HSBC Holdings PLC (HBCYF) short interest & short volume · 0.0% of float short
HSBC Holdings PLC official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
HBCYF short interest rose 38.2% to 7.8M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (0.0% of float, 1000.0 days to cover).
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 7.8M
- prior 5.6M
- % of float
- 0.0%
- float 17.38B
- Days to cover
- 1000.0
- avg vol 8K
- Change vs prior report
- +38.2%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 7.8M | $144.1M | +38.2% | 0.0% | 1000.0 | $18.58 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.6M | $104.1M | +45.7% | 0.0% | 566.0 | $18.55 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3.9M | $77.5M | +3.6% | 0.0% | 337.0 | $20.13 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.7M | $73.3M | -14.2% | 0.0% | 496.9 | $19.74 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4.3M | $88.1M | +17.5% | 0.0% | 169.6 | $20.36 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.7M | $77.7M | -14.5% | 0.0% | 64.4 | $21.10 |
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.
% of float uses the current float for every report (no float was stored with older reports).
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
No FINRA daily short volume on file for HBCYF yet.
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -3.9%
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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HBCYF short interest FAQ
What is HBCYF's short interest?
HSBC Holdings PLC (HBCYF) had 7.8M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report, 0.0% of its 17.38B-share float.
How many days to cover does HBCYF have?
1000.0 days: 7.8M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 8K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is HBCYF short interest rising or falling?
HBCYF short interest rose (+38.2%) from 5.6M to 7.8M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is HBCYF a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores HBCYF 37 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: short interest % of float 0.1/40, days to cover 25/25, change in short interest vs prior report 11.5/15, price change since settlement date 0/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What is HBCYF's market cap?
HSBC Holdings PLC (HBCYF) market cap is $221.55B on the latest cached fundamentals snapshot.
Where is HBCYF short volume listed?
Cached FINRA short volume for HSBC Holdings PLC (HBCYF) is listed at https://lician.com/short-interest/hbcyf.
Not investment advice. Figures as filed or reported, not a live feed.