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NUE · Nucor Corp

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Market Cap
$57.26B
Shares
226.88M

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

NUE Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 3,681,663 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +4.5% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
3,681,663 +4.5% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
42/100
Short interest 1.6% of shares — P45 Days to cover 2.8 — P47 Price vs VWAP +0.8% — P56 Short-volume trend -5.2% — P32 Short interest change -4.6% — P37 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P25

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.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 3,523,647 3,694,432 -170,785 2.78
2026-07-31 3,694,432 4,020,946 -326,514 2.52
2026-07-15 4,020,946 4,384,931 -363,985 3.22
2026-06-30 4,384,931 4,054,551 +330,380 1.88
2026-06-15 4,054,551 3,869,398 +185,153 2.84
2026-05-29 3,869,398 4,777,341 -907,943 2.56
2026-05-15 4,777,341 4,564,845 +212,496 3.62
2026-04-30 4,564,845 4,397,729 +167,116 2.43
2026-04-15 4,397,729 4,414,792 -17,063 3.32
2026-03-31 4,414,792 4,414,839 -47 2.99
2026-03-13 4,414,839 4,321,611 +93,228 3.18
2026-02-27 4,321,611 4,087,548 +234,063 2.53
2026-02-13 4,087,548 4,976,797 -889,249 2.04
2026-01-30 4,976,797 4,705,203 +271,594 2.39
2026-01-15 4,705,203 5,051,295 -346,092 2.76
2025-12-31 5,051,295 4,142,648 +908,647 3.25
2025-12-15 4,142,648 3,849,752 +292,896 2.79
2025-11-28 3,849,752 4,131,305 -281,553 2.99
2025-11-14 4,131,305 4,284,166 -152,861 2.99
2025-10-31 4,284,166 4,166,986 +117,180 2.31
2025-10-15 4,166,986 4,076,284 +90,702 3.27
2025-09-30 4,076,284 5,143,230 -1,066,946 1.82
2025-09-15 5,143,230 5,564,992 -421,762 3.60
2025-08-29 5,564,992 5,507,745 +57,247 4.80

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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