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$57.92 +0.05 (+0.09%)
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Market Cap
$5.42B
Shares
93.51M

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

MAIN Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 9,418,810 MAIN shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 29,365 shares. Days to cover was 12.82 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

MAIN Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 9,430,693 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +0.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 8,588,957 to 10,179,651 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 72% chance it falls
9,430,693 +0.1% vs reported
Likely range 8,588,957 to 10,179,651 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
73/100
Short interest 10.1% of shares — P90 Days to cover 12.8 — P93 Price vs VWAP +6.9% — P76 Short-volume trend -6.3% — P28 Short interest change -0.3% — P50 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P65

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.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    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 9,418,810 9,448,175 -29,365 12.82
    2026-07-31 9,448,175 9,919,273 -471,098 16.57
    2026-07-15 9,919,273 9,666,062 +253,211 15.02
    2026-06-30 9,666,062 9,689,235 -23,173 13.28
    2026-06-15 9,689,235 9,591,513 +97,722 15.43
    2026-05-29 9,591,513 9,511,507 +80,006 12.75
    2026-05-15 9,511,507 9,135,848 +375,659 11.33
    2026-04-30 9,135,848 8,806,474 +329,374 13.67
    2026-04-15 8,806,474 8,252,432 +554,042 12.65
    2026-03-31 8,252,432 7,751,757 +500,675 7.50
    2026-03-13 7,751,757 6,942,697 +809,060 8.84
    2026-02-27 6,942,697 6,622,051 +320,646 9.91
    2026-02-13 6,622,051 6,095,382 +526,669 10.38
    2026-01-30 6,095,382 6,072,914 +22,468 15.43
    2026-01-15 6,072,914 5,926,744 +146,170 10.77
    2025-12-31 5,926,744 6,082,442 -155,698 9.30
    2025-12-15 6,082,442 6,273,288 -190,846 12.68
    2025-11-28 6,273,288 5,928,624 +344,664 13.68
    2025-11-14 5,928,624 5,430,385 +498,239 12.00
    2025-10-31 5,430,385 5,141,849 +288,536 11.09
    2025-10-15 5,141,849 5,102,486 +39,363 6.08
    2025-09-30 5,102,486 4,991,341 +111,145 7.70
    2025-09-15 4,991,341 4,952,107 +39,234 10.11

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