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WU · Western Union CO · Short Interest

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Market Cap
$2.10B
Shares
312.06M
Volume · Nov 13 7.69M Avg daily vol (3M) 8.6M

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

WU Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 60,211,164 WU shares sold short as of the October 30, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 1,568,782 shares. Days to cover was 8.11 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

WU Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 59,752,145 shares sold short for the November 13, 2026 settlement, -0.8% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 52,844,592 to 66,184,002 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 63% chance it falls
59,752,145 -0.8% vs reported
Likely range 52,844,592 to 66,184,002 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Nov 24. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
81/100
Short interest 19.3% of shares — P98 Days to cover 8.1 — P83 Price vs VWAP +2.6% — P76 Short-volume trend -0.1% — P53 Short interest change +2.7% — P65 Worst FTD 0.72% of shares — P95

Positioning score 81.4 + 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 09:31 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 60,211,164 58,642,382 +1,568,782 8.11
2026-10-15 58,642,382 58,732,915 -90,533 8.01
2026-09-30 58,732,915 49,283,218 +9,449,697 5.39
2026-09-15 49,283,218 46,803,462 +2,479,756 6.89
2026-08-31 46,803,462 43,953,151 +2,850,311 6.27
2026-08-14 43,953,151 51,232,547 -7,279,396 3.51
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

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