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LDI · loanDepot, Inc.

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$0.94 +0.00 (+0.27%) At close · Sep 4
Market Cap
$318.68M
Shares
338.16M

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

LDI Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 18,087,399 LDI shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 549,384 shares. Days to cover was 5.67 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

LDI Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 18,179,606 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +0.5% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,899,381 to 20,806,690 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 Medium confidence 60% chance it rises
18,179,606 +0.5% vs reported
Likely range 15,899,381 to 20,806,690 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
59/100
Short interest 5.3% of shares — P75 Days to cover 5.7 — P74 Price vs VWAP -8.4% — P26 Short-volume trend -3.6% — P37 Short interest change +3.1% — P64 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P55

Positioning score 58.6 + 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 2026-09-08 04:31 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

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 18,087,399 17,538,015 +549,384 5.67
2026-07-31 17,538,015 17,818,299 -280,284 6.89
2026-07-15 17,818,299 17,324,881 +493,418 10.88
2026-06-30 17,324,881 18,393,584 -1,068,703 7.94
2026-06-15 18,393,584 18,635,447 -241,863 9.85
2026-05-29 18,635,447 17,460,540 +1,174,907 10.84
2026-05-15 17,460,540 16,069,366 +1,391,174 8.08
2026-04-30 16,069,366 17,385,941 -1,316,575 8.42
2026-04-15 17,385,941 16,692,651 +693,290 11.32
2026-03-31 16,692,651 14,445,817 +2,246,834 6.01
2026-03-13 14,445,817 11,972,635 +2,473,182 4.56
2026-02-27 11,972,635 11,716,921 +255,714 5.85
2026-02-13 11,716,921 11,843,743 -126,822 4.02
2026-01-30 11,843,743 12,258,554 -414,811 2.66
2026-01-15 12,258,554 13,240,277 -981,723 2.24
2025-12-31 13,240,277 13,692,202 -451,925 3.67
2025-12-15 13,692,202 14,788,929 -1,096,727 3.45
2025-11-28 14,788,929 15,601,790 -812,861 4.05
2025-11-14 15,601,790 17,095,824 -1,494,034 3.10
2025-10-31 17,095,824 16,285,493 +810,331 2.82
2025-10-15 16,285,493 15,282,933 +1,002,560 2.09
2025-09-30 15,282,933 12,861,462 +2,421,471 1.00
2025-09-15 12,861,462 8,331,571 +4,529,891 1.00

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