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$24.40 -1.43 (-5.54%) At close · Oct 23
Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$2.85B
Shares
116.65M
Volume · Oct 23 4.68M Avg daily vol (3M) 4.59M

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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VKTX Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 25,921,759 VKTX shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 3,338,001 shares. Days to cover was 2.16 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

VKTX Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 25,196,449 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, -2.8% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 21,924,952 to 28,652,851 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 Low confidence 57% chance it falls
25,196,449 -2.8% vs reported
Likely range 21,924,952 to 28,652,851 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 22.2% of shares — P98 Days to cover 2.2 — P40 Price vs VWAP -26.5% — P16 Short-volume trend +6.8% — P77 Short interest change +14.8% — P78 Worst FTD 0.12% of shares — P85

Positioning score 67.7 + 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.

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 2026-10-25 22:45 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

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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 25,921,759 22,583,758 +3,338,001 2.16
    2026-09-15 22,583,758 22,186,520 +397,238 12.32
    2026-08-31 22,186,520 22,285,459 -98,939 12.39
    2026-08-14 22,285,459 22,541,431 -255,972 13.30
    2026-07-31 22,541,431 23,160,859 -619,428 10.49
    2026-07-15 23,160,859 23,507,768 -346,909 9.84
    2026-06-30 23,507,768 23,318,798 +188,970 6.65
    2026-06-15 23,318,798 22,371,620 +947,178 11.64
    2026-05-29 22,371,620 22,278,429 +93,191 11.69
    2026-05-15 22,278,429 22,652,414 -373,985 11.20
    2026-04-30 22,652,414 23,110,005 -457,591 8.92
    2026-04-15 23,110,005 24,006,215 -896,210 11.05
    2026-03-31 24,006,215 24,296,409 -290,194 9.82
    2026-03-13 24,296,409 24,324,779 -28,370 9.88
    2026-02-27 24,324,779 26,159,249 -1,834,470 10.84
    2026-02-13 26,159,249 26,061,262 +97,987 6.93
    2026-01-30 26,061,262 25,128,113 +933,149 9.88
    2026-01-15 25,128,113 24,344,265 +783,848 5.97
    2025-12-31 24,344,265 24,029,319 +314,946 11.72
    2025-12-15 24,029,319 22,990,072 +1,039,247 8.78
    2025-11-28 22,990,072 24,785,654 -1,795,582 7.77
    2025-11-14 24,785,654 24,173,606 +612,048 5.40
    2025-10-31 24,173,606 25,450,539 -1,276,933 5.41

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    Key facts CIK 1607678 CUSIP 92686J106 13F (30d) 71 filings 71 filers Visit website Investor relations