US Gold Corp (USAU) short interest & short volume · 1.7M shares short
US Gold Corp official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
USAU short interest rose 2.5% to 1.7M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (10.7 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 57.2% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 56.0% the 20 sessions before, the 88th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Sep 23, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 1.7M
- prior 1.7M
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 10.7
- avg vol 160K
- Change vs prior report
- +2.5%
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 2)
- 46.4%
- 26K of 55K
- 20-day average
- 57.2%
- prior 56.0%
- Percentile vs own history
- 88th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 2, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -17.0%
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 · USAU overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | 25,640 | 55,270 | 46.4% |
| 2026-10-30 | 34,191 | 63,695 | 53.7% |
| 2026-10-29 | 46,446 | 63,366 | 73.3% |
| 2026-10-28 | 30,886 | 55,693 | 55.5% |
| 2026-10-27 | 46,549 | 80,304 | 58.0% |
| 2026-10-26 | 22,532 | 61,921 | 36.4% |
| 2026-10-23 | 38,530 | 73,314 | 52.5% |
| 2026-10-22 | 53,103 | 90,823 | 58.5% |
| 2026-10-21 | 49,566 | 83,081 | 59.7% |
| 2026-10-20 | 69,886 | 137,179 | 51.0% |
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USAU short interest FAQ
What is USAU's short interest?
US Gold Corp (USAU) had 1.7M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does USAU have?
10.7 days: 1.7M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 160K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is USAU short interest rising or falling?
USAU short interest rose (+2.5%) from 1.7M to 1.7M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is USAU a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores USAU 26 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 25/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0.8/15, 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 USAU daily volume is sold short?
57.2% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 2, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 88th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was USAU's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 2, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for US Gold Corp (USAU) was 25,640 shares, 46.4% of 55,270 total volume.
How many USAU short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for US Gold Corp (USAU), from Oct 20, 2026 through Nov 2, 2026.
How did USAU short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for US Gold Corp (USAU) moved from 53.7% on Oct 30, 2026 to 46.4% on Nov 2, 2026, down 7.3 percentage points.
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