OCTP stock
PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 12 ETF - October (OCTP) short interest & short volume · 28K shares short
PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 12 ETF - October official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
OCTP short interest rose 71.9% to 28K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 64.8% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 92.5% the 20 sessions before, the 0th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Sep 22, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 28K
- prior 16K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.0
- avg vol 32K
- Change vs prior report
- +71.9%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 28K | $958K | +71.9% | — | 1.0 | $33.78 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16K | $553K | -57.8% | — | 2.5 | $33.52 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 39K | $1.3M | +37.3% | — | 12.5 | $33.08 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 28K | $943K | +93.9% | — | 7.7 | $33.15 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 15K | $485K | +4.8% | — | 4.4 | $33.07 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14K | $456K | +1.0% | — | 3.0 | $32.56 |
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)
- 54.1%
- 3K of 6K
- 20-day average
- 64.8%
- prior 92.5%
- Percentile vs own history
- 0th
- 208 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 · OCTP overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 3,365 | 6,216 | 54.1% |
| 2026-11-10 | 2,701 | 2,707 | 99.8% |
| 2026-11-09 | 554 | 2,922 | 19.0% |
| 2026-11-06 | 486 | 919 | 52.9% |
| 2026-11-05 | 352 | 495 | 71.1% |
| 2026-11-04 | 8,321 | 11,895 | 70.0% |
| 2026-11-03 | 4,169 | 7,005 | 59.5% |
| 2026-11-02 | 12,355 | 14,861 | 83.1% |
| 2026-10-30 | 1,155 | 2,163 | 53.4% |
| 2026-10-29 | 4,407 | 4,582 | 96.2% |
OCTP short interest FAQ
What is OCTP's short interest?
PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 12 ETF - October (OCTP) had 28K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does OCTP have?
1.0 days: 28K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 32K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is OCTP short interest rising or falling?
OCTP short interest rose (+71.9%) from 16K to 28K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is OCTP a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores OCTP 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 OCTP daily volume is sold short?
64.8% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 0th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was OCTP's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 12 ETF - October (OCTP) was 3,365 shares, 54.1% of 6,216 total volume.
How many OCTP short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 12 ETF - October (OCTP), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did OCTP short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 12 ETF - October (OCTP) moved from 99.8% on Nov 10, 2026 to 54.1% on Nov 11, 2026, down 45.7 percentage points.
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