Short interest and days to cover

The short interest (shares sold short), days to cover (short interest ÷ average daily volume), and short interest as a % of shares outstanding from twice-monthly settlement data, plus the change from the prior settlement and the daily short-volume ratio — short sales as a share of off-exchange (FINRA-reported) volume, not consolidated volume. A large short position with a high days to cover is more exposed to a squeeze; both measures describe the size of the position, not its direction, and are not a directional signal.

AAPLas of the 2026-09-30 settlementMost-crowded shorts by days to cover →Related: daily off-exchange short volume →

Short interest

120.8M

shares · -6.2% vs prior

Days to cover

3.03

at avg daily volume

% of shares out

0.83%

short ÷ shares outstanding

Short-volume ratio

58.9%

of off-exchange volume · 50.1% avg

AAPL has 120.8M shares sold short (0.83% of shares outstanding) as of the 2026-09-30 settlement — moderate short interest. At the average daily volume it would take 3.03 days to cover the entire short. Short interest is falling (-6.2% vs the prior settlement); 58.9% of the latest day's FINRA-reported off-exchange volume was sold short.

Recent settlements


2026-09-30	120.8M	3.03
2026-09-15	128.8M	2.85
2026-08-31	139.7M	3.53
2026-08-14	116.3M	2.53
2026-07-31	141.6M	2.42
2026-07-15	146.5M	3.06
2026-06-30	140.5M	1.73
2026-06-15	144.2M	2.76

Short interest = shares sold short (twice-monthly settlement). Days-to-cover = short interest ÷ average daily volume. Short-volume ratio = short sales ÷ off-exchange (FINRA-reported) volume, not consolidated volume; the same base as the dark pool page.