Ticker Short Interest

LOCO Short Interest Intelligence

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.

Latest settlement 31 Aug 2026 Squeeze Pressure

Squeeze Pressure

Shorts Winning

LOCO is classified as Squeeze Pressure. Latest reported short interest is 1.9M shares; short interest changed +19.8%, price moved -1.5% since the previous report, short interest is in the 100th percentile, and days to cover is in the 91th percentile. Trend context is mixed.

Short Interest Dashboard Chart Weekly report
Setup Score70/100Squeeze Pressure
Reported Short Interest1.9M+19.8% vs prior report
Days To Cover7.4590.91 percentile
Price Reaction-1.5%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure70crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction66shorts adding into weakness

Reported Short Interest

2026-03-31 to 2026-08-31

Days To Cover

liquidity pressure

Short Interest Change

report-to-report

Price Context

2026-03-20 to 2026-08-28

Squeeze Radar

70

Elevated short interest becomes most interesting when price strength forces shorts to defend or cover.

Bearish Conviction

66

Rising short interest alongside weak trend can mean the bearish trade is being reinforced, not trapped.

Crowding

96

Latest short interest is 1.9M shares and days to cover is 7.45.

Divergence

0

Short interest rose while price fell. The bearish trade is currently being confirmed by price.

Report History

LOCO Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
31 Aug 2026 1855573 1548444 19.8% 7.45 249223
14 Aug 2026 1548444 1636528 -5.4% 5.03 307902
31 Jul 2026 1636528 1694664 -3.4% 9.32 175636
15 Jul 2026 1694664 1726687 -1.9% 7.25 233872
30 Jun 2026 1726687 1672308 3.3% 4.28 403751
15 Jun 2026 1672308 1784686 -6.3% 5.65 296046
29 May 2026 1784686 1799449 -0.8% 4.50 396739
15 May 2026 1799449 1351864 33.1% 4.61 390541
30 Apr 2026 1351864 1622646 -16.7% 5.60 241395
15 Apr 2026 1622646 1738144 -6.6% 6.56 247484
31 Mar 2026 1738144 2005775 -13.3% 3.52 494086

Short interest is delayed, reported on a periodic schedule, and may be revised. The dashboard is research context only and does not prove real-time short activity.

Evidence context