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CMLSQ · Cumulus Media Inc · Short Interest

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$0.01 0.00 (-1.43%) At close · Oct 2
Market Cap
$79,506
Shares
17.67M
Volume · Oct 2 1000 Avg daily vol (3M) 43.81K

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

CMLSQ Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 118,138 CMLSQ shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 501 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

CMLSQ Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 89,851 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, -23.9% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 38,401 to 134,940 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 High confidence 70% chance it falls
89,851 -23.9% vs reported
Likely range 38,401 to 134,940 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
19/100
Short interest 0.7% of shares — P36 Days to cover 1.0 — P13 Price vs VWAP -39.6% — P4 Short-volume trend -73.4% — P0 Short interest change -0.4% — P40 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P7

Positioning score 18.8 + 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.

No active listed options were found.

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 2026-10-05 20:16 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
— — — —
2026-09-15 118,138 118,639 -501 1.00
2026-08-31 118,639 165,349 -46,710 1.69
2026-08-14 165,349 174,721 -9,372 2.55
2026-07-31 174,721 165,619 +9,102 2.67
2026-07-15 165,619 202,041 -36,422 2.48
2026-06-30 202,041 166,010 +36,031 1.00
2026-06-15 166,010 165,853 +157 2.05
2026-05-29 165,853 167,281 -1,428 5.99
2026-05-15 167,281 118,595 +48,686 2.90
2026-04-30 118,595 85,395 +33,200 1.07
2026-04-15 85,395 85,381 +14 2.48
2026-03-31 85,381 85,381 0 1.00
2026-03-13 85,381 117,634 -32,253 1.00
2026-02-27 117,634 117,189 +445 2.69
2026-02-13 117,189 138,763 -21,574 1.40
2026-01-30 138,763 92,246 +46,517 1.67
2026-01-15 92,246 88,541 +3,705 1.00
2025-12-31 88,541 97,366 -8,825 1.00
2025-12-15 97,366 93,694 +3,672 1.00
2025-11-28 93,694 93,708 -14 1.13
2025-11-14 93,708 88,744 +4,964 1.00
2025-10-31 88,744 88,200 +544 1.00
2025-10-15 88,200 91,300 -3,100 1.90

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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