REMINDER - The official, exchange-reported Short Interest data for all stocks is published TODAY by FINRA
Here is the 2022 Short Interest Reporting Dates:
https://www.finra.org/filing-reporting/regulatory-filing-systems/short-interest
Today's data will cover the two-weeks period that starts on Dec 31 and ends on Jan 14. Recall that these two dates are Settlement Dates = Trading Dates + 2 business days (the so-called T+2). So it effectively covers the trading period Dec 29 to Jan 12. Data providers like Ortex and S3 will update their short interest data with these new figures.
Note that today is Jan 26, many shorts have covered part of their positions since Jan 12, and many have opened new shorts, so the data is not 100% accurate, but it should be good enough to tell you which stocks are the most shorted and can give you a strong sense of how shorted each stock currently is. It's the best tool we retail currently have along with chart analysis, availability to borrow, borrowing fees and short volume data.
NASDAQ short interest data is published after the market closes, released after 4:00pm, ET. You can find the data directly from the source:
https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/Trader.aspx?id=shortinterest
NYSE data will be published slightly earlier than that (usually around half an hour before that). NYSE doesn't provide data for free like NASDAQ does, so you'll have to rely on other sources. Two accurate ones widely available for free are MarketWatch and WallStreetJournal. There are many others (Yahoo, etc). They'll update their figures once they get them from the NYSE and NASDAQ just like Ortex, Fintel, S3, etc. MarketWatch also provides this screener, but wait until they update their short interest data later in the day.
Good trading days to everyone!
Posted Jan 26, 2022, 3:36 PM UTC
You sir, are one helpful gentleman.
I bid you a good day and happy nights.