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$18.61 -0.04 (-0.21%)
Market Cap
$21.42B
Shares
1.15B
Volume · Oct 21 1.46M Avg daily vol (3M) 9.39M

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

VTRS Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 42,038,581 VTRS shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,248,353 shares. Days to cover was 4.17 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

VTRS Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 42,078,047 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, +0.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 37,375,471 to 47,041,961 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
42,078,047 +0.1% vs reported
Likely range 37,375,471 to 47,041,961 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 3.7% of shares — P62 Days to cover 4.2 — P62 Price vs VWAP +8.8% — P92 Short-volume trend -12.6% — P14 Short interest change +3.1% — P59 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P56 Price spike +10

Positioning score 58.4 + catalyst boost 10 (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 2026-10-21 16:18 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
2026-10-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 10
— — — —
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 42,038,581 40,790,228 +1,248,353 4.17
2026-09-15 40,790,228 38,610,690 +2,179,538 5.57
2026-08-31 38,610,690 37,018,623 +1,592,067 5.34
2026-08-14 37,018,623 45,687,489 -8,668,866 2.96
2026-07-31 45,687,489 47,215,480 -1,527,991 4.80
2026-07-15 47,215,480 48,017,941 -802,461 5.20
2026-06-30 48,017,941 45,050,829 +2,967,112 4.43
2026-06-15 45,050,829 41,119,380 +3,931,449 5.07
2026-05-29 41,119,380 38,107,135 +3,012,245 3.92
2026-05-15 38,107,135 37,783,688 +323,447 2.47
2026-04-30 37,783,688 35,245,951 +2,537,737 3.45
2026-04-15 35,245,951 32,122,224 +3,123,727 4.68
2026-03-31 32,122,224 28,323,140 +3,799,084 3.30
2026-03-13 28,323,140 28,258,520 +64,620 2.37
2026-02-27 28,258,520 26,450,946 +1,807,574 2.53
2026-02-13 26,450,946 27,832,542 -1,381,596 2.29
2026-01-30 27,832,542 25,272,723 +2,559,819 3.87
2026-01-15 25,272,723 21,954,908 +3,317,815 2.62
2025-12-31 21,954,908 27,940,439 -5,985,531 2.39
2025-12-15 27,940,439 26,256,419 +1,684,020 3.76
2025-11-28 26,256,419 23,450,669 +2,805,750 3.50
2025-11-14 23,450,669 25,985,671 -2,535,002 2.10
2025-10-31 25,985,671 28,840,371 -2,854,700 3.67

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