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CNP · Centerpoint Energy Inc · Short Interest

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$37.95 +0.20 (+0.53%)
Market Cap
$24.18B
Shares
654.17M
Volume · Oct 5 7.44M Avg daily vol (3M) 6.41M

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

CNP Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 46,673,652 CNP shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 2,479,753 shares. Days to cover was 7.72 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

CNP Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 47,091,233 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +0.9% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 42,179,943 to 52,194,866 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 56% chance it falls
47,091,233 +0.9% vs reported
Likely range 42,179,943 to 52,194,866 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
69/100
Short interest 7.1% of shares — P81 Days to cover 7.7 — P81 Price vs VWAP -6.7% — P44 Short-volume trend +1.9% — P54 Short interest change +5.6% — P64 Worst FTD 0.05% of shares — P76

Positioning score 69.2 + 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 2026-10-06 12:25 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 46,673,652 44,193,899 +2,479,753 7.72
2026-08-31 44,193,899 42,134,024 +2,059,875 7.57
2026-08-14 42,134,024 46,475,156 -4,341,132 6.53
2026-07-31 46,475,156 44,731,325 +1,743,831 7.24
2026-07-15 44,731,325 44,660,583 +70,742 6.63
2026-06-30 44,660,583 42,521,275 +2,139,308 5.43
2026-06-15 42,521,275 38,913,290 +3,607,985 9.20
2026-05-29 38,913,290 36,732,193 +2,181,097 6.56
2026-05-15 36,732,193 39,417,484 -2,685,291 7.28
2026-04-30 39,417,484 41,388,705 -1,971,221 7.21
2026-04-15 41,388,705 40,996,190 +392,515 11.38
2026-03-31 40,996,190 39,325,764 +1,670,426 8.66
2026-03-13 39,325,764 37,310,888 +2,014,876 8.56
2026-02-27 37,310,888 34,728,048 +2,582,840 4.62
2026-02-13 34,728,048 34,461,629 +266,419 5.75
2026-01-30 34,461,629 32,692,881 +1,768,748 6.20
2026-01-15 32,692,881 34,572,178 -1,879,297 7.40
2025-12-31 34,572,178 36,645,312 -2,073,134 7.79
2025-12-15 36,645,312 37,729,971 -1,084,659 7.73
2025-11-28 37,729,971 31,238,145 +6,491,826 8.25
2025-11-14 31,238,145 34,066,797 -2,828,652 6.87
2025-10-31 34,066,797 33,770,074 +296,723 6.98
2025-10-15 33,770,074 30,799,910 +2,970,164 6.87

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