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$82.42 +0.22 (+0.27%) At close · Oct 21
Market Cap
$248.78B
Shares
3.02B
Volume · Oct 21 10.07M Avg daily vol (3M) 14.21M

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

WFC Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 24,503,152 WFC shares sold short as of the September 30, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 7,045,871 shares. Days to cover was 1.72 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

WFC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 25,702,431 shares sold short for the October 15, 2026 settlement, +4.9% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 20,945,216 to 31,316,558 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 54% chance it rises
25,702,431 +4.9% vs reported
Likely range 20,945,216 to 31,316,558 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 26. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
32/100
Short interest 0.8% of shares — P38 Days to cover 1.7 — P35 Price vs VWAP -3.1% — P58 Short-volume trend -19.0% — P7 Short interest change -22.3% — P14 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P27

Positioning score 32.1 + 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 2026-10-22 00:24 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 24,503,152 31,549,023 -7,045,871 1.72
2026-09-15 31,549,023 33,929,528 -2,380,505 2.20
2026-08-31 33,929,528 28,081,879 +5,847,649 2.88
2026-08-14 28,081,879 28,452,806 -370,927 2.43
2026-07-31 28,452,806 28,993,166 -540,360 1.78
2026-07-15 28,993,166 28,597,263 +395,903 1.75
2026-06-30 28,597,263 34,848,759 -6,251,496 1.62
2026-06-15 34,848,759 32,456,915 +2,391,844 2.39
2026-05-29 32,456,915 34,939,383 -2,482,468 2.05
2026-05-15 34,939,383 29,647,824 +5,291,559 1.90
2026-04-30 29,647,824 27,670,452 +1,977,372 1.74
2026-04-15 27,670,452 28,809,340 -1,138,888 1.81
2026-03-31 28,809,340 30,282,303 -1,472,963 1.55
2026-03-13 30,285,003 27,315,596 +2,969,407 1.53
2026-02-27 27,315,596 26,656,825 +658,771 1.65
2026-02-13 26,656,825 31,999,574 -5,342,749 1.71
2026-01-30 31,999,574 33,658,519 -1,658,945 1.75
2026-01-15 33,658,519 38,360,053 -4,701,534 2.02
2025-12-31 38,360,053 41,423,518 -3,063,465 3.27
2025-12-15 41,423,518 42,720,493 -1,296,975 2.97
2025-11-28 42,720,493 40,371,214 +2,349,279 3.09
2025-11-14 40,371,214 30,037,679 +10,333,535 2.65
2025-10-31 30,037,679 31,951,328 -1,913,649 1.84

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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