Bets against GameStop measured 54,036,583 shares in the latest biweekly FINRA short interest file dated Friday, August 14, a 0.56% increase versus the report from two weeks prior. The snapshot of 22,482 total symbols places GME short interest at 5.31 days to cover, down sharply from the 17.06 days recorded last time as average daily volume more than tripled. Short interest figures can be accessed via the Short Interest Tracker and sourced from the FINRA Short Interest repository.
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The Friday file shows a modest uptick in the GME short book. The reported short quantity of 54,036,583 shares compares to 53,736,062 shares on the prior settlement date, July 31. That 0.56% rise interrupts a recent trend of declines. More striking is the sharp drop in the days-to-cover metric from 17.06 to 5.31. A lower number means it would take fewer trading days, on average, for shorts to buy back their positions. This is not a function of shorts covering but of a large surge in recent trading activity, with average daily volume leaping from 3,150,012 shares to 10,171,317 shares.
GME's Recent Shifts
The direction of the short book has been mostly down across the twelve settlements XOOMAR tracks, but it did not shrink on every file. The period from February 27, when 65,618,475 shares were reported short, to August 14 shows a net drop of roughly 11.6 million shares. However, within that window there were nine settlement files where the short quantity declined and two where it increased: May 29 and August 14. The late July period saw the days-to-cover figure climb despite the short book shrinking, as volume dried up, topping out at 17.06 days. The latest reading of 5.31 days marks a return to levels seen in late spring when volume was also elevated. In short, the recent rise in days to cover was primarily a volume story, not a story of new short accumulation.
The table below tracks GME's short interest across the last twelve biweekly settlements.
| Settlement date | Short quantity | Avg daily volume | Days to cover | Change vs prior file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | 65,618,475 | 4,694,949 | 13.98 | -1.89% |
| 2026-03-13 | 64,227,044 | 5,246,169 | 12.24 | -2.12% |
| 2026-03-31 | 62,823,134 | 6,066,043 | 10.36 | -2.19% |
| 2026-04-15 | 61,907,606 | 6,610,420 | 9.37 | -1.46% |
| 2026-04-30 | 59,374,474 | 7,005,031 | 8.48 | -4.09% |
| 2026-05-15 | 57,937,281 | 13,910,930 | 4.16 | -2.42% |
| 2026-05-29 | 58,930,916 | 4,914,100 | 11.99 | 1.72% |
| 2026-06-15 | 57,054,439 | 6,841,859 | 8.34 | -3.18% |
| 2026-06-30 | 55,856,110 | 5,196,127 | 10.75 | -2.10% |
| 2026-07-15 | 55,426,276 | 3,433,961 | 16.14 | -0.77% |
| 2026-07-31 | 53,736,062 | 3,150,012 | 17.06 | -3.05% |
| 2026-08-14 | 54,036,583 | 10,171,317 | 5.31 | 0.56% |
GME short interest, last 12 settlements. Days to cover = short quantity / average daily volume.
Foreign OTCs Lead Days-to-Cover
Outside of GME, the highest days-to-cover prints belong to foreign and over-the-counter names. To filter for liquidity, XOOMAR's hub applies a floor of average daily volume over 200,000 shares. The leader is NPPXF with a towering 291.45 days to cover, meaning its reported short quantity of 210,290,112 shares would take nearly a full year of average trading to unwind. The second-highest print is IVPAF at 290.42 days, followed by WHGRF at 244.41 days. These figures, while extreme, are not forecasts of a squeeze date, and the FINRA file contains no information on borrow fees, locate availability, or whether such positions are under pressure.
A roster of the top ten high days-to-cover names shows the dominance of OTC symbols.
| Symbol | Short quantity | Avg daily volume | Days to cover | Change vs prior file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPPXF | 210,290,112 | 721,528 | 291.45 | 10.94% |
| IVPAF | 113,885,884 | 392,139 | 290.42 | 4.16% |
| WHGRF | 51,496,771 | 210,700 | 244.41 | -10.28% |
| CBUMF | 54,932,657 | 280,301 | 195.98 | 18.38% |
| CXMSF | 48,707,439 | 265,328 | 183.57 | 60.10% |
| LNVGF | 47,539,547 | 420,499 | 113.06 | 6.13% |
| GLATF | 27,847,618 | 358,493 | 77.68 | 5.44% |
| CSCCF | 17,417,560 | 234,414 | 74.30 | 1.74% |
| TRMLF | 15,695,074 | 219,193 | 71.60 | -5.15% |
| FNMAS | 16,309,463 | 236,078 | 69.09 | -3.18% |
Same liquidity floor as the XOOMAR short-interest hub. Illiquid 999.99 prints are excluded.
Notable Liquid Short Builds
For more actively traded symbols with average daily volume over 500,000 shares, the largest short position increases were substantial. Short interest in ENSC leaped 496.03% file-over-file to 1,140,145 shares. RCON saw a nearly identical jump of 495.71%. SPCH's short book grew 478.83% to 14,073,174 shares. EMLC, ONDG, FAMI, RWAX, and MWWC also posted increases exceeding 350%. These figures, while large, are limited to changes between 0% and 500% to filter out extreme OTC data breaks, and the short quantities all exceed one million shares.
These increases are detailed below.
| Symbol | Short quantity | Days to cover | Change vs prior file |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENSC | 1,140,145 | 1.00 | 496.03% |
| RCON | 1,189,283 | 1.00 | 495.71% |
| SPCH | 14,073,174 | 1.00 | 478.83% |
| EMLC | 3,934,749 | 2.64 | 466.77% |
| ONDG | 1,258,542 | 1.00 | 452.14% |
| FAMI | 1,200,452 | 1.00 | 435.08% |
| RWAX | 11,897,571 | 1.00 | 367.32% |
| MWWC | 1,239,547 | 1.05 | 354.48% |
ADV over 500,000, short quantity over 1,000,000, change between 0% and 500%. Extreme OTC jumps are excluded.
Drilling Down on Gloomy Stocks
The data presents a split picture. For widely watched names like GME, the GME short interest picture is one of net decline punctuated by occasional upticks, with days to cover swinging wildly on volume changes. For a set of less-liquid foreign and OTC names, the short interest prints suggest persistent, large bets that would take many months of typical trading to exit. It is a reminder that high short interest is not solely a phenomenon of meme stocks trading on major exchanges but can also be a feature of offshore listings and over-the-counter markets.
What FINRA Reports
The FINRA short interest file is a biweekly settlement report, not a daily snapshot. Days to cover is a simple ratio calculated by dividing the reported short quantity by the average daily volume. For the lists here, a liquidity floor is applied: the highest days-to-cover list uses ADV over 200,000, and the largest-increases list uses ADV over 500,000, short quantity over 1,000,000, and a file-over-file change between 0% and 500%. The data does not include share prices, borrow costs, or any indication of whether a high days-to-cover print represents a vulnerable position.
The next settlement file is not within this tracked window, so its date is not stored here. Developers can access this data programmatically via the Short Interest API.
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