Short Squeeze Candidates This Week
Short squeeze stocks screened on days to cover, shares short and a rising price, with every threshold stated in plain English and the measured odds beside it.
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Short interest and short volume, what FINRA and exchange data actually measure, how stale each number is, and how to read them together.
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When Is Short Interest Released?
FINRA publishes short interest twice a month, mid-month and month-end, about two weeks after each settlement date. See the live release cadence and lag.
Highest Days to Cover Stocks Right Now
The stocks with the highest days to cover from the latest FINRA short interest settlement, and why the raw top of the list is a liquidity artifact.
Most Shorted Stocks Right Now, Measured
The most shorted stocks by days to cover and by shares short, from the latest exchange-reported settlement. Liquid names only, refreshed as new prints land.
FINRA Short Interest Data, Explained
Where short interest data actually comes from: FINRA's twice-monthly settlement file and its daily short volume file. Schedules, contents, and failure modes.
What Is a Short Squeeze? GameStop, Measured
A short squeeze is a rally that feeds on short sellers buying to close. GameStop's 2021 records, short interest, days to cover and price, tell it in numbers.
What Is Days to Cover? Short Interest Ratio
Days to cover, the short interest ratio, is shares short divided by daily volume: how many days the exit would take. Real settlement data shows what is high.
What Is FINRA Short Interest? Days to Cover
FINRA short interest is shares sold short and not yet bought back. See how it's reported twice monthly, settlement dates, days to cover and percent of float.
Why Short Interest Data Is Always Two Weeks Old
Short interest is measured twice a month and published on a lag. The FINRA cycle, the measured delay, what moves while a print is pending, and days to cover.
Short Interest vs Short Volume: The Difference
Short interest and daily short volume measure different things. See real per-ticker numbers, days-to-cover math, and the exact query behind every figure.