Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF (KOCT) short interest & short volume · 59K shares short
Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
KOCT short interest rose 6309.7% to 59K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 75.0% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 54.1% the 20 sessions before, the 95th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Sep 16, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 59K
- prior 920
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 119K
- Change vs prior report
- +6309.7%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 59K | $2.2M | +6309.7% | — | 1.0 | $37.54 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 920 | $35K | -58.6% | — | 1.0 | $37.71 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2K | $84K | +516.9% | — | 1.0 | $37.88 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 360 | $14K | 0.0% | — | 1.0 | $37.97 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 360 | $14K | -47.8% | — | 1.0 | $38.02 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 689 | $26K | -30.3% | — | 1.0 | $37.45 |
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)
- 16.4%
- 158 of 964
- 20-day average
- 75.0%
- prior 54.1%
- Percentile vs own history
- 95th
- 224 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 · KOCT overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 158 | 964 | 16.4% |
| 2026-11-10 | 2,143 | 2,767 | 77.5% |
| 2026-11-09 | 33,273 | 35,760 | 93.0% |
| 2026-11-06 | 20,743 | 21,017 | 98.7% |
| 2026-11-05 | 115,836 | 120,175 | 96.4% |
| 2026-11-04 | 870 | 7,085 | 12.3% |
| 2026-11-03 | 12,044 | 16,900 | 71.3% |
| 2026-11-02 | 4,517 | 11,073 | 40.8% |
| 2026-10-30 | 3,569 | 4,957 | 72.0% |
| 2026-10-29 | 9,917 | 10,136 | 97.8% |
KOCT short interest FAQ
What is KOCT's short interest?
Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF (KOCT) had 59K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does KOCT have?
1.0 days: 59K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 119K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is KOCT short interest rising or falling?
KOCT short interest rose (+6309.7%) from 920 to 59K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is KOCT a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores KOCT 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 KOCT daily volume is sold short?
75.0% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 95th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was KOCT's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF (KOCT) was 158 shares, 16.4% of 964 total volume.
How many KOCT short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF (KOCT), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did KOCT short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF (KOCT) moved from 77.5% on Nov 10, 2026 to 16.4% on Nov 11, 2026, down 61.1 percentage points.
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