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$58.96 -1.24 (-2.06%) At close · Nov 5 Play latest call Q3 2026 earnings call transcript
S&P 500 member Nasdaq-100 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$48.97B
Shares
830.66M
Volume · Nov 5 11.34M Avg daily vol (3M) 11.88M

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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PYPL Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 27,266,432 PYPL shares sold short as of the October 15, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 2,652,651 shares. Days to cover was 2.79 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

PYPL Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 27,232,839 shares sold short for the October 30, 2026 settlement, -0.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 23,764,648 to 30,983,771 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 57% chance it falls
27,232,839 -0.1% vs reported
Likely range 23,764,648 to 30,983,771 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Nov 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 3.3% of shares — P59 Days to cover 2.8 — P43 Price vs VWAP +5.0% — P83 Short-volume trend -6.4% — P27 Short interest change -8.9% — P24 Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P60

Positioning score 51.2 + 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 2026-11-06 01:55 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 27,266,432 29,919,083 -2,652,651 2.79
    2026-09-30 29,919,083 29,335,284 +583,799 2.26
    2026-09-15 29,335,284 33,367,767 -4,032,483 2.70
    2026-08-31 33,367,767 33,728,439 -360,672 2.55
    2026-08-14 33,728,439 39,947,641 -6,219,202 3.63
    2026-07-31 39,947,641 54,774,095 -14,826,454 2.34
    2026-07-15 54,774,095 54,915,943 -141,848 2.73
    2026-06-30 54,915,943 54,349,092 +566,851 3.05
    2026-06-15 54,349,092 49,538,499 +4,810,593 3.38
    2026-05-29 49,538,499 43,143,105 +6,395,394 3.83
    2026-05-15 43,143,105 42,814,305 +328,800 2.48
    2026-04-30 42,814,305 45,146,895 -2,332,590 3.54
    2026-04-15 45,146,895 45,984,040 -837,145 3.53
    2026-03-31 45,984,040 43,188,795 +2,795,245 2.44
    2026-03-13 43,188,795 41,844,575 +1,344,220 2.61
    2026-02-27 41,844,575 51,758,573 -9,913,998 1.36
    2026-02-13 51,758,573 43,016,293 +8,742,280 1.24
    2026-01-30 43,016,293 44,262,460 -1,246,167 2.82
    2026-01-15 44,262,460 44,953,402 -690,942 2.85
    2025-12-31 44,953,402 43,959,623 +993,779 3.01
    2025-12-15 43,959,623 40,184,389 +3,775,234 2.93
    2025-11-28 40,184,389 43,151,018 -2,966,629 2.37
    2025-11-14 43,151,018 44,388,346 -1,237,328 3.11

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