TSLA short interest vs. average daily volume, bi-monthly (last 2 years)
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-22, from What Is FINRA Short Interest? Days to Cover.
| settlement_date | short_interest_m_shares | avg_daily_volume_m_shares |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2024 | 78.7 | 70.9 |
| September 13, 2024 | 77.2 | 83 |
| September 30, 2024 | 74.3 | 78 |
| October 15, 2024 | 79.4 | 82.7 |
| October 31, 2024 | 77.9 | 82.6 |
| November 15, 2024 | 76.4 | 127.5 |
| November 29, 2024 | 77.2 | 75.5 |
| December 13, 2024 | 80.8 | 82.1 |
| December 31, 2024 | 67.4 | 97.6 |
| January 15, 2025 | 63.3 | 81.2 |
| January 31, 2025 | 59.6 | 70.1 |
| February 14, 2025 | 61.5 | 81.2 |
| February 28, 2025 | 67.1 | 84.7 |
| March 14, 2025 | 81.3 | 125.2 |
| March 31, 2025 | 76.5 | 132.4 |
| April 15, 2025 | 81.3 | 157.6 |
| April 30, 2025 | 81.3 | 121.3 |
| May 15, 2025 | 85 | 106.2 |
| May 30, 2025 | 77 | 102.1 |
| June 13, 2025 | 77.1 | 138 |
| June 30, 2025 | 80.1 | 104.3 |
| July 15, 2025 | 70 | 96.8 |
| July 31, 2025 | 72 | 98.4 |
| August 15, 2025 | 76.7 | 78.5 |
| August 29, 2025 | 78.3 | 73.5 |
| September 15, 2025 | 86.2 | 95.1 |
| September 30, 2025 | 76.8 | 92.4 |
| October 15, 2025 | 72.7 | 93.5 |
| October 31, 2025 | 72.2 | 83 |
| November 14, 2025 | 71.2 | 88.1 |
| November 28, 2025 | 78.3 | 81 |
| December 15, 2025 | 74.7 | 72.2 |
| December 31, 2025 | 67.9 | 74.9 |
| January 15, 2026 | 64.4 | 64.1 |
| January 30, 2026 | 64.4 | 61.8 |
| February 13, 2026 | 64.8 | 60.8 |
| February 27, 2026 | 61.8 | 51.5 |
| March 13, 2026 | 60.9 | 60.7 |
| March 31, 2026 | 65.6 | 62.1 |
| April 15, 2026 | 71.1 | 70.8 |
| April 30, 2026 | 76.7 | 63.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 75.2 | 58.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 76.9 | 44.3 |
| June 15, 2026 | 78.2 | 48.8 |
| June 30, 2026 | 79.1 | 46 |
| July 15, 2026 | 70.6 | 39.7 |
| July 31, 2026 | 68.5 | 44.2 |
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
settlement_date |
date | April 15, to September | |
short_interest_m_shares |
number | 59.6 to 86.2 | count |
avg_daily_volume_m_shares |
number | 39.7 to 157.6 | count |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT concat(monthName(d), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(d)), ', ', toString(toYear(d))) AS settlement_date,
short_interest_m_shares,
avg_daily_volume_m_shares
FROM
(
SELECT settlement_date AS d,
round(max(short_interest) / 1e6, 1) AS short_interest_m_shares,
round(max(avg_daily_volume) / 1e6, 1) AS avg_daily_volume_m_shares
FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest
WHERE ticker = 'TSLA'
AND settlement_date >= today() - INTERVAL 2 YEAR
GROUP BY settlement_date
)
ORDER BY d
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