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$118.71 +3.06 (+2.65%) At close · Nov 4 Play latest call Q1 2027 earnings call transcript
S&P 500 member Nasdaq-100 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$42.28B
Shares
355.98M
Volume · Nov 4 3.2M Avg daily vol (3M) 2.89M

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

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PAYX Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 20,823,747 PAYX shares sold short as of the October 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,995,203 shares. Days to cover was 7.81 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

PAYX Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 21,749,429 shares sold short for the October 30, 2026 settlement, +4.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 19,305,632 to 24,382,224 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through October 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected November 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Oct 30 short interest

as of Oct 30 Low confidence 56% chance it rises
21,749,429 +4.4% vs reported
Likely range 19,305,632 to 24,382,224 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Nov 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
75/100
Short interest 5.8% of shares — P75 Days to cover 7.8 — P83 Price vs VWAP +4.8% — P78 Short-volume trend +10.6% — P85 Short interest change +10.6% — P77 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P41

Positioning score 75.4 + 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 (2026-10-15). 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 2026-11-05 04:02 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-11-13 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Nov 24
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    2026-10-30 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Nov 10
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    2026-10-15 20,823,747 18,828,544 +1,995,203 7.81
    2026-09-30 18,828,544 19,816,479 -987,935 4.27
    2026-09-15 19,816,479 20,420,231 -603,752 8.06
    2026-08-31 20,420,231 19,240,317 +1,179,914 9.66
    2026-08-14 19,240,317 20,143,488 -903,171 8.23
    2026-07-31 20,143,488 19,234,786 +908,702 5.60
    2026-07-15 19,234,786 20,374,922 -1,140,136 6.66
    2026-06-30 20,374,922 20,615,390 -240,468 4.45
    2026-06-15 20,615,390 20,011,633 +603,757 7.00
    2026-05-29 20,011,633 20,483,868 -472,235 6.66
    2026-05-15 20,483,868 19,139,141 +1,344,727 6.37
    2026-04-30 19,139,141 20,371,444 -1,232,303 6.02
    2026-04-15 20,371,444 20,671,661 -300,217 5.58
    2026-03-31 20,671,661 20,878,884 -207,223 4.14
    2026-03-13 20,878,884 19,945,763 +933,121 5.72
    2026-02-27 19,945,763 20,110,416 -164,653 4.88
    2026-02-13 20,110,416 17,313,086 +2,797,330 4.35
    2026-01-30 17,313,086 17,170,617 +142,469 4.61
    2026-01-15 17,170,617 17,521,215 -350,598 6.49
    2025-12-31 17,521,215 14,709,075 +2,812,140 4.72
    2025-12-15 14,709,075 15,604,639 -895,564 4.06
    2025-11-28 15,604,639 15,384,092 +220,547 5.64
    2025-11-14 15,384,092 14,750,984 +633,108 4.95

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