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LNT · Alliant Energy Corp · Short Interest

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Market Cap
$16.94B
Shares
258.28M

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

LNT Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 24,789,500 LNT shares sold short as of the August 31, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,202,257 shares. Days to cover was 13.43 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

LNT Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 24,253,795 shares sold short for the September 15, 2026 settlement, -2.2% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 21,836,041 to 26,439,326 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 15, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 24, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 15 short interest

as of Sep 15 High confidence 75% chance it falls
24,253,795 -2.2% vs reported
Likely range 21,836,041 to 26,439,326 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 24. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
67/100
Short interest 9.6% of shares — P88 Days to cover 13.4 — P93 Price vs VWAP -8.5% — P33 Short-volume trend -2.3% — P39 Short interest change +5.1% — P61 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P53

Positioning score 67.3 + 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 (2026-08-31). 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 2026-09-20 21:29 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
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 24,789,500 23,587,243 +1,202,257 13.43
2026-08-14 23,587,243 27,263,556 -3,676,313 8.09
2026-07-31 27,263,556 27,969,712 -706,156 10.73
2026-07-15 27,969,712 27,985,561 -15,849 12.75
2026-06-30 27,985,561 25,568,382 +2,417,179 9.73
2026-06-15 25,568,382 24,123,748 +1,444,634 10.95
2026-05-29 24,123,748 22,238,240 +1,885,508 10.23
2026-05-15 22,238,240 21,792,578 +445,662 7.86
2026-04-30 21,792,578 20,817,894 +974,684 10.80
2026-04-15 20,817,894 20,712,314 +105,580 12.28
2026-03-31 20,712,314 20,511,538 +200,776 10.01
2026-03-13 20,511,538 20,277,641 +233,897 8.88
2026-02-27 20,277,641 19,144,909 +1,132,732 5.38
2026-02-13 19,144,909 21,053,074 -1,908,165 6.54
2026-01-30 21,053,074 19,537,979 +1,515,095 8.42
2026-01-15 19,537,979 19,539,615 -1,636 9.32
2025-12-31 19,539,615 19,613,120 -73,505 12.30
2025-12-15 19,613,120 19,429,770 +183,350 10.00
2025-11-28 19,429,770 15,537,208 +3,892,562 10.76
2025-11-14 15,537,208 15,510,335 +26,873 6.10
2025-10-31 15,510,335 14,143,995 +1,366,340 6.76
2025-10-15 14,143,995 13,896,112 +247,883 7.94
2025-09-30 13,896,112 13,818,500 +77,612 7.76

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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