STAA · Staar Surgical Co
$26.18
+0.85 (+3.36%)
At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.31B
Shares
50.14M
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.
Model estimate
Expected Aug 14 short interest
as of Aug 14
5,408,745
+8.7% vs reported
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 9.9% of shares — P90
Days to cover 4.3 — P62
Price vs VWAP -5.6% — P29
Short-volume trend -10.4% — P17
Short interest change -2.3% — P46
Worst FTD 0.06% of shares — P70
Earnings soon +10
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026-08-31
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
|
— | — | — | — |
|
2026-08-14
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
|
— | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-31 | 4,975,558 | 5,094,402 | -118,844 | 4.28 |
| 2026-07-15 | 5,094,402 | 5,281,784 | -187,382 | 7.67 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5,281,784 | 5,052,862 | +228,922 | 7.72 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,052,862 | 5,233,870 | -181,008 | 9.05 |
| 2026-05-29 | 5,233,870 | 5,891,997 | -658,127 | 5.28 |
| 2026-05-15 | 5,891,997 | 6,731,885 | -839,888 | 4.88 |
| 2026-04-30 | 6,731,885 | 7,494,850 | -762,965 | 9.19 |
| 2026-04-15 | 7,494,850 | 7,730,427 | -235,577 | 4.69 |
| 2026-03-31 | 7,730,427 | 7,017,180 | +713,247 | 5.63 |
| 2026-03-13 | 7,017,180 | 6,223,341 | +793,839 | 6.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | 6,223,341 | 5,735,019 | +488,322 | 3.84 |
| 2026-02-13 | 5,735,019 | 4,005,845 | +1,729,174 | 4.49 |
| 2026-01-30 | 4,005,845 | 4,033,543 | -27,698 | 3.25 |
| 2026-01-15 | 4,033,543 | 4,148,308 | -114,765 | 1.88 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,148,308 | 4,826,529 | -678,221 | 3.42 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,826,529 | 3,982,615 | +843,914 | 3.23 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,982,615 | 3,662,036 | +320,579 | 5.24 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3,662,036 | 3,862,458 | -200,422 | 4.16 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,862,458 | 4,012,520 | -150,062 | 3.06 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,012,520 | 3,050,500 | +962,020 | 3.72 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,050,500 | 3,885,646 | -835,146 | 3.44 |
| 2025-09-15 | 3,885,646 | 3,992,554 | -106,908 | 6.32 |
| 2025-08-29 | 3,992,554 | 3,847,899 | +144,655 | 5.54 |
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Key facts
CIK
718937
CUSIP
852312305
13F (30d)
200 filings
189 filers
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