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$10.63 -0.33 (-3.01%) At close · Oct 21
Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$1.33B
Shares
121.67M
Volume · Oct 21 2.66M Avg daily vol (3M) 2.98M

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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REAL Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 17,365,458 REAL shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 620,080 shares. Days to cover was 6.27 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

REAL Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 16,727,152 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, -3.7% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,025,811 to 18,370,342 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 High confidence 70% chance it falls
16,727,152 -3.7% vs reported
Likely range 15,025,811 to 18,370,342 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
81/100
Short interest 14.3% of shares — P94 Days to cover 6.3 — P79 Price vs VWAP -0.1% — P71 Short-volume trend -13.3% — P13 Short interest change +3.7% — P60 Worst FTD 0.09% of shares — P82 Price spike +10

Positioning score 70.9 + catalyst boost 10 (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 02:42 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
    2026-10-30 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Nov 10
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    2026-10-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Oct 26
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    2026-09-30 17,365,458 16,745,378 +620,080 6.27
    2026-09-15 16,745,378 16,295,898 +449,480 8.07
    2026-08-31 16,295,898 14,847,444 +1,448,454 5.56
    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

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