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$2.23 +0.04 (+1.83%) At close · Sep 4
Market Cap
$1.15B
Shares
524.83M

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

PSEC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 20,006,241 PSEC shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 5,375,383 shares. Days to cover was 4.73 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

PSEC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 20,516,572 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.6% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 17,851,920 to 23,327,572 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 47% chance it rises
20,516,572 +2.6% vs reported
Likely range 17,851,920 to 23,327,572 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
50/100
Short interest 3.8% of shares — P65 Days to cover 4.7 — P66 Price vs VWAP -0.8% — P48 Short-volume trend -8.5% — P22 Short interest change -21.2% — P14 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P53

Peer-relative percentile rank across all listed securities 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 20,006,241 25,381,624 -5,375,383 4.73
2026-07-31 25,381,624 26,786,360 -1,404,736 5.65
2026-07-15 26,786,360 27,148,458 -362,098 5.62
2026-06-30 27,148,458 27,983,721 -835,263 4.23
2026-06-15 27,983,721 30,390,753 -2,407,032 5.86
2026-05-29 30,390,753 32,146,058 -1,755,305 5.36
2026-05-15 32,146,058 33,614,308 -1,468,250 4.36
2026-04-30 33,614,308 34,152,539 -538,231 5.86
2026-04-15 34,152,539 36,268,419 -2,115,880 9.68
2026-03-31 36,268,419 38,022,751 -1,754,332 7.28
2026-03-13 38,022,751 37,803,222 +219,529 10.94
2026-02-27 37,803,222 36,611,900 +1,191,322 8.29
2026-02-13 36,611,900 36,456,274 +155,626 8.03
2026-01-30 36,456,274 34,925,789 +1,530,485 8.70
2026-01-15 34,925,789 36,830,813 -1,905,024 7.93
2025-12-31 36,830,813 36,809,298 +21,515 7.14
2025-12-15 36,809,298 38,093,705 -1,284,407 11.07
2025-11-28 38,093,705 38,778,375 -684,670 10.45
2025-11-14 38,778,375 39,961,619 -1,183,244 10.50
2025-10-31 39,961,619 38,931,248 +1,030,371 11.31
2025-10-15 38,931,248 40,413,823 -1,482,575 12.31
2025-09-30 40,413,823 36,064,421 +4,349,402 7.86
2025-09-15 36,064,421 34,895,005 +1,169,416 11.50

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