Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October (BOCT) short interest & short volume · 36K shares short
Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
BOCT short interest rose 555.6% to 36K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 64.7% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 51.6% the 20 sessions before, the 100th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 36K
- prior 5K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 69K
- Change vs prior report
- +555.6%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 36K | $2.0M | +555.6% | — | 1.0 | $55.57 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5K | $303K | +119.7% | — | 1.0 | $55.03 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3K | $136K | +15.9% | — | 1.0 | $54.31 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2K | $118K | +102.6% | — | 1.0 | $54.52 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1K | $58K | -58.3% | — | 1.0 | $54.54 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3K | $136K | -44.1% | — | 1.0 | $53.44 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 76.3%
- 14K of 18K
- 20-day average
- 64.7%
- prior 51.6%
- Percentile vs own history
- 100th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · BOCT overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 13,820 | 18,123 | 76.3% |
| 2026-11-10 | 6,696 | 8,568 | 78.2% |
| 2026-11-09 | 20,227 | 22,057 | 91.7% |
| 2026-11-06 | 2,667 | 4,793 | 55.6% |
| 2026-11-05 | 12,441 | 17,311 | 71.9% |
| 2026-11-04 | 9,305 | 13,101 | 71.0% |
| 2026-11-03 | 10,968 | 14,544 | 75.4% |
| 2026-11-02 | 12,150 | 58,975 | 20.6% |
| 2026-10-30 | 12,061 | 14,310 | 84.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | 8,325 | 17,723 | 47.0% |
BOCT short interest FAQ
What is BOCT's short interest?
Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October (BOCT) had 36K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does BOCT have?
1.0 days: 36K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 69K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is BOCT short interest rising or falling?
BOCT short interest rose (+555.6%) from 5K to 36K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is BOCT a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores BOCT 18 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 2.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 15/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of BOCT daily volume is sold short?
64.7% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 100th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was BOCT's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October (BOCT) was 13,820 shares, 76.3% of 18,123 total volume.
How many BOCT short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October (BOCT), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did BOCT short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October (BOCT) moved from 78.2% on Nov 10, 2026 to 76.3% on Nov 11, 2026, down 1.9 percentage points.
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