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Market Cap
$8.67B
Shares
237.85M

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

SM Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 14,477,571 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.9% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
14,477,571 -0.9% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
75/100
Short interest 6.1% of shares — P79 Days to cover 3.3 — P53 Price vs VWAP +18.7% — P92 Short-volume trend +11.1% — P84 Short interest change +15.5% — P82 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P67

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 14,605,783 12,641,149 +1,964,634 3.32
2026-07-31 12,641,149 15,176,402 -2,535,253 4.21
2026-07-15 15,176,402 13,410,352 +1,766,050 3.60
2026-06-30 13,410,352 13,362,022 +48,330 3.26
2026-06-15 13,362,022 12,886,910 +475,112 3.53
2026-05-29 12,886,910 12,652,639 +234,271 2.85
2026-05-15 12,652,639 13,447,657 -795,018 3.12
2026-04-30 13,447,657 13,117,716 +329,941 3.19
2026-04-15 13,117,716 11,966,387 +1,151,329 2.31
2026-03-31 11,966,387 14,534,164 -2,567,777 1.87
2026-03-13 14,534,164 14,858,909 -324,745 1.94
2026-02-27 14,858,909 12,643,929 +2,214,980 1.57
2026-02-13 12,643,929 15,185,089 -2,541,160 1.55
2026-01-30 15,185,089 8,061,182 +7,123,907 2.01
2026-01-15 8,061,182 8,510,528 -449,346 2.25
2025-12-31 8,510,528 9,279,760 -769,232 3.04
2025-12-15 9,279,760 9,141,615 +138,145 3.71
2025-11-28 9,141,615 9,988,656 -847,041 2.95
2025-11-14 9,988,656 9,903,423 +85,233 2.34
2025-10-31 9,903,423 10,619,815 -716,392 3.96
2025-10-15 10,619,815 10,242,180 +377,635 3.89
2025-09-30 10,242,180 10,491,617 -249,437 4.21
2025-09-15 10,491,617 10,497,143 -5,526 6.39

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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