OPTU
Optimum Communications, Inc.Company with tickers: OPTU
Market Cap
$1.06B
Shares Outstanding
476,472,207
CIK
1702780
CUSIP
02156K103
13F Activity (30d)
23 filings
5 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
47/100
Short interest 8.0% of shares — P84
Days to cover 1.6 — P37
Short-volume trend -8.5% — P20
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-15). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 38,091,231 | 37,039,453 | +1,051,778 | 1.59 |
| 2026-05-29 | 37,039,453 | 31,641,393 | +5,398,060 | 8.14 |
| 2026-05-15 | 31,641,393 | 30,660,846 | +980,547 | 6.95 |
| 2026-04-30 | 30,660,846 | 30,632,495 | +28,351 | 10.03 |
| 2026-04-15 | 30,632,495 | 30,583,785 | +48,710 | 18.62 |
| 2026-03-31 | 30,583,785 | 33,080,292 | -2,496,507 | 9.80 |
| 2026-03-13 | 33,080,292 | 35,456,242 | -2,375,950 | 14.52 |
| 2026-02-27 | 35,456,242 | 36,801,303 | -1,345,061 | 19.29 |
| 2026-02-13 | 36,801,303 | 35,907,146 | +894,157 | 19.30 |
| 2026-01-30 | 35,907,146 | 36,294,812 | -387,666 | 18.09 |
| 2026-01-15 | 36,294,812 | 38,050,063 | -1,755,251 | 13.35 |
| 2025-12-31 | 38,050,063 | 38,848,159 | -798,096 | 14.31 |
| 2025-12-15 | 38,848,159 | 34,889,800 | +3,958,359 | 16.41 |
| 2025-11-28 | 34,889,800 | 32,519,953 | +2,369,847 | 9.47 |
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