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IONQ · IonQ, Inc.

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$38.05 +0.41 (+1.09%)
Market Cap
$14.39B
Shares
381.00M

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

IONQ Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 42,363,766 IONQ shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 7,794,390 shares. Days to cover was 1.86 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

IONQ Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 44,088,449 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +4.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 38,950,142 to 50,219,803 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 64% chance it rises
44,088,449 +4.1% vs reported
Likely range 38,950,142 to 50,219,803 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
59/100
Short interest 11.1% of shares — P92 Days to cover 1.9 — P36 Price vs VWAP -20.2% — P13 Short-volume trend +6.0% — P72 Short interest change -15.5% — P19 Worst FTD 0.37% of shares — P92

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 42,363,766 50,158,156 -7,794,390 1.86
2026-07-31 50,158,156 47,045,003 +3,113,153 2.46
2026-07-15 47,045,003 44,033,601 +3,011,402 2.81
2026-06-30 44,033,601 50,485,339 -6,451,738 1.64
2026-06-15 50,485,339 57,963,134 -7,477,795 1.73
2026-05-29 57,963,134 73,282,410 -15,319,276 1.67
2026-05-15 73,282,410 83,718,404 -10,435,994 2.02
2026-04-30 83,718,404 84,028,918 -310,514 2.31
2026-04-15 84,028,918 80,934,731 +3,094,187 2.84
2026-03-31 80,934,731 79,476,027 +1,458,704 4.48
2026-03-13 79,476,027 85,889,142 -6,413,115 3.47
2026-02-27 85,889,142 82,807,735 +3,081,407 3.64
2026-02-13 82,807,735 79,280,081 +3,527,654 3.67
2026-01-30 79,280,081 73,679,307 +5,600,774 3.28
2026-01-15 73,679,307 78,183,234 -4,503,927 4.39
2025-12-31 78,183,234 70,884,695 +7,298,539 4.30
2025-12-15 70,884,695 66,142,361 +4,742,334 4.01
2025-11-28 66,142,361 57,871,095 +8,271,266 2.87
2025-11-14 57,871,095 49,154,344 +8,716,751 2.14
2025-10-31 49,154,344 47,659,672 +1,494,672 1.56
2025-10-15 47,659,672 61,605,378 -13,945,706 1.26
2025-09-30 61,605,378 44,221,845 +17,383,533 1.64
2025-09-15 44,221,845 44,325,998 -104,153 2.04

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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