KALU · Kaiser Aluminum Corp
$180.60
+16.28 (+9.91%)
At close · Jul 23
Market Cap
$2.95B
Shares
16.34M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
75/100
Short interest 5.6% of shares — P76
Days to cover 2.3 — P50
Price vs VWAP +2.7% — P70
Short-volume trend +1.4% — P57
Short interest change +19.4% — P77
Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P50
Earnings soon +10
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 912,142 | 763,795 | +148,347 | 2.33 |
| 2026-06-15 | 763,795 | 592,028 | +171,767 | 3.62 |
| 2026-05-29 | 592,028 | 562,430 | +29,598 | 2.50 |
| 2026-05-15 | 562,430 | 507,034 | +55,396 | 2.49 |
| 2026-04-30 | 507,034 | 468,864 | +38,170 | 1.34 |
| 2026-04-15 | 468,864 | 470,136 | -1,272 | 2.27 |
| 2026-03-31 | 470,136 | 474,372 | -4,236 | 1.83 |
| 2026-03-13 | 474,372 | 540,214 | -65,842 | 2.42 |
| 2026-02-27 | 540,214 | 599,106 | -58,892 | 2.02 |
| 2026-02-13 | 599,106 | 508,005 | +91,101 | 2.71 |
| 2026-01-30 | 508,005 | 455,300 | +52,705 | 3.17 |
| 2026-01-15 | 455,300 | 458,389 | -3,089 | 2.51 |
| 2025-12-31 | 458,389 | 536,989 | -78,600 | 2.13 |
| 2025-12-15 | 536,989 | 513,563 | +23,426 | 2.68 |
| 2025-11-28 | 513,563 | 514,370 | -807 | 3.92 |
| 2025-11-14 | 514,370 | 491,449 | +22,921 | 3.41 |
| 2025-10-31 | 491,449 | 610,583 | -119,134 | 1.80 |
| 2025-10-15 | 610,583 | 629,406 | -18,823 | 6.63 |
| 2025-09-30 | 629,406 | 541,867 | +87,539 | 5.46 |
| 2025-09-15 | 541,867 | 557,281 | -15,414 | 6.66 |
| 2025-08-29 | 557,281 | 532,705 | +24,576 | 7.06 |
| 2025-08-15 | 532,705 | 455,278 | +77,427 | 4.67 |
| 2025-07-31 | 455,278 | 462,309 | -7,031 | 2.89 |
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CUSIP
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