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$20.55 +0.73 (+3.68%) At close · Oct 21
Market Cap
$746.18M
Shares
37.65M
Volume · Oct 21 269.75K Avg daily vol (3M) 420.81K

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

PRAA Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 839,552 PRAA shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 232,820 shares. Days to cover was 1.48 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

PRAA Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 830,081 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, -1.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 663,692 to 1,005,101 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through October 15, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 26, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Oct 15 short interest

as of Oct 15 Low confidence 61% chance it falls
830,081 -1.1% vs reported
Likely range 663,692 to 1,005,101 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
53/100
Short interest 2.2% of shares — P50 Days to cover 1.5 — P32 Price vs VWAP +6.4% — P88 Short-volume trend +8.9% — P82 Short interest change -21.7% — P14 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P47

Positioning score 53.1 + 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 (2026-09-30). 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 2026-10-22 04:23 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
2026-10-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 10
— — — —
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 839,552 1,072,372 -232,820 1.48
2026-09-15 1,072,372 959,194 +113,178 3.14
2026-08-31 959,194 802,191 +157,003 2.91
2026-08-14 802,191 814,016 -11,825 1.63
2026-07-31 814,016 954,492 -140,476 2.35
2026-07-15 954,492 868,056 +86,436 2.93
2026-06-30 868,056 1,515,485 -647,429 1.00
2026-06-15 1,515,485 1,176,291 +339,194 2.59
2026-05-29 1,176,291 947,108 +229,183 2.33
2026-05-15 947,108 888,378 +58,730 1.32
2026-04-30 888,378 919,937 -31,559 2.83
2026-04-15 919,937 1,168,841 -248,904 3.66
2026-03-31 1,168,841 1,228,898 -60,057 2.89
2026-03-13 1,228,898 1,481,815 -252,917 1.74
2026-02-27 1,481,815 1,266,499 +215,316 1.99
2026-02-13 1,266,499 783,952 +482,547 1.97
2026-01-30 783,952 717,161 +66,791 1.92
2026-01-15 717,161 717,337 -176 2.69
2025-12-31 717,337 892,160 -174,823 1.58
2025-12-15 892,160 864,424 +27,736 2.70
2025-11-28 864,424 921,466 -57,042 1.90
2025-11-14 921,466 747,812 +173,654 1.67
2025-10-31 747,812 673,091 +74,721 2.97

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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