CLNN · Clene Inc. · Short Interest
Substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
“These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. To mitigate our funding needs, we plan to raise additional funding, including exploring equity financing and offerings, debt financing, licensing or collaboration arrangements with third parties, as well as utilizing our existing at-the-market facility and potential proceeds from the exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options. These plans are subject to market conditions and reliance on third parties, and there is no assurance that effective implementation of our plans will result in the necessary funding to continue current operations. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we raised $7.0 million and $13.0 million, respectively, of gross proceeds from registered direct offerings of equity securities (see Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements). While we have implemented cost-saving initiatives, including delaying and reducing certain research and development programs and commercialization efforts, reducing employee compensation, and eliminating certain staff positions, we have concluded that our plans do not alleviate the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern beyond one year from the date the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this report are issued.”View the 10-Q filed Aug 14, 2026
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.
CLNN Latest Reported Short Interest
FINRA reported 965,618 CLNN shares sold short as of the August 31, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 42,771 shares. Days to cover was 17.66 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.
Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing
CLNN Short Interest Forecast
Equibles' model estimates 958,603 shares sold short for the September 15, 2026 settlement, -0.7% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 835,572 to 1,068,404 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 11, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 24, 2026.
Expected Sep 15 short interest
as of Sep 11 Low confidence 60% chance it fallsPositioning score 64.3 + 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 (2026-08-31). 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 2026-09-13 07:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2026-09-30
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
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2026-09-15
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
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| 2026-08-31 | 965,618 | 1,008,389 | -42,771 | 17.66 |
| 2026-08-14 | 1,008,389 | 947,551 | +60,838 | 9.60 |
| 2026-07-31 | 947,551 | 925,388 | +22,163 | 14.43 |
| 2026-07-15 | 925,388 | 988,908 | -63,520 | 18.42 |
| 2026-06-30 | 988,908 | 1,056,263 | -67,355 | 9.73 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,056,263 | 1,125,471 | -69,208 | 10.34 |
| 2026-05-29 | 1,125,471 | 1,322,944 | -197,473 | 9.61 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1,322,944 | 875,026 | +447,918 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 875,026 | 876,909 | -1,883 | 11.47 |
| 2026-04-15 | 876,909 | 972,726 | -95,817 | 11.15 |
| 2026-03-31 | 972,726 | 855,132 | +117,594 | 9.12 |
| 2026-03-13 | 855,132 | 843,871 | +11,261 | 14.44 |
| 2026-02-27 | 843,871 | 766,071 | +77,800 | 12.94 |
| 2026-02-13 | 766,071 | 821,959 | -55,888 | 12.03 |
| 2026-01-30 | 821,959 | 752,820 | +69,139 | 7.43 |
| 2026-01-15 | 752,820 | 516,750 | +236,070 | 5.49 |
| 2025-12-31 | 516,750 | 576,736 | -59,986 | 7.52 |
| 2025-12-15 | 576,736 | 391,393 | +185,343 | 1.17 |
| 2025-11-28 | 391,393 | 343,631 | +47,762 | 6.39 |
| 2025-11-14 | 343,631 | 279,974 | +63,657 | 2.38 |
| 2025-10-31 | 279,974 | 270,767 | +9,207 | 2.57 |
| 2025-10-15 | 270,767 | 312,601 | -41,834 | 1.24 |
| 2025-09-30 | 312,601 | 342,061 | -29,460 | 4.53 |
| 2025-09-15 | 342,061 | 223,701 | +118,360 | 2.84 |
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