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WTBA · West Bancorporation Inc · Short Interest

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$29.20 +0.35 (+1.21%) At close · Sep 10
Market Cap
$491.71M
Shares
17.04M

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

WTBA Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 416,799 WTBA shares sold short as of the August 31, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 32,581 shares. Days to cover was 7.16 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

WTBA Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 421,604 shares sold short for the September 15, 2026 settlement, +1.2% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 374,100 to 468,614 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 10, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 24, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 15 short interest

as of Sep 10 Low confidence 48% chance it rises
421,604 +1.2% vs reported
Likely range 374,100 to 468,614 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 24. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
58/100
Short interest 2.4% of shares — P53 Days to cover 7.2 — P78 Price vs VWAP +5.5% — P78 Short-volume trend -10.0% — P18 Short interest change +8.5% — P69 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P55

Positioning score 58.2 + 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 (2026-08-31). 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 2026-09-11 03:21 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
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 416,799 384,218 +32,581 7.16
2026-08-14 384,218 346,009 +38,209 4.21
2026-07-31 346,009 391,696 -45,687 6.77
2026-07-15 391,696 403,104 -11,408 6.80
2026-06-30 403,104 313,291 +89,813 3.42
2026-06-15 313,291 283,450 +29,841 5.72
2026-05-29 283,450 274,396 +9,054 7.90
2026-05-15 274,396 261,154 +13,242 8.17
2026-04-30 261,154 237,997 +23,157 4.13
2026-04-15 237,997 243,283 -5,286 7.84
2026-03-31 243,283 247,056 -3,773 6.16
2026-03-13 247,056 276,449 -29,393 6.48
2026-02-27 276,449 352,853 -76,404 6.41
2026-02-13 352,853 389,662 -36,809 6.45
2026-01-30 389,662 408,199 -18,537 13.09
2026-01-15 408,199 370,145 +38,054 13.83
2025-12-31 370,145 416,426 -46,281 10.64
2025-12-15 416,426 417,517 -1,091 11.40
2025-11-28 417,517 413,524 +3,993 13.45
2025-11-14 413,524 390,699 +22,825 14.12
2025-10-31 390,699 378,773 +11,926 9.42
2025-10-15 378,773 359,484 +19,289 9.33
2025-09-30 359,484 360,420 -936 6.23
2025-09-15 360,420 362,264 -1,844 16.73

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