{"slug":"what-is-short-interest","qid":"gme_case","label":"GameStop, Nov 2020 – Mar 2021: short interest, days to cover and the closing price at each settlement","post_title":"What Is FINRA Short Interest? Days to Cover","post_url":"/blog/what-is-short-interest#q-gme_case","columns":["settlement_date","shares_short_m","days_to_cover","gme_close"],"rows":[{"settlement_date":"November 13, 2020","shares_short_m":67.5,"days_to_cover":14,"gme_close":11.02},{"settlement_date":"November 30, 2020","shares_short_m":68,"days_to_cover":8.7,"gme_close":16.57},{"settlement_date":"December 15, 2020","shares_short_m":68.1,"days_to_cover":6.9,"gme_close":13.87},{"settlement_date":"December 31, 2020","shares_short_m":71.2,"days_to_cover":6.1,"gme_close":18.81},{"settlement_date":"January 15, 2021","shares_short_m":61.8,"days_to_cover":2.1,"gme_close":35.49},{"settlement_date":"January 29, 2021","shares_short_m":21.4,"days_to_cover":1,"gme_close":328.24},{"settlement_date":"February 12, 2021","shares_short_m":16.5,"days_to_cover":1,"gme_close":52.33},{"settlement_date":"February 26, 2021","shares_short_m":14.2,"days_to_cover":1,"gme_close":101.6},{"settlement_date":"March 15, 2021","shares_short_m":10.2,"days_to_cover":1,"gme_close":220.13},{"settlement_date":"March 31, 2021","shares_short_m":10.7,"days_to_cover":1,"gme_close":190.01}],"shape":"series","sql":"WITH px AS\n(\n    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS day,\n           argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS close_px\n    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs\n    WHERE ticker = 'GME'\n      AND window_start >= '2020-11-01 00:00:00'\n      AND window_start < '2021-04-02 00:00:00'\n      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) BETWEEN 9 AND 15\n    GROUP BY day\n),\nsi AS\n(\n    SELECT settlement_date,\n           round(max(short_interest) / 1e6, 1) AS shares_short_m,\n           round(max(days_to_cover), 1) AS days_to_cover\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\n    WHERE ticker = 'GME'\n      AND settlement_date >= '2020-11-01'\n      AND settlement_date <= '2021-03-31'\n    GROUP BY settlement_date\n)\nSELECT concat(monthName(si.settlement_date), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(si.settlement_date)), ', ', toString(toYear(si.settlement_date))) AS settlement_date,\n       si.shares_short_m AS shares_short_m,\n       si.days_to_cover AS days_to_cover,\n       round(px.close_px, 2) AS gme_close\nFROM si\nINNER JOIN px ON si.settlement_date = px.day\nORDER BY si.settlement_date","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:34:51.554213+00:00","elapsed":0.223975652}