MAX
MediaAlpha, Inc.Company with tickers: MAX
CIK
1818383
CUSIP
58450V104
Shares Outstanding
54,062,155
Website
https://www.mediaalpha.com
13F Activity (30d)
14 filings
10 filers
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
65/100
Short interest 6.1% of shares — P78
Days to cover 6.5 — P81
Short-volume trend -3.9% — P37
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-30 | 269,491 | 0 | +269,491 | 1.00 |
| 2020-11-13 | 335,783 | 269,491 | +66,292 | 1.00 |
| 2020-11-30 | 332,028 | 335,783 | -3,755 | 2.14 |
| 2020-12-15 | 393,694 | 332,028 | +61,666 | 2.14 |
| 2020-12-31 | 566,099 | 393,694 | +172,405 | 1.80 |
| 2021-01-15 | 528,443 | 566,099 | -37,656 | 4.69 |
| 2021-01-29 | 261,719 | 528,443 | -266,724 | 1.62 |
| 2021-02-12 | 410,330 | 261,719 | +148,611 | 4.65 |
| 2021-02-26 | 442,731 | 410,330 | +32,401 | 4.68 |
| 2021-03-15 | 504,635 | 442,731 | +61,904 | 5.67 |
| 2021-03-31 | 467,591 | 504,635 | -37,044 | 1.00 |
| 2021-04-15 | 700,925 | 467,591 | +233,334 | 2.90 |
| 2021-04-30 | 815,359 | 700,925 | +114,434 | 2.82 |
| 2021-05-14 | 841,253 | 815,359 | +25,894 | 6.16 |
| 2021-05-28 | 770,376 | 841,253 | -70,877 | 3.56 |
| 2021-06-15 | 912,188 | 770,196 | +141,992 | 3.37 |
| 2021-06-30 | 992,600 | 912,188 | +80,412 | 3.58 |
| 2021-07-15 | 979,286 | 992,600 | -13,314 | 4.60 |
| 2021-07-30 | 982,704 | 979,286 | +3,418 | 9.97 |
| 2021-08-13 | 985,578 | 982,704 | +2,874 | 5.75 |
| 2021-08-31 | 935,028 | 985,578 | -50,550 | 3.27 |
| 2021-09-15 | 885,282 | 935,028 | -49,746 | 3.76 |
| 2021-09-30 | 859,969 | 885,282 | -25,313 | 4.57 |
| 2021-10-15 | 956,329 | 859,969 | +96,360 | 5.37 |
| 2021-10-29 | 1,106,165 | 956,329 | +149,836 | 4.95 |
| 2021-11-15 | 1,306,901 | 1,106,165 | +200,736 | 2.99 |
| 2021-11-30 | 1,487,711 | 1,306,901 | +180,810 | 3.26 |
| 2021-12-15 | 1,386,262 | 1,487,711 | -101,449 | 4.29 |
| 2021-12-31 | 1,265,596 | 1,386,262 | -120,666 | 5.69 |
| 2022-01-14 | 1,379,927 | 1,265,596 | +114,331 | 6.27 |
| 2022-01-31 | 1,202,509 | 1,379,927 | -177,418 | 6.33 |
| 2022-02-15 | 1,464,264 | 1,202,509 | +261,755 | 4.76 |
| 2022-02-28 | 1,723,573 | 1,464,264 | +259,309 | 5.56 |
| 2022-03-15 | 1,732,725 | 1,723,573 | +9,152 | 8.28 |
| 2022-03-31 | 1,662,424 | 1,732,725 | -70,301 | 6.52 |
| 2022-04-14 | 1,691,094 | 1,662,424 | +28,670 | 12.60 |
| 2022-04-29 | 1,726,451 | 1,691,094 | +35,357 | 16.60 |
| 2022-05-13 | 1,707,769 | 1,726,451 | -18,682 | 3.98 |
| 2022-05-31 | 1,346,253 | 1,707,769 | -361,516 | 5.89 |
| 2022-06-15 | 1,339,186 | 1,346,253 | -7,067 | 6.03 |
| 2022-06-30 | 1,256,067 | 1,339,186 | -83,119 | 7.27 |
| 2022-07-15 | 1,228,405 | 1,256,067 | -27,662 | 13.51 |
| 2022-07-29 | 1,181,002 | 1,228,405 | -47,403 | 8.62 |
| 2022-08-15 | 1,145,949 | 1,181,002 | -35,053 | 6.69 |
| 2022-08-31 | 1,074,705 | 1,145,949 | -71,244 | 9.14 |
| 2022-09-15 | 1,154,860 | 1,074,705 | +80,155 | 7.63 |
| 2022-09-30 | 1,527,948 | 1,154,860 | +373,088 | 7.24 |
| 2022-10-14 | 1,426,004 | 1,527,948 | -101,944 | 10.73 |
| 2022-10-31 | 1,589,538 | 1,426,004 | +163,534 | 5.48 |
| 2022-11-15 | 1,579,949 | 1,589,538 | -9,589 | 4.02 |
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