{"slug":"what-is-days-to-cover","qid":"dtc_histogram","label":"Days to cover across liquid names (5M+ shares/day ADV): settlement of June 30, 2026","post_title":"What Is Days to Cover? Short Interest Ratio","post_url":"/blog/what-is-days-to-cover#q-dtc_histogram","columns":["bucket","names"],"rows":[{"bucket":"1 (the reported floor)","names":323},{"bucket":">1 to 2 days","names":188},{"bucket":"2 to 5 days","names":340},{"bucket":"5 to 10 days","names":91},{"bucket":"10+ days","names":5}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT multiIf(days_to_cover <= 1, '1 (the reported floor)',\n               days_to_cover < 2, '>1 to 2 days',\n               days_to_cover < 5, '2 to 5 days',\n               days_to_cover < 10, '5 to 10 days',\n               '10+ days') AS bucket,\n       count() AS names\nFROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\nWHERE settlement_date = '2026-06-30'\n  AND avg_daily_volume >= 5000000\n  AND days_to_cover IS NOT NULL\nGROUP BY bucket\nORDER BY min(days_to_cover)","computed_at":"2026-07-26T06:23:10.105323+00:00","elapsed":0.021455424}