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$21.06 -0.30 (-1.40%) At close · Oct 23
S&P 500 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$11.59B
Shares
550.35M
Volume · Oct 23 3.28M Avg daily vol (3M) 4.99M

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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HRL Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 22,804,692 HRL shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,965,215 shares. Days to cover was 4.67 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

HRL Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 23,749,364 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, +4.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 20,666,087 to 27,179,173 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through October 15, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 26, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Oct 15 short interest

as of Oct 15 Medium confidence 61% chance it rises
23,749,364 +4.1% vs reported
Likely range 20,666,087 to 27,179,173 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
65/100
Short interest 4.1% of shares — P66 Days to cover 4.7 — P67 Price vs VWAP -3.0% — P60 Short-volume trend +5.8% — P74 Short interest change +9.4% — P71 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P45

Positioning score 64.8 + 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 (2026-09-30). 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 2026-10-26 00:31 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
    2026-10-30 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Nov 10
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    2026-10-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Oct 26
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    2026-09-30 22,804,692 20,839,477 +1,965,215 4.67
    2026-09-15 20,839,477 20,749,543 +89,934 4.69
    2026-08-31 20,749,543 17,129,618 +3,619,925 3.06
    2026-08-14 17,129,618 19,234,638 -2,105,020 5.88
    2026-07-31 19,234,638 20,290,232 -1,055,594 5.32
    2026-07-15 20,290,232 19,892,574 +397,658 5.00
    2026-06-30 19,892,574 21,211,741 -1,319,167 4.14
    2026-06-15 21,211,741 25,146,775 -3,935,034 4.79
    2026-05-29 25,146,775 24,756,714 +390,061 2.54
    2026-05-15 24,756,714 22,634,927 +2,121,787 5.54
    2026-04-30 22,634,927 22,608,055 +26,872 4.70
    2026-04-15 22,608,055 22,923,881 -315,826 4.27
    2026-03-31 22,923,881 19,869,757 +3,054,124 5.14
    2026-03-13 19,869,757 20,547,775 -678,018 5.04
    2026-02-27 20,547,775 19,300,812 +1,246,963 3.45
    2026-02-13 19,300,812 19,805,530 -504,718 4.52
    2026-01-30 19,805,530 19,736,714 +68,816 4.10
    2026-01-15 19,736,714 20,129,842 -393,128 3.86
    2025-12-31 20,129,842 19,537,760 +592,082 4.76
    2025-12-15 19,537,760 17,083,292 +2,454,468 3.11
    2025-11-28 17,083,292 16,546,608 +536,684 3.63
    2025-11-14 16,546,608 15,540,155 +1,006,453 3.53
    2025-10-31 15,540,155 14,955,130 +585,025 2.88

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