{"slug":"most-shorted-stocks","qid":"dtc_trend","label":"Today's top-3 crowding leaders, traced back eight settlements","post_title":"Most Shorted Stocks Right Now, Measured","post_url":"/blog/most-shorted-stocks#q-dtc_trend","columns":["settlement_date","current_leader_dtc","second_place_dtc","third_place_dtc"],"rows":[{"settlement_date":"2026-04-15","current_leader_dtc":9.5,"second_place_dtc":18.1,"third_place_dtc":8.4},{"settlement_date":"2026-04-30","current_leader_dtc":10.6,"second_place_dtc":7.8,"third_place_dtc":5.7},{"settlement_date":"2026-05-15","current_leader_dtc":10.6,"second_place_dtc":7.3,"third_place_dtc":12.5},{"settlement_date":"2026-05-29","current_leader_dtc":7.6,"second_place_dtc":12.5,"third_place_dtc":8.5},{"settlement_date":"2026-06-15","current_leader_dtc":12,"second_place_dtc":14.4,"third_place_dtc":13.4},{"settlement_date":"2026-06-30","current_leader_dtc":8.7,"second_place_dtc":11.5,"third_place_dtc":9.5},{"settlement_date":"2026-07-15","current_leader_dtc":11.9,"second_place_dtc":9.2,"third_place_dtc":11},{"settlement_date":"2026-07-31","current_leader_dtc":14.5,"second_place_dtc":10.8,"third_place_dtc":10.4}],"shape":"series","sql":"WITH dates AS (\n    SELECT DISTINCT settlement_date AS d\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\n    ORDER BY d DESC\n    LIMIT 8\n),\ntop3 AS (\n    SELECT ticker, row_number() OVER (ORDER BY days_to_cover DESC, ticker) AS rank\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\n    WHERE settlement_date = (SELECT max(d) FROM dates)\n      AND avg_daily_volume >= 5000000\n      AND days_to_cover IS NOT NULL\n      AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')\n    ORDER BY days_to_cover DESC, ticker\n    LIMIT 3\n)\nSELECT toString(settlement_date) AS settlement_date,\n       maxIf(round(days_to_cover, 1), ticker = (SELECT ticker FROM top3 WHERE rank = 1)) AS current_leader_dtc,\n       maxIf(round(days_to_cover, 1), ticker = (SELECT ticker FROM top3 WHERE rank = 2)) AS second_place_dtc,\n       maxIf(round(days_to_cover, 1), ticker = (SELECT ticker FROM top3 WHERE rank = 3)) AS third_place_dtc\nFROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\nWHERE ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM top3)\n  AND settlement_date IN (SELECT d FROM dates)\nGROUP BY settlement_date\nORDER BY settlement_date","computed_at":"2026-08-25T13:14:39.895844+00:00","elapsed":0.314189087}