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$129.16 +0.57 (+0.44%) At close · Nov 13
Ex-dividend: $1.085 · Nov 13, 2026 Return incl. dividend (before tax) +1.29%
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Market Cap
$100.69B
Shares
779.60M
Volume · Nov 13 7.59M Avg daily vol (3M) 4.1M

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 18,025,574 DUK shares sold short as of the October 30, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 114,363 shares. Days to cover was 5.03 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 18,933,712 shares sold short for the November 13, 2026 settlement, +5.0% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 16,466,743 to 21,685,724 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through November 13, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected November 24, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Nov 13 short interest

as of Nov 13 Medium confidence 57% chance it rises
18,933,712 +5.0% vs reported
Likely range 16,466,743 to 21,685,724 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Nov 24. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
64/100
Short interest 2.3% of shares — P52 Days to cover 5.0 — P66 Price vs VWAP +6.5% — P84 Short-volume trend +11.5% — P87 Short interest change -0.6% — P51 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P46

Positioning score 64.2 + 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 (2026-10-30). 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 2026-11-15 14:42 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
2026-11-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Dec 9
— — — —
2026-11-13 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 24
— — — —
2026-10-30 18,025,574 18,139,937 -114,363 5.03
2026-10-15 18,139,937 17,780,284 +359,653 4.47
2026-09-30 17,780,284 19,010,855 -1,230,571 4.00
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

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