Short Interest
Daily FINRA short volume data for 2,971 stocks — most shorted, rising shorts, and squeeze candidates.
Latest data: 2026-09-10
About Short Interest Data
Short volume represents the number of shares sold short as a percentage of total daily volume, reported by FINRA. It is not the same as short interest (total outstanding short positions), but serves as a real-time proxy.
- Short %: Short volume / total volume x 100. Values above 40% are considered elevated.
- 20-Day Avg: Average short % over the past 20 trading days — establishes a baseline.
- Change: Today short % minus the 20-day average. Positive = shorts increasing, negative = shorts covering.
- Squeeze Candidates: Stocks where short % is dropping significantly — shorts may be covering, which can accelerate price gains.
Data source: FINRA Daily Short Sale Volume Files, aggregated across all reporting market centers.
Stocks Tracked
2,971
with short volume data
Avg Short Ratio
53.8%
across all stocks
Above 50% Short
1,830
heavily shorted
Top 10 Most Shorted Today
Highest short volume as a percentage of total volume
| # | Symbol | Company | Price | Mkt Cap | 20d Avg % | Change | Short Vol | Total Vol | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | $50.07 | $104.4B | 49.0% | +47.3pp | 13,184,557 | 13,696,344 | 96.3% |
| 2 | XFOR | X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $3.50 | $330M | 47.9% | +45.7pp | 1,466,965 | 1,567,110 | 93.6% |
| 3 | CXT | Crane NXT, Co. | $51.99 | $3.0B | 75.0% | +17.8pp | 310,136 | 334,372 | 92.8% |
| 4 | BSP | Bending Spoons S.p.A. | $38.77 | $26.0B | 83.6% | +8.9pp | 1,350,746 | 1,460,915 | 92.5% |
| 5 | SVAQ | Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares | $10.09 | $224M | 23.0% | +69.3pp | 116,087 | 125,787 | 92.3% |
| 6 | OFRM | Once Upon A Farm Pbc | $16.18 | $679M | 65.5% | +26.0pp | 273,164 | 298,431 | 91.5% |
| 7 | PEGA | Pegasystems Inc. | $36.24 | $6.0B | 68.2% | +23.3pp | 1,919,305 | 2,098,330 | 91.5% |
| 8 | LXFR | Luxfer Holdings PLC | $17.30 | $463M | 45.3% | +46.1pp | 389,018 | 425,739 | 91.4% |
| 9 | GPGI | GPGI, Inc. | $13.30 | $3.9B | 70.0% | +21.2pp | 367,418 | 403,071 | 91.2% |
| 10 | AN | AutoNation, Inc. | $203.67 | $6.8B | 65.3% | +25.7pp | 137,231 | 150,780 | 91.0% |
Shorts Piling In
Biggest increase in short % vs 20-day average — bearish signal, shorts are building positions
| # | Symbol | Company | Price | Mkt Cap | 20d Avg % | Change | Short Vol | Total Vol | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVAQ | Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares | $10.09 | $224M | 23.0% | +69.3pp | 116,087 | 125,787 | 92.3% |
| 2 | CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | $50.07 | $104.4B | 49.0% | +47.3pp | 13,184,557 | 13,696,344 | 96.3% |
| 3 | LXFR | Luxfer Holdings PLC | $17.30 | $463M | 45.3% | +46.1pp | 389,018 | 425,739 | 91.4% |
| 4 | XFOR | X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $3.50 | $330M | 47.9% | +45.7pp | 1,466,965 | 1,567,110 | 93.6% |
| 5 | IHS | IHS Holding Limited | $8.47 | $2.9B | 33.7% | +45.3pp | 967,007 | 1,224,460 | 79.0% |
| 6 | SLN | Silence Therapeutics plc | $13.02 | $615M | 31.6% | +44.8pp | 247,350 | 323,847 | 76.4% |
| 7 | EOS | Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II | $21.29 | $1.1B | 36.4% | +38.9pp | 160,529 | 213,045 | 75.3% |
| 8 | TIMB | TIM S.A. | $18.89 | $9.0B | 36.8% | +38.1pp | 281,806 | 376,343 | 74.9% |
| 9 | PTON | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | $4.95 | $2.1B | 50.5% | +37.9pp | 6,302,113 | 7,125,303 | 88.4% |
| 10 | NCDL | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. | $12.15 | $600M | 48.4% | +35.8pp | 91,304 | 108,454 | 84.2% |
Short Squeeze Candidates
Biggest drop in short % vs 20-day average — shorts may be covering, bullish signal
| # | Symbol | Company | Price | Mkt Cap | 20d Avg % | Change | Short Vol | Total Vol | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INBKZ | First Internet Bancorp - Fixed- | $25.20 | $255M | 62.1% | -62.0pp | 204 | 160,601 | 0.1% |
| 2 | WHWK | Whitehawk Therapeutics Inc | $4.11 | $234M | 56.3% | -46.5pp | 80,585 | 820,431 | 9.8% |
| 3 | FWAC | Futurewave Acquisition Corp. | $9.94 | $128M | 45.1% | -45.1pp | 3 | 500,006 | 0.0% |
| 4 | XCBE | X3 Acquisition Corp. Ltd. | $10.05 | $283M | 44.0% | -44.0pp | 1 | 117,167 | 0.0% |
| 5 | HFWA | Heritage Financial Corporation | $28.41 | $1.2B | 76.3% | -42.5pp | 95,688 | 283,298 | 33.8% |
| 6 | ALEC | Alector, Inc. | $2.14 | $238M | 47.9% | -39.2pp | 239,773 | 2,743,748 | 8.7% |
| 7 | MC | Moelis & Company | $64.03 | $4.7B | 63.8% | -38.5pp | 168,117 | 664,001 | 25.3% |
| 8 | AIV | Apartment Investment and Management Company | $2.40 | $345M | 49.0% | -37.0pp | 134,963 | 1,127,141 | 12.0% |
| 9 | INDB | Independent Bank Corp. | $82.74 | $4.0B | 70.1% | -36.7pp | 50,604 | 151,718 | 33.4% |
| 10 | ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. | $20.61 | $16.3B | 63.5% | -36.6pp | 301,897 | 1,123,263 | 26.9% |