XHS (XHS) short interest & short volume · 276K shares short
XHS official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
XHS short interest fell 13.8% to 276K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (7.0 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 63.5% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 38.9% the 20 sessions before, the 98th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 276K
- prior 321K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 7.0
- avg vol 40K
- Change vs prior report
- -13.8%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 276K | $38.9M | -13.8% | — | 7.0 | $140.57 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 321K | $42.4M | +8.8% | — | 6.3 | $132.29 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 295K | $40.7M | +2.9% | — | 21.1 | $137.96 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 286K | $38.3M | +3.6% | — | 20.2 | $133.76 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 277K | $37.5M | +2.0% | — | 11.4 | $135.44 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 271K | $36.0M | -1.7% | — | 12.8 | $132.71 |
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)
- 88.3%
- 21K of 24K
- 20-day average
- 63.5%
- prior 38.9%
- Percentile vs own history
- 98th
- 233 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 · XHS overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 20,922 | 23,705 | 88.3% |
| 2026-11-10 | 5,973 | 24,432 | 24.4% |
| 2026-11-09 | 9,870 | 21,212 | 46.5% |
| 2026-11-06 | 9,391 | 32,933 | 28.5% |
| 2026-11-05 | 17,633 | 30,080 | 58.6% |
| 2026-11-04 | 34,885 | 47,015 | 74.2% |
| 2026-11-03 | 5,742 | 11,124 | 51.6% |
| 2026-11-02 | 36,276 | 41,881 | 86.6% |
| 2026-10-30 | 3,532 | 25,314 | 13.9% |
| 2026-10-29 | 12,225 | 14,432 | 84.7% |
XHS short interest FAQ
What is XHS's short interest?
XHS had 276K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does XHS have?
7.0 days: 276K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 40K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is XHS short interest rising or falling?
XHS short interest fell (-13.8%) from 321K to 276K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is XHS a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores XHS 18 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 17.5/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of XHS daily volume is sold short?
63.5% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 98th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was XHS's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for XHS was 20,922 shares, 88.3% of 23,705 total volume.
How many XHS short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for XHS, from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did XHS short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for XHS moved from 24.4% on Nov 10, 2026 to 88.3% on Nov 11, 2026, up 63.9 percentage points.
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