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$45.45 -0.44 (-0.96%)
S&P 400 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$6.05B
Shares
123.27M

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

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HRB Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 17,836,338 HRB shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 521,085 shares. Days to cover was 5.11 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

HRB Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 17,027,771 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -4.5% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,237,440 to 18,578,988 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 High confidence 82% chance it falls
17,027,771 -4.5% vs reported
Likely range 15,237,440 to 18,578,988 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
67/100
Short interest 14.5% of shares — P95 Days to cover 5.1 — P70 Price vs VWAP +4.7% — P72 Short-volume trend -5.8% — P30 Short interest change +3.0% — P64 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P25

Positioning score 66.8 + 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 (2026-08-14). 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 2026-09-09 12:55 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-09-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 24
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    2026-08-31 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 10
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    2026-08-14 17,836,338 17,315,253 +521,085 5.11
    2026-07-31 17,315,253 17,749,914 -434,661 9.56
    2026-07-15 17,749,914 19,120,440 -1,370,526 8.99
    2026-06-30 19,120,440 19,635,291 -514,851 8.85
    2026-06-15 19,635,291 18,166,907 +1,468,384 8.19
    2026-05-29 18,166,907 17,816,101 +350,806 7.34
    2026-05-15 17,816,101 17,742,639 +73,462 5.22
    2026-04-30 17,742,639 14,995,088 +2,747,551 7.91
    2026-04-15 14,995,088 13,837,844 +1,157,244 7.52
    2026-03-31 13,837,844 13,200,337 +637,507 6.22
    2026-03-13 13,200,337 13,854,040 -653,703 5.99
    2026-02-27 13,854,040 13,230,719 +623,321 4.42
    2026-02-13 13,230,719 11,837,154 +1,393,565 3.41
    2026-01-30 11,837,154 11,500,044 +337,110 5.56
    2026-01-15 11,500,044 10,677,975 +822,069 7.86
    2025-12-31 10,677,975 11,020,617 -342,642 7.33
    2025-12-15 11,020,617 12,090,106 -1,069,489 6.98
    2025-11-28 12,090,106 12,559,932 -469,826 6.52
    2025-11-14 12,559,932 12,260,420 +299,512 7.65
    2025-10-31 12,260,420 12,091,673 +168,747 12.12
    2025-10-15 12,091,673 11,805,087 +286,586 10.82
    2025-09-30 11,805,087 11,145,760 +659,327 8.87
    2025-09-15 11,145,760 10,419,392 +726,368 5.75

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