GGB · Gerdau S.A. · Short Interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.
GGB Latest Reported Short Interest
FINRA reported 43,249,432 GGB shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 7,153,882 shares. Days to cover was 3.83 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.
Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing
GGB Short Interest Forecast
Equibles' model estimates 43,611,897 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +0.8% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 37,869,241 to 49,252,519 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.
Expected Sep 30 short interest
as of Sep 30 Low confidence 56% chance it fallsOptions 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 2026-10-05 16:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2026-10-15
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
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2026-09-30
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
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| 2026-09-15 | 43,249,432 | 36,095,550 | +7,153,882 | 3.83 |
| 2026-08-31 | 36,095,550 | 34,752,057 | +1,343,493 | 3.14 |
| 2026-08-14 | 34,752,057 | 36,620,373 | -1,868,316 | 2.95 |
| 2026-07-31 | 36,620,373 | 23,746,851 | +12,873,522 | 2.55 |
| 2026-07-15 | 23,746,851 | 23,556,079 | +190,772 | 1.33 |
| 2026-06-30 | 23,556,079 | 29,813,057 | -6,256,978 | 1.38 |
| 2026-06-15 | 29,813,057 | 8,407,063 | +21,405,994 | 1.58 |
| 2026-05-29 | 8,407,063 | 5,457,309 | +2,949,754 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 5,457,309 | 6,051,990 | -594,681 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 6,051,990 | 5,599,233 | +452,757 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | 5,599,233 | 4,378,053 | +1,221,180 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4,378,053 | 980,307 | +3,397,746 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 980,307 | 1,543,679 | -563,372 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,543,679 | 4,754,991 | -3,211,312 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-13 | 4,754,991 | 26,236,663 | -21,481,672 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-30 | 26,236,663 | 25,501,018 | +735,645 | 1.40 |
| 2026-01-15 | 25,501,018 | 15,593,600 | +9,907,418 | 1.92 |
| 2025-12-31 | 15,593,600 | 17,544,537 | -1,950,937 | 1.42 |
| 2025-12-15 | 17,544,537 | 17,427,989 | +116,548 | 1.36 |
| 2025-11-28 | 17,427,989 | 21,071,023 | -3,643,034 | 1.39 |
| 2025-11-14 | 21,071,023 | 22,909,029 | -1,838,006 | 1.54 |
| 2025-10-31 | 22,909,029 | 23,759,075 | -850,046 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-15 | 23,759,075 | 22,295,588 | +1,463,487 | 1.00 |
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