19.23
2026-03-31 868,662 879,383 -10,721 18.85
2026-03-13 879,383 678,375 +201,008 17.99
2026-02-27 678,375 757,397 -79,022 18.83
2026-02-13 757,397 782,807 -25,410 9.81
2026-01-30 782,807 772,596 +10,211 16.95
2026-01-15 772,596 725,764 +46,832 10.13
2025-12-31 725,764 662,848 +62,916 9.27
2025-12-15 662,848 662,380 +468 5.93
2025-11-28 662,380 524,987 +137,393 7.75
2025-11-14 524,987 534,081 -9,094 8.17
2025-10-31 534,081 549,920 -15,839 6.51
2025-10-15 549,920 650,394 -100,474 5.64

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