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DAC · Danaos Corp

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$150.68 -0.57 (-0.38%) At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$2.52B
Shares
18.20M

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

DAC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 728,190 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +3.1% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
728,190 +3.1% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
61/100
Short interest 3.9% of shares — P66 Days to cover 5.3 — P72 Price vs VWAP +11.5% — P84 Short-volume trend -9.9% — P19 Short interest change +12.3% — P79 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P37

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
2026-08-14 706,407 628,774 +77,633 5.30
2026-07-31 628,774 537,413 +91,361 5.20
2026-07-15 537,413 522,896 +14,517 6.28
2026-06-30 522,896 551,824 -28,928 5.48
2026-06-15 551,824 651,597 -99,773 7.59
2026-05-29 651,597 563,846 +87,751 6.42
2026-05-15 563,846 438,634 +125,212 4.66
2026-04-30 438,634 435,572 +3,062 7.33
2026-04-15 435,572 380,166 +55,406 6.09
2026-03-31 380,166 402,320 -22,154 5.41
2026-03-13 402,320 435,963 -33,643 3.64
2026-02-27 435,963 424,108 +11,855 4.38
2026-02-13 424,108 422,820 +1,288 4.86
2026-01-30 422,820 436,225 -13,405 5.51
2026-01-15 436,225 468,129 -31,904 5.58
2025-12-31 468,129 469,359 -1,230 7.64
2025-12-15 469,359 454,787 +14,572 6.21
2025-11-28 454,787 462,067 -7,280 4.33
2025-11-14 462,067 461,997 +70 6.65
2025-10-31 461,997 512,123 -50,126 8.84
2025-10-15 512,123 445,273 +66,850 6.36
2025-09-30 445,273 459,055 -13,782 6.50
2025-09-15 459,055 449,263 +9,792 6.46
2025-08-29 449,263 441,193 +8,070 5.76

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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