Most shorted stocks today
These are the US stocks carrying the heaviest short interest we can currently verify — ranked by the share of their freely traded stock that has been sold short. Short interest itself is published twice a month by FINRA (this table uses the September 30, 2026 settlement); the price and day move next to it update through the trading day.
| # | Stock | Price | Day | Short % | Days to cover | Float |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HTZ—/9 checksHertz Global Holdings, Inc | $2.10 | 71.3% | |||
| 2 | LCID—/9 checksLucid Group, Inc. | $3.50 | 57.2% | |||
| 3 | RH—/9 checksRH | $137.02 | 56.5% | |||
| 4 | BETR—/9 checksBetter Home & Finance Holding C | $16.78 | 54.7% | |||
| 5 | WOLF—/9 checksWolfspeed, Inc. | $23.31 | 50.8% | |||
| 6 | BEAM—/9 checksBeam Therapeutics Inc. | $24.05 | 41.2% | |||
| 7 | TRIP—/9 checksTripAdvisor, Inc. | $9.41 | 38.5% | |||
| 8 | TMDX—/9 checksTransMedics Group, Inc. | $70.50 | 38.4% | |||
| 9 | NNE—/9 checksNano Nuclear Energy Inc. | $12.10 | 37.8% | |||
| 10 | WEN—/9 checksWendy's Company (The) | $6.22 | 35.8% | |||
| 11 | SPHR—/9 checksSphere Entertainment Co. | $108.94 | 34.5% | |||
| 12 | YELP—/9 checksYelp Inc. | $19.99 | 34.0% | |||
| 13 | JACK—/9 checksJack In The Box Inc. | $11.03 | 33.6% | |||
| 14 | RXRX—/9 checksRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $3.71 | 30.9% | |||
| 15 | LEU—/9 checksCentrus Energy Corp. | $102.45 | 30.3% | |||
| 16 | EVER—/9 checksEverQuote, Inc. | $23.20 | 29.6% | |||
| 17 | AI—/9 checksC3.ai, Inc. | $12.48 | 28.1% | |||
| 18 | EZPW—/9 checksEZCORP, Inc. | $28.58 | 27.2% | |||
| 19 | FTK—/9 checksFlotek Industries, Inc. | $24.38 | 26.8% | |||
| 20 | TEM—/9 checksTempus AI, Inc. | $67.67 | 24.9% | |||
| 21 | SPCE—/9 checksVirgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. | $2.47 | 24.3% | |||
| 22 | SDGR—/9 checksSchrodinger, Inc. | $23.70 | 24.1% | |||
| 23 | NOG—/9 checksNorthern Oil and Gas, Inc. | $28.00 | 24.1% | |||
| 24 | ASTS—/9 checksAST SpaceMobile, Inc. | $39.90 | 21.7% | |||
| 25 | RDW—/9 checksRedwire Corporation | $8.37 | 21.3% | |||
| 26 | CHPT—/9 checksChargePoint Holdings, Inc. | $8.35 | 19.2% | |||
| 27 | AEVA—/9 checksAeva Technologies, Inc. | $10.20 | 18.6% | |||
| 28 | IMAX—/9 checksImax Corporation | $53.38 | 18.4% | |||
| 29 | GRAL—/9 checksGRAIL, Inc. | $132.55 | 18.2% | |||
| 30 | BKSY—/9 checksBlackSky Technology Inc. | $17.48 | 17.2% | |||
| 31 | REAL—/9 checksThe RealReal, Inc. | $10.84 | 16.3% | |||
| 32 | AMPX—/9 checksAmprius Technologies, Inc. | $8.18 | 15.8% | |||
| 33 | ACHR—/9 checksArcher Aviation Inc. | $3.92 | 15.5% | |||
| 34 | IOVA—/9 checksIovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $14.32 | 15.3% | |||
| 35 | WTI—/9 checksW&T Offshore, Inc. | $4.05 | 14.6% | |||
| 36 | CRGY—/9 checksCrescent Energy Company | $13.56 | 13.0% | |||
| 37 | PL—/9 checksPlanet Labs PBC | $13.40 | 11.0% | |||
| 38 | OUST—/9 checksOuster, Inc. | $30.06 | 10.5% | |||
| 39 | GPOR—/9 checksGulfport Energy Corporation | $164.64 | 9.3% | |||
| 40 | GH—/9 checksGuardant Health, Inc. | $169.64 | 9.3% | |||
| 41 | TALO—/9 checksTalos Energy, Inc. | $18.05 | 8.5% | |||
| 42 | AMPY—/9 checksAmplify Energy Corp. | $4.52 | 8.5% | |||
| 43 | DGII—/9 checksDigi International Inc. | $74.95 | 7.2% | |||
| 44 | IHRT—/9 checksiHeartMedia, Inc. | $1.87 | 6.5% | |||
| 45 | POWW—/9 checksOutdoor Holding Company | $2.46 | 2.7% | |||
| 46 | NXE—/9 checksNexgen Energy Ltd. | $8.32 | 0.0% |
Educational research, not advice. A high short percentage on its own is not a reason to buy anything — plenty of heavily shorted stocks are heavily shorted for good reason.
FAQs
How to read this list
Short percentage of float is the number of shares sold short divided by the shares actually available to trade. At 20% or more, one in five tradable shares is a bet the price will fall — and every one of those bets has to be bought back eventually.
The reason traders watch this number is the buy-back. If good news hits a heavily shorted stock, the people who are short have to purchase shares to close out, which pushes the price up, which forces more of them to close out. That feedback loop is a short squeeze.
The catch is timing. Crowded shorts can stay crowded for months. What turns a heavily shorted name into a moving one is usually a catalyst plus volume, which is exactly what our squeeze radar watches for on top of these numbers.
How often does short interest update?
FINRA publishes twice a month, roughly eight business days after each settlement date. We drop any stock whose latest reading is older than the current cycle rather than show you a stale number.
Is a high short percentage bullish or bearish?
Neither by itself. It tells you fuel is present, not that anything is lit. Pair it with days to cover, borrow cost and a real catalyst.
Where does the data come from?
Exchange-reported short interest and float, combined with live quotes. Every stock here links to its own page with the full breakdown.