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$7.45 -0.04 (-0.53%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$2.21B
Shares
311.88M

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

Model estimate

Expected Aug 14 short interest

as of Aug 14
52,628,558 +2.7% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Aug 25. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
63/100
Short interest 16.4% of shares — P97 Days to cover 3.6 — P54 Price vs VWAP -2.3% — P37 Short-volume trend -1.9% — P42 Short interest change -9.9% — P28 Worst FTD 0.20% of shares — P84

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
2026-07-31 51,232,547 56,859,898 -5,627,351 3.58
2026-07-15 56,859,898 54,401,179 +2,458,719 9.14
2026-06-30 54,401,179 55,610,453 -1,209,274 6.31
2026-06-15 55,610,453 51,089,710 +4,520,743 5.91
2026-05-29 51,089,710 48,910,799 +2,178,911 6.94
2026-05-15 48,910,799 49,819,649 -908,850 6.71
2026-04-30 49,819,649 46,541,281 +3,278,368 4.08
2026-04-15 46,541,281 47,123,414 -582,133 6.71
2026-03-31 47,123,414 44,307,894 +2,815,520 5.56
2026-03-13 44,307,894 41,827,152 +2,480,742 5.93
2026-02-27 41,827,152 50,066,909 -8,239,757 3.35
2026-02-13 50,066,909 45,442,731 +4,624,178 5.21
2026-01-30 45,442,731 44,253,294 +1,189,437 6.22
2026-01-15 44,253,294 45,323,081 -1,069,787 5.80
2025-12-31 45,323,081 44,252,533 +1,070,548 6.92
2025-12-15 44,252,533 42,439,202 +1,813,331 5.10
2025-11-28 42,439,202 41,416,193 +1,023,009 5.32
2025-11-14 41,416,193 45,076,520 -3,660,327 4.49
2025-10-31 45,076,520 45,995,772 -919,252 3.24
2025-10-15 45,995,772 42,881,858 +3,113,914 3.48
2025-09-30 42,881,858 40,790,161 +2,091,697 4.57
2025-09-15 40,790,161 35,346,551 +5,443,610 5.06
2025-08-29 35,346,551 30,500,724 +4,845,827 3.66
2025-08-15 30,500,724 31,076,983 -576,259 3.57
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