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$114.06 +0.05 (+0.04%)
Market Cap
$88.37B
Shares
779.60M
Volume · Sep 30 4.45M Avg daily vol (3M) 4.09M

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

DUK Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 19,010,855 DUK shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,875,537 shares. Days to cover was 5.40 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

DUK Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 18,928,277 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, -0.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 16,531,799 to 21,258,182 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 69% chance it falls
18,928,277 -0.4% vs reported
Likely range 16,531,799 to 21,258,182 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 2.4% of shares — P53 Days to cover 5.4 — P67 Price vs VWAP -6.8% — P46 Short-volume trend -6.5% — P23 Short interest change +10.9% — P75 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P39

Positioning score 50.9 + 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 2026-10-01 12:22 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 19,010,855 17,135,318 +1,875,537 5.40
2026-08-31 17,135,318 17,853,668 -718,350 4.77
2026-08-14 17,853,668 16,403,102 +1,450,566 3.15
2026-07-31 16,403,102 17,720,843 -1,317,741 4.29
2026-07-15 17,720,843 17,983,595 -262,752 4.93
2026-06-30 17,983,595 15,596,378 +2,387,217 4.21
2026-06-15 15,596,378 15,620,536 -24,158 4.80
2026-05-29 15,620,536 16,116,817 -496,281 4.87
2026-05-15 16,116,817 14,444,468 +1,672,349 4.78
2026-04-30 14,444,468 15,717,291 -1,272,823 5.22
2026-04-15 15,717,291 15,194,301 +522,990 4.85
2026-03-31 15,194,301 15,917,824 -723,523 3.31
2026-03-13 15,917,824 18,181,195 -2,263,371 3.05
2026-02-27 18,181,195 17,167,846 +1,013,349 4.06
2026-02-13 17,167,846 13,441,610 +3,726,236 3.28
2026-01-30 13,441,610 12,604,484 +837,126 2.97
2026-01-15 12,604,484 13,171,735 -567,251 3.69
2025-12-31 13,171,735 13,931,486 -759,751 4.25
2025-12-15 13,931,486 15,269,748 -1,338,262 3.90
2025-11-28 15,269,748 15,716,609 -446,861 4.71
2025-11-14 15,716,609 13,605,957 +2,110,652 4.09
2025-10-31 13,605,957 14,453,865 -847,908 4.67
2025-10-15 14,453,865 14,722,710 -268,845 5.65

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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