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TDAY · USA TODAY Co., Inc. · Short Interest

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$7.05 -0.01 (-0.14%) At close · Oct 2
Market Cap
$942.57M
Shares
146.82M
Volume · Oct 2 3.37M Avg daily vol (3M) 2.3M

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

TDAY Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 27,136,550 TDAY shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,594,732 shares. Days to cover was 13.48 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

TDAY Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 28,304,634 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +4.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 26,461,775 to 30,221,021 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 Medium confidence 59% chance it rises
28,304,634 +4.3% vs reported
Likely range 26,461,775 to 30,221,021 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
73/100
Short interest 18.5% of shares — P97 Days to cover 13.5 — P93 Price vs VWAP -1.7% — P65 Short-volume trend -3.5% — P32 Short interest change +6.2% — P65 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P40

Positioning score 72.8 + 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 (2026-09-15). 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 2026-10-03 21:15 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 27,136,550 25,541,818 +1,594,732 13.48
2026-08-31 25,541,818 20,785,028 +4,756,790 9.00
2026-08-14 20,785,028 19,547,191 +1,237,837 6.21
2026-07-31 19,547,191 19,420,374 +126,817 12.56
2026-07-15 19,420,374 17,737,233 +1,683,141 15.14
2026-06-30 17,737,233 16,712,480 +1,024,753 10.46
2026-06-15 16,712,480 17,501,173 -788,693 10.15
2026-05-29 17,501,173 17,858,200 -357,027 11.87
2026-05-15 17,858,200 17,427,804 +430,396 9.57
2026-04-30 17,427,804 17,858,485 -430,681 10.96
2026-04-15 17,858,485 18,932,422 -1,073,937 8.88
2026-03-31 18,932,422 18,933,453 -1,031 9.54
2026-03-13 18,933,453 19,981,654 -1,048,201 8.21
2026-02-27 19,981,654 19,021,308 +960,346 12.19
2026-02-13 19,021,308 18,242,541 +778,767 11.36
2026-01-30 18,242,541 18,406,495 -163,954 16.01
2026-01-15 18,406,495 18,832,510 -426,015 11.77
2025-12-31 18,832,510 19,018,708 -186,198 20.91
2025-12-15 19,018,708 18,644,979 +373,729 14.33
2025-11-28 18,644,979 18,470,374 +174,605 12.64

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