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Market Cap
$110.67B
Shares
374.32M
Volume · Nov 13 4.83M Avg daily vol (3M) 8.03M

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

WDC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 19,373,548 WDC shares sold short as of the October 30, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 73,215 shares. Days to cover was 2.14 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

WDC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 18,551,213 shares sold short for the November 13, 2026 settlement, -4.2% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 16,028,250 to 21,143,858 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through November 13, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected November 24, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Nov 13 short interest

as of Nov 13 Low confidence 61% chance it falls
18,551,213 -4.2% vs reported
Likely range 16,028,250 to 21,143,858 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Nov 24. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
50/100
Short interest 5.2% of shares — P72 Days to cover 2.1 — P37 Price vs VWAP -26.3% — P19 Short-volume trend +4.3% — P71 Short interest change -0.4% — P52 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P23

Positioning score 50.2 + 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 (2026-10-30). 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 2026-11-15 06:48 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
2026-11-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Dec 9
— — — —
2026-11-13 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 24
— — — —
2026-10-30 19,373,548 19,446,763 -73,215 2.14
2026-10-15 19,446,763 18,293,625 +1,153,138 1.88
2026-09-30 18,293,625 17,280,387 +1,013,238 2.45
2026-09-15 17,280,387 19,887,791 -2,607,404 3.13
2026-08-31 19,887,791 20,281,115 -393,324 3.14
2026-08-14 20,281,115 24,599,617 -4,318,502 2.26
2026-07-31 24,599,617 23,258,520 +1,341,097 3.18
2026-07-15 23,258,520 22,377,149 +881,371 3.43
2026-06-30 22,377,149 26,449,406 -4,072,257 1.62
2026-06-15 26,449,406 31,871,127 -5,421,721 3.87
2026-05-29 31,871,127 29,765,534 +2,105,593 5.02
2026-05-15 29,765,534 29,140,914 +624,620 3.50
2026-04-30 29,140,914 26,758,181 +2,382,733 4.18
2026-04-15 26,758,181 26,653,778 +104,403 3.56
2026-03-31 26,653,778 27,567,965 -914,187 2.81
2026-03-13 27,567,965 29,882,601 -2,314,636 3.53
2026-02-27 29,882,601 31,585,632 -1,703,031 3.36
2026-02-13 31,585,632 31,540,967 +44,665 2.67
2026-01-30 31,540,967 33,513,366 -1,972,399 2.95
2026-01-15 33,513,366 36,866,308 -3,352,942 3.50
2025-12-31 36,866,308 31,351,861 +5,514,447 4.54
2025-12-15 31,351,861 30,825,377 +526,484 4.77
2025-11-28 30,825,377 33,625,289 -2,799,912 3.93

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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