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FTHY · First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund · Short Interest

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$13.07 +0.07 (+0.54%)
Market Cap
$478.05M
Shares
36.77M
Volume · Nov 4 92.37K Avg daily vol (3M) 109.68K

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

FTHY Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 132,461 FTHY shares sold short as of the October 15, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 35,853 shares. Days to cover was 1.01 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

FTHY Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 125,349 shares sold short for the October 30, 2026 settlement, -5.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 73,695 to 187,243 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through October 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected November 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Oct 30 short interest

as of Oct 30 Low confidence 54% chance it falls
125,349 -5.4% vs reported
Likely range 73,695 to 187,243 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Nov 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
36/100
Short interest 0.4% of shares — P30 Days to cover 1.0 — P26 Price vs VWAP +0.2% — P62 Short-volume trend -2.7% — P40 Short interest change -21.3% — P13 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P53

Positioning score 36.3 + 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 (2026-10-15). 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.

No active listed options were found.

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 2026-11-05 00:57 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
2026-11-13 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 24
— — — —
2026-10-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 10
— — — —
2026-10-15 132,461 168,314 -35,853 1.01
2026-09-30 168,314 85,134 +83,180 1.35
2026-09-15 85,134 84,142 +992 1.00
2026-08-31 84,142 86,375 -2,233 1.00
2026-08-14 86,375 143,040 -56,665 1.00
2026-07-31 143,040 62,459 +80,581 1.58
2026-07-15 62,459 114,613 -52,154 1.00
2026-06-30 114,613 63,736 +50,877 1.37
2026-06-15 63,736 178,457 -114,721 1.00
2026-05-29 178,457 92,837 +85,620 2.33
2026-05-15 92,837 82,867 +9,970 1.10
2026-04-30 82,867 76,432 +6,435 1.00
2026-04-15 76,432 178,265 -101,833 1.00
2026-03-31 178,265 64,586 +113,679 1.44
2026-03-13 64,586 54,670 +9,916 1.00
2026-02-27 54,670 70,298 -15,628 1.00
2026-02-13 70,298 62,976 +7,322 1.00
2026-01-30 62,976 17,958 +45,018 1.00
2026-01-15 17,958 8,376 +9,582 1.00
2025-12-31 8,376 24,563 -16,187 1.00
2025-12-15 24,563 17,744 +6,819 1.00
2025-11-28 17,744 29,723 -11,979 1.00
2025-11-14 29,723 26,975 +2,748 1.00

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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