HRZN stock
Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) short interest & short volume · 2.9M shares short
Horizon Technology Finance official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
HRZN short interest rose 9.9% to 2.9M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (6.4 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 53.3% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 57.4% the 20 sessions before, the 11th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 2.9M
- prior 2.7M
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 6.4
- avg vol 460K
- Change vs prior report
- +9.9%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2.9M | $13.5M | +9.9% | — | 6.4 | $4.59 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.7M | $12.3M | -9.7% | — | 8.4 | $4.59 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3.0M | $13.9M | +6.1% | — | 3.8 | $4.69 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2.8M | $13.0M | -3.6% | — | 3.7 | $4.66 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2.9M | $14.5M | +3.8% | — | 3.7 | $5.01 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.8M | $12.0M | -14.8% | — | 5.3 | $4.32 |
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)
- 53.6%
- 136K of 254K
- 20-day average
- 53.3%
- prior 57.4%
- Percentile vs own history
- 11th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -18.1%
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 · HRZN overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 136,141 | 253,755 | 53.6% |
| 2026-11-10 | 150,993 | 287,342 | 52.5% |
| 2026-11-09 | 244,483 | 396,906 | 61.6% |
| 2026-11-06 | 199,252 | 345,887 | 57.6% |
| 2026-11-05 | 222,390 | 363,416 | 61.2% |
| 2026-11-04 | 102,075 | 208,526 | 49.0% |
| 2026-11-03 | 100,342 | 206,573 | 48.6% |
| 2026-11-02 | 126,345 | 347,347 | 36.4% |
| 2026-10-30 | 113,814 | 205,701 | 55.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | 83,409 | 156,539 | 53.3% |
Financials peers with similar quant ratings
HRZN among 524 rated Financials stocks (Lician quant rating, Nov 13, 2026). How the rating works
- HG short interest5.00 · Strong Buy · stock
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- SLDE short interest4.97 · Strong Buy · stock
- SPNT short interest4.97 · Strong Buy
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HRZN short interest FAQ
What is HRZN's short interest?
Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) had 2.9M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does HRZN have?
6.4 days: 2.9M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 460K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is HRZN short interest rising or falling?
HRZN short interest rose (+9.9%) from 2.7M to 2.9M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is HRZN a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores HRZN 19 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 16/25, change in short interest vs prior report 3/15, 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 share of HRZN daily volume is sold short?
53.3% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 11th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was HRZN's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) was 136,141 shares, 53.6% of 253,755 total volume.
How many HRZN short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did HRZN short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) moved from 52.5% on Nov 10, 2026 to 53.6% on Nov 11, 2026, up 1.1 percentage points.
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