Where can I find short interest data?
Christopher Anderson
Published Mar 08, 2026
Where can I find short interest data?
For general shorting information—such as the short interest ratio, the number of a company’s shares that have been sold short divided by the average daily volume—you can usually go to any website that features a stock quotes service, such as the Yahoo Finance website in Key Statistics under Share Statistics.
WHO releases short interest data?
NASDAQ, Inc. short interest is available by issuer for the past 12 months and updated twice a month. Short interest data is reported on mid-month and end-of-month settlement dates. It is then released on a dissemination date after 4 p.m. ET.
Is Ortex short interest accurate?
ORTEX brings you the most timely and accurate Short interest data available. ORTEX short interest data is sourced from the worlds largest combined pool of agent lenders, prime brokers, and broker-dealers who submit their inventory.
How is short interest data collected?
Short interest is published once a month by most exchanges, and twice per month by the Nasdaq. The information traders are using is thus always slightly outdated and the actual short interest may already be significantly different than what the report says.
What is the most shorted stock right now?
Stocks with the most short sell positions as of October 15, 2021, by share of float shorted
| Stock exchange: ticker | Share of float shorted |
|---|---|
| Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (NASDAQ: BGFV) | 43.08% |
| Root Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT) | 41.77% |
| Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) | 36.6% |
| Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) | 35.82% |
Is AMC heavily shorted?
2# AMC’s short interest still high According to data provided by Yahoo Finance, as of July 29, AMC had 16% of the float shorted, which is considered high. At these levels of short selling, the stock is constantly at the risk of undergoing a squeeze, if or when the stars align.
What are the most shorted stocks?
Stocks with the most short sell positions as of October 15, 2021, by share of float shorted
| Stock exchange: ticker | Share of float shorted |
|---|---|
| Arcimoto Inc. (NASDAQ: FUV) | 34.36% |
| Beam Global (NASDAQ: BEEM) | 33.52% |
| Corsair Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: CRSR) | 32.87% |
| Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) | 32.38% |
What stocks are shorted right now?
Most Shorted Stocks
| Symbol Symbol | Company Name | Float Shorted (%) |
|---|---|---|
| BLNK BLNK | Blink Charging Co. | 34.33% |
| BYND BYND | Beyond Meat Inc. | 34.17% |
| TTCF TTCF | Tattooed Chef Inc. | 33.75% |
| CRSR CRSR | Corsair Gaming Inc. | 33.47% |
How does ORTEX estimated short interest?
Estimated Short Interest The ORTEX estimate of the number of shares that are shorted. This uses the delayed official exchange data and is adjusted by the relevant percentage change of our intra-day stock lending data to give users another useful estimate of the very latest daily short positioning.
Who owns ORTEX data?
Peter Hillerberg Co-founder Ortex Analytics.
What is short interest data?
Short Interest Shows Sentiment Short interest is the total number of shares of a particular stock that have been sold short by investors but have not yet been covered or closed out. When expressed as a percentage, short interest is the number of shorted shares divided by the number of shares outstanding.
What is finra short interest?
“Short interest” is a snapshot of the total open short positions in a security existing on the books and records of brokerage firms on a given date. Short interest data is collected for all stocks—both those that are listed and traded on an exchange and those that are traded over-the-counter (OTC).
