{"slug":"can-you-opt-out-of-share-lending","qid":"basket_borrow","label":"Reported short interest and days to cover across seven large caps","post_title":"Can You Opt Out of Share Lending?","post_url":"/blog/can-you-opt-out-of-share-lending#q-basket_borrow","columns":["ticker","as_of_label","short_interest_millions","days_to_cover"],"rows":[{"ticker":"AMGN","as_of_label":"Sep 15, 2026","short_interest_millions":14.1,"days_to_cover":4.94},{"ticker":"MSFT","as_of_label":"Sep 15, 2026","short_interest_millions":67.3,"days_to_cover":3.73},{"ticker":"CAT","as_of_label":"Sep 15, 2026","short_interest_millions":8.4,"days_to_cover":3.7},{"ticker":"AAPL","as_of_label":"Sep 15, 2026","short_interest_millions":128.8,"days_to_cover":2.85},{"ticker":"KO","as_of_label":"Sep 15, 2026","short_interest_millions":40.6,"days_to_cover":2.79},{"ticker":"CVX","as_of_label":"Sep 15, 2026","short_interest_millions":20.8,"days_to_cover":2.61},{"ticker":"NVDA","as_of_label":"Sep 15, 2026","short_interest_millions":294.2,"days_to_cover":2.55}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    formatDateTime(max(settlement_date), '%b %e, %Y')       AS as_of_label,\n    round(argMax(short_interest, settlement_date) / 1e6, 1) AS short_interest_millions,\n    round(argMax(days_to_cover, settlement_date), 2)        AS days_to_cover\nFROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\nWHERE ticker IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA', 'KO', 'CVX', 'AMGN', 'CAT')\n  AND settlement_date >= today() - 60\nGROUP BY ticker\nORDER BY days_to_cover DESC","computed_at":"2026-10-05T14:55:53.107211+00:00","elapsed":0.0274084}