{"slug":"what-is-short-interest","qid":"latest_snapshot","label":"The latest FINRA short interest file: one snapshot of the whole market","post_title":"What Is FINRA Short Interest? Days to Cover","post_url":"/blog/what-is-short-interest#q-latest_snapshot","columns":["latest_settlement_date","tickers_reported","tickers_reported_fmt","total_shares_short_b"],"rows":[{"latest_settlement_date":"July 31, 2026","tickers_reported":22339,"tickers_reported_fmt":"22,339","total_shares_short_b":55.3}],"shape":"scalar","sql":"WITH (SELECT max(settlement_date) FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest) AS latest\nSELECT concat(monthName(latest), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(latest)), ', ', toString(toYear(latest))) AS latest_settlement_date,\n       count() AS tickers_reported,\n       multiIf(count() < 1000, toString(count()),\n               concat(toString(intDiv(count(), 1000)), ',', lpad(toString(count() % 1000), 3, '0'))) AS tickers_reported_fmt,\n       round(sum(si) / 1e9, 1) AS total_shares_short_b\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT ticker, max(short_interest) AS si\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\n    WHERE settlement_date = latest\n    GROUP BY ticker\n)","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:34:48.775365+00:00","elapsed":0.036138647}