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$401.43 -5.24 (-1.29%) At close · Oct 16
S&P 500 member Russell 1000 member Dow 30 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$365.02B
Shares
897.59M
Volume · Oct 16 8.12M Avg daily vol (3M) 5.16M

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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UNH Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 15,950,438 UNH shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 2,734,314 shares. Days to cover was 3.28 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

UNH Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 17,202,836 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, +7.9% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 14,728,620 to 20,342,420 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 69% chance it rises
17,202,836 +7.9% vs reported
Likely range 14,728,620 to 20,342,420 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
56/100
Short interest 1.8% of shares — P46 Days to cover 3.3 — P52 Price vs VWAP +1.7% — P82 Short-volume trend +1.5% — P59 Short interest change +20.7% — P83 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P27

Positioning score 56.4 + 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 (2026-09-30). 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.

The selected options expiration is incomplete or temporarily 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 2026-10-17 10:57 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 15,950,438 13,216,124 +2,734,314 3.28
    2026-09-15 13,216,124 15,287,263 -2,071,139 2.47
    2026-08-31 15,287,263 15,461,857 -174,594 3.63
    2026-08-14 15,461,857 15,085,300 +376,557 3.84
    2026-07-31 15,085,300 17,338,297 -2,252,997 2.52
    2026-07-15 17,338,297 18,410,503 -1,072,206 3.46
    2026-06-30 18,410,503 17,174,473 +1,236,030 2.65
    2026-06-15 17,174,473 19,282,449 -2,107,976 2.31
    2026-05-29 19,282,449 17,469,650 +1,812,799 3.04
    2026-05-15 17,469,650 19,516,586 -2,046,936 2.58
    2026-04-30 19,516,586 15,177,651 +4,338,935 1.93
    2026-04-15 15,177,651 17,686,213 -2,508,562 1.88
    2026-03-31 17,686,213 17,838,552 -152,339 1.80
    2026-03-13 17,838,552 14,788,018 +3,050,534 2.42
    2026-02-27 14,788,018 13,725,546 +1,062,472 1.83
    2026-02-13 13,725,546 14,137,772 -412,226 1.35
    2026-01-30 14,137,772 13,371,588 +766,184 1.00
    2026-01-15 13,371,588 13,909,868 -538,280 2.02
    2025-12-31 13,909,868 14,831,445 -921,577 2.53
    2025-12-15 14,831,445 12,939,301 +1,892,144 2.17
    2025-11-28 12,939,301 12,327,679 +611,622 1.81
    2025-11-14 12,327,679 12,595,742 -268,063 1.35
    2025-10-31 12,595,742 13,531,383 -935,641 1.44

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