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$10.62 +0.09 (+0.85%) At close · Oct 5
Market Cap
$202.59M
Shares
18.93M
Volume · Oct 5 79.95K Avg daily vol (3M) 117.06K

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

MPAA Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 946,989 MPAA shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 65,495 shares. Days to cover was 9.72 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

MPAA Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 985,249 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +4.0% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 886,805 to 1,099,406 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 High confidence 63% chance it rises
985,249 +4.0% vs reported
Likely range 886,805 to 1,099,406 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
61/100
Short interest 5.0% of shares — P72 Days to cover 9.7 — P87 Price vs VWAP -12.4% — P27 Short-volume trend -0.3% — P44 Short interest change +7.4% — P68 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P50

Positioning score 61.4 + 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 (2026-09-15). 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 2026-10-06 04:21 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
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 946,989 881,494 +65,495 9.72
2026-08-31 881,494 781,176 +100,318 6.93
2026-08-14 781,176 767,525 +13,651 5.76
2026-07-31 767,525 823,268 -55,743 9.39
2026-07-15 823,268 770,322 +52,946 7.89
2026-06-30 770,322 781,856 -11,534 4.26
2026-06-15 781,856 833,623 -51,767 4.21
2026-05-29 833,623 890,556 -56,933 19.89
2026-05-15 890,556 895,905 -5,349 20.35
2026-04-30 895,905 923,860 -27,955 15.10
2026-04-15 923,860 990,520 -66,660 12.13
2026-03-31 990,520 917,805 +72,715 10.11
2026-03-13 917,805 799,316 +118,489 6.24
2026-02-27 799,316 851,183 -51,867 5.29
2026-02-13 851,183 703,345 +147,838 3.83
2026-01-30 703,345 744,502 -41,157 7.89
2026-01-15 744,502 753,345 -8,843 7.92
2025-12-31 753,345 808,825 -55,480 5.24
2025-12-15 808,825 829,829 -21,004 5.44
2025-11-28 829,829 821,510 +8,319 4.72
2025-11-14 821,510 782,648 +38,862 3.00
2025-10-31 782,648 728,043 +54,605 6.49
2025-10-15 728,043 654,386 +73,657 6.64

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