MACI · Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman
Substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
“The working capital deficit and the expectation of significant future costs raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. Additionally, Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution, should the Company be unable to complete a Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 20, 2026. Management plans to address this uncertainty through the closing of its proposed Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company's plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.”View the 10-Q filed Aug 13, 2026
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.
MACI Latest Reported Short Interest
FINRA reported 8,556 MACI shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 3,239 shares. Days to cover was 23.38 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.
Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing
Positioning score 60.4 + catalyst boost 10 (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.
No active listed options were found.
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 2026-09-06 13:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2026-09-15
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
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2026-08-31
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
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| 2026-08-14 | 8,556 | 5,317 | +3,239 | 23.38 |
| 2026-07-31 | 5,317 | 816 | +4,501 | 4.12 |
| 2026-07-15 | 816 | 559 | +257 | 4.56 |
| 2026-06-30 | 559 | 667 | -108 | 4.74 |
| 2026-06-15 | 667 | 465 | +202 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | 465 | 570 | -105 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 570 | 421 | +149 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 421 | 1,202 | -781 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,202 | 1,472 | -270 | 1.17 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,472 | 2,144 | -672 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 2,144 | 1,659 | +485 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,659 | 1,634 | +25 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,634 | 1,366 | +268 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,366 | 1,695 | -329 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,695 | 1,645 | +50 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,645 | 2,161 | -516 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2,161 | 1,845 | +316 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,845 | 1,705 | +140 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,705 | 1,313 | +392 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,313 | 1,586 | -273 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,586 | 1,480 | +106 | 1.00 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,480 | 2,003 | -523 | 1.88 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,003 | 2,024 | -21 | 1.10 |
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