WSE (WSE) short interest & short volume · 4.7M shares short
WSE official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
WSE short interest rose 2.1% to 4.7M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (2.2 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 39.4% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 47.1% the 20 sessions before, the 25th percentile of its own 20-day averages since May 11, 2026.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 4.7M
- prior 4.6M
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 2.2
- avg vol 2.2M
- Change vs prior report
- +2.1%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4.7M | $57.1M | +2.1% | — | 2.2 | $12.10 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.6M | $52.7M | +18.4% | — | 2.5 | $11.39 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3.9M | $45.4M | +9.6% | — | 2.5 | $11.64 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.6M | $46.7M | +6.6% | — | 4.0 | $13.11 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3.3M | $43.7M | +11.2% | — | 3.0 | $13.09 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.0M | $36.1M | -12.2% | — | 2.4 | $12.00 |
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)
- 48.0%
- 261K of 542K
- 20-day average
- 39.4%
- prior 47.1%
- Percentile vs own history
- 25th
- 88 periods since 2026
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -9.7%
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 · WSE overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 260,529 | 542,160 | 48.0% |
| 2026-11-10 | 186,971 | 469,354 | 39.8% |
| 2026-11-09 | 181,915 | 510,321 | 35.6% |
| 2026-11-06 | 154,079 | 604,457 | 25.5% |
| 2026-11-05 | 302,240 | 954,275 | 31.7% |
| 2026-11-04 | 216,166 | 767,675 | 28.2% |
| 2026-11-03 | 198,653 | 434,384 | 45.7% |
| 2026-11-02 | 309,338 | 661,672 | 46.8% |
| 2026-10-30 | 175,150 | 493,955 | 35.5% |
| 2026-10-29 | 113,544 | 479,471 | 23.7% |
Industrials peers with similar quant ratings
WSE among 425 rated Industrials stocks (Lician quant rating, Nov 13, 2026). How the rating works
- CXW short interest5.00 · Strong Buy · stock
- ASC short interest4.99 · Strong Buy
- GEO short interest4.98 · Strong Buy · stock
- PANL short interest4.97 · Strong Buy · stock
- GSL short interest4.96 · Strong Buy · stock
- WTS short interest4.95 · Strong Buy · stock
- AER short interest4.94 · Strong Buy · stock
- ATRO short interest4.93 · Strong Buy
WSE short interest FAQ
What is WSE's short interest?
WSE had 4.7M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does WSE have?
2.2 days: 4.7M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 2.2M for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is WSE short interest rising or falling?
WSE short interest rose (+2.1%) from 4.6M to 4.7M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is WSE a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores WSE 6 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 5.4/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0.6/15, 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 WSE daily volume is sold short?
39.4% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 25th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was WSE's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for WSE was 260,529 shares, 48.0% of 542,160 total volume.
How many WSE short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for WSE, from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did WSE short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for WSE moved from 39.8% on Nov 10, 2026 to 48.0% on Nov 11, 2026, up 8.2 percentage points.
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