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UNITED STATES · FINRA SHORT INTEREST · TWICE MONTHLY
Short Watch
What the bears are betting against, from FINRA's official twice-monthly short position reports, the public data almost nobody surfaces. Ranked by shares short and by the biggest moves since the last report, settlement 2026-08-31.
2026-08-31
Settlement date
22,569
Securities reported
10
Conviction collisions
2×/mo
15th + month end, published ~2 weeks later
Collision
Conviction Collisions
Shorts piled in while insiders bought. Someone's wrong. Insider buys within 30 days of the settlement date.
| Ticker | Company | Shares short | Short change | Insider buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAB | Grab Holdings Limited Class A | 261.7M | +23.9M | 2 buys · $30.7M |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp. | 48.2M | +20.6M | 1 buy · $100K |
| WULF | TeraWulf Inc. Common Stock | 122.3M | +15.1M | 1 buy · $90K |
| KEEL | Keel Infrastructure Corp. Comm | 125.1M | +9.3M | 2 buys · $229K |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Common S | 75.7M | +8.6M | 1 buy · $250K |
| FNGR | FingerMotion, Inc. Common Stoc | 8.8M | +7.8M | 2 buys · $5K |
| SUNB | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. | 20.5M | +7.1M | 1 buy · $2K |
| ASTS | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A | 64.1M | +6.7M | 3 buys · $619K |
| MPT | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | 150.1M | +5.6M | 1 buy · $10K |
| PROP | Prairie Operating Co. Common S | 13.2M | +5M | 1 buy · $13K |
Most shorted · by shares
| Ticker | Company | Shares short | Change | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA NNM | NVIDIA Corporation Common Stoc | 298.3M | +12.3M | 2.1 |
| PLUG SC | Plug Power, Inc. Common Stock | 291M | +41K | 5.2 |
| SNTMF OTC | SENSETIME GROUP INC USD CL B S | 273.8M | +13.2M | 1000.0 |
| RIG NYSE | Transocean LTD. | 265M | −3.8M | 7.5 |
| GRAB NNM | Grab Holdings Limited Class A | 261.7M | +23.9M | 8.3 |
| ONDS SC | Ondas Inc. Common Stock | 226.6M | −3.9M | 3.7 |
| NPPXF OTC | NTT, Inc. Ordinary Shares | 223.9M | +13.6M | 1000.0 |
| OPEN NNM | Opendoor Technologies Inc Comm | 208.1M | +32.4M | 6.7 |
| AUR NNM | Aurora Innovation, Inc. Class | 191.3M | +16.4M | 5.6 |
| GCPEF OTC | GCL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LIMITE | 183.8M | −2M | 1000.0 |
| RXRX NNM | Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 179.1M | +1.2M | 10.6 |
| SOFI NNM | SoFi Technologies, Inc. Common | 177.5M | +5M | 4.1 |
| AMXOF OTC | AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV SHARES | 176.3M | −18M | 1000.0 |
| SPCX NNM | Space Exploration Technologies | 173.6M | −10.8M | 2.4 |
| CTRYQ OTC | Country Garden Holdings Compan | 172M | +37.5M | 1000.0 |
Biggest increases
| Ticker | Company | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BLLYF OTC | 80 MILE PLC SHS (United Kingdo | +87.1M |
| CNQ NYSE | Canadian Natural Resources Lim | +55.5M |
| XLF ARCA | State Street Financial Select | +43.9M |
| CTRYQ OTC | Country Garden Holdings Compan | +37.5M |
| OPEN NNM | Opendoor Technologies Inc Comm | +32.4M |
| QXO NYSE | QXO, Inc. | +24.6M |
| GRAB NNM | Grab Holdings Limited Class A | +23.9M |
| NU NYSE | Nu Holdings Ltd. | +23.9M |
| AAPL NNM | Apple Inc. Common Stock | +23.4M |
| WMT NNM | Walmart Inc. Common Stock | +22.3M |
Biggest decreases
| Ticker | Company | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SAN NYSE | Banco Santander S.A. | −55.3M |
| HNTGF OTC | HENGTEN NETWORKS GROUP LTD Ord | −54.5M |
| XIACF OTC | Xiaomi Corp Common Shares | −53.3M |
| GPUS AMEX | Hyperscale Data, Inc. | −38M |
| REAX SC | Real REMAX Group Inc. Common S | −35.7M |
| ENB NYSE | Enbridge, Inc | −32.8M |
| CBUMF OTC | China National Buildings Mater | −32M |
| MSTU BZX | T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Targe | −28.5M |
| BSDGF OTC | Bosideng International Holding | −25.2M |
| PSBKF OTC | Postal Savings Bank of China C | −22.4M |
Hardest to cover · days to cover, 5M+ shares short
| Ticker | Company | Shares short | Avg daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPPXF OTC | NTT, Inc. Ordinary Shares | 223.9M | 209K | 1000.0 |
| HOG NYSE | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 17.7M | 1.8M | 10.0 |
| FAF NYSE | First American Financial Corpo | 6M | 603K | 9.9 |
| STXS AMEX | Stereotaxis, Inc. Common Stock | 5.1M | 508K | 9.9 |
| AVR NNM | Anteris Technologies Global Co | 7M | 702K | 9.9 |
| KDK NNM | Kodiak AI, Inc. Common Stock | 8.9M | 899K | 9.9 |
| SHOE NNM | Shoe Station Group, Inc. Commo | 7.1M | 713K | 9.9 |
| CLM AMEX | Cornerstone Strategic Investme | 31.7M | 3.2M | 9.9 |
| LWLG SC | Lightwave Logic, Inc. Common S | 24.2M | 2.4M | 9.9 |
| WRB NYSE | W.R. Berkley Corporation | 15.2M | 1.5M | 9.9 |
FINRA reports aggregate shares short per security for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, published about two weeks later. Days to cover is shares short divided by average daily volume, as FINRA reports it. Prior report: 2026-08-14.