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REAL · TheRealReal, Inc.

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$10.10 +0.09 (+0.90%)
Market Cap
$1.22B
Shares
121.67M

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

REAL Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 14,847,444 REAL shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 986,552 shares. Days to cover was 3.63 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

REAL Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 14,710,008 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.9% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 13,016,071 to 16,559,775 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 51% chance it rises
14,710,008 -0.9% vs reported
Likely range 13,016,071 to 16,559,775 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 12.2% of shares — P93 Days to cover 3.6 — P57 Price vs VWAP -12.0% — P23 Short-volume trend -12.6% — P14 Short interest change -6.2% — P33 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P31

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks 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 14,847,444 15,833,996 -986,552 3.63
2026-07-31 15,833,996 18,054,624 -2,220,628 6.18
2026-07-15 18,054,624 17,727,463 +327,161 6.43
2026-06-30 17,727,463 17,578,656 +148,807 4.48
2026-06-15 17,578,656 17,327,009 +251,647 6.22
2026-05-29 17,327,009 16,767,780 +559,229 5.72
2026-05-15 16,767,780 15,786,203 +981,577 3.19
2026-04-30 15,786,203 18,178,141 -2,391,938 5.43
2026-04-15 18,178,141 19,940,287 -1,762,146 7.56
2026-03-31 19,940,287 18,193,223 +1,747,064 5.93
2026-03-13 18,193,223 18,837,571 -644,348 5.01
2026-02-27 18,837,571 19,890,678 -1,053,107 4.30
2026-02-13 19,890,678 20,073,116 -182,438 6.35
2026-01-30 20,073,116 21,501,880 -1,428,764 7.58
2026-01-15 21,501,880 22,342,913 -841,033 8.51
2025-12-31 22,342,913 24,080,325 -1,737,412 8.36
2025-12-15 24,080,325 27,053,407 -2,973,082 10.37
2025-11-28 27,053,407 28,580,692 -1,527,285 8.14
2025-11-14 28,580,692 24,570,132 +4,010,560 4.68
2025-10-31 24,570,132 24,064,876 +505,256 7.73
2025-10-15 24,064,876 25,003,860 -938,984 8.00
2025-09-30 25,003,860 24,834,425 +169,435 6.34
2025-09-15 24,834,425 23,046,155 +1,788,270 5.49

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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