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$93.06 -0.37 (-0.40%)
Market Cap
$237.45B
Shares
2.54B

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

BHP Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 18,502,132 BHP shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 854,045 shares. Days to cover was 7.34 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

BHP Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 18,290,864 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -1.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,641,076 to 20,622,726 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 High confidence 68% chance it falls
18,290,864 -1.1% vs reported
Likely range 15,641,076 to 20,622,726 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 0.7% of shares — P36 Days to cover 7.3 — P83 Price vs VWAP +7.3% — P77 Short-volume trend -7.0% — P26 Short interest change -4.4% — P38 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P42

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). 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
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 18,502,132 19,356,177 -854,045 7.34
2026-07-31 19,356,177 15,686,869 +3,669,308 8.05
2026-07-15 15,686,869 18,102,611 -2,415,742 6.39
2026-06-30 18,102,611 17,463,286 +639,325 6.17
2026-06-15 17,463,286 15,495,421 +1,967,865 5.47
2026-05-29 15,495,421 15,488,337 +7,084 6.44
2026-05-15 15,488,337 15,752,472 -264,135 6.05
2026-04-30 15,752,472 14,598,097 +1,154,375 6.66
2026-04-15 14,598,097 15,180,175 -582,078 5.63
2026-03-31 15,180,175 16,373,637 -1,193,462 3.94
2026-03-13 16,373,637 15,089,550 +1,284,087 3.64
2026-02-27 15,089,550 18,023,857 -2,934,307 3.49
2026-02-13 18,023,857 18,036,517 -12,660 3.87
2026-01-30 18,036,517 16,636,342 +1,400,175 3.58
2026-01-15 16,636,342 15,053,137 +1,583,205 4.11
2025-12-31 15,053,137 15,139,267 -86,130 5.72
2025-12-15 15,139,267 14,174,425 +964,842 4.73
2025-11-28 14,174,425 17,633,372 -3,458,947 5.26
2025-11-14 17,633,372 16,630,748 +1,002,624 6.49
2025-10-31 16,630,748 14,764,447 +1,866,301 5.29
2025-10-15 14,764,447 15,055,735 -291,288 3.58
2025-09-30 15,055,735 16,075,521 -1,019,786 4.46
2025-09-15 16,075,521 16,868,881 -793,360 5.67

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