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Market Cap
$3.61B
Shares
171.75M

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

FA Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 10,863,144 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +0.6% 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
10,863,144 +0.6% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
59/100
Short interest 6.3% of shares — P80 Days to cover 3.2 — P51 Price vs VWAP +6.6% — P74 Short-volume trend -9.5% — P20 Short interest change -8.2% — P29 Worst FTD 0.05% of shares — P76

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 10,795,180 11,765,424 -970,244 3.16
2026-07-31 11,765,424 14,339,527 -2,574,103 6.23
2026-07-15 14,339,527 16,036,394 -1,696,867 8.11
2026-06-30 16,036,394 13,149,738 +2,886,656 7.83
2026-06-15 13,149,738 13,076,092 +73,646 6.14
2026-05-29 13,076,092 13,048,335 +27,757 20.29
2026-05-15 13,048,335 13,945,140 -896,805 8.92
2026-04-30 13,945,140 13,580,160 +364,980 12.94
2026-04-15 13,580,160 13,877,982 -297,822 15.18
2026-03-31 13,877,982 13,115,819 +762,163 11.71
2026-03-13 13,115,819 13,411,859 -296,040 9.03
2026-02-27 13,411,859 13,425,054 -13,195 7.83
2026-02-13 13,425,054 12,292,596 +1,132,458 9.70
2026-01-30 12,292,596 12,071,703 +220,893 21.62
2026-01-15 12,071,703 12,084,705 -13,002 22.53
2025-12-31 12,084,705 12,162,650 -77,945 22.67
2025-12-15 12,162,650 12,448,970 -286,320 21.46
2025-11-28 12,448,970 10,828,003 +1,620,967 14.81
2025-11-14 10,828,003 12,156,604 -1,328,601 10.50
2025-10-31 12,156,604 12,491,768 -335,164 15.99
2025-10-15 12,491,768 12,191,508 +300,260 17.99
2025-09-30 12,191,508 11,347,825 +843,683 12.59
2025-09-15 11,347,825 11,172,220 +175,605 16.04

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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