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UAL · United Airlines Holdings, Inc. · Short Interest

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Market Cap
$35.29B
Shares
324.58M

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

UAL Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 17,436,713 UAL shares sold short as of the August 31, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 3,211,843 shares. Days to cover was 5.95 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

UAL Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 17,677,228 shares sold short for the September 15, 2026 settlement, +1.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 15,582,584 to 19,865,881 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 15, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 24, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 15 short interest

as of Sep 15 Low confidence 55% chance it falls
17,677,228 +1.4% vs reported
Likely range 15,582,584 to 19,865,881 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 24. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 5.4% of shares — P75 Days to cover 6.0 — P71 Price vs VWAP -9.8% — P29 Short-volume trend -4.6% — P32 Short interest change -15.6% — P16 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P34

Positioning score 50.8 + 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 (2026-08-31). 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 2026-09-21 18:45 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
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 17,436,713 20,648,556 -3,211,843 5.95
2026-08-14 20,648,556 23,511,391 -2,862,835 6.97
2026-07-31 23,511,391 21,814,905 +1,696,486 5.36
2026-07-15 21,814,905 20,960,520 +854,385 4.86
2026-06-30 20,960,520 15,209,996 +5,750,524 3.36
2026-06-15 15,209,996 14,591,838 +618,158 3.00
2026-05-29 14,591,838 13,989,543 +602,295 2.14
2026-05-15 13,989,543 15,021,277 -1,031,734 2.60
2026-04-30 15,021,277 14,263,576 +757,701 1.97
2026-04-15 14,263,576 15,255,024 -991,448 1.69
2026-03-31 15,255,024 12,925,741 +2,329,283 1.93
2026-03-13 12,925,741 12,877,318 +48,423 1.23
2026-02-27 12,877,318 8,657,871 +4,219,447 2.47
2026-02-13 8,657,871 11,170,155 -2,512,284 1.43
2026-01-30 11,170,155 11,923,085 -752,930 1.82
2026-01-15 11,923,085 12,887,697 -964,612 2.98
2025-12-31 12,887,697 15,486,590 -2,598,893 3.37
2025-12-15 15,486,590 14,452,020 +1,034,570 2.75
2025-11-28 14,452,020 12,535,642 +1,916,378 2.33
2025-11-14 12,535,642 12,949,326 -413,684 2.28
2025-10-31 12,949,326 13,310,656 -361,330 1.70
2025-10-15 13,310,656 13,229,640 +81,016 2.28
2025-09-30 13,229,640 14,827,441 -1,597,801 2.31

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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