Ticker Short Interest

KTOS Short Interest Intelligence

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.

Latest settlement 30 Jun 2026 Neutral

Neutral

Bearish Exhaustion Watch

KTOS is classified as Neutral. Latest reported short interest is 10.1M shares; short interest changed -30.6%, price moved -18.3% since the previous report, short interest is in the 29th percentile, and days to cover is in the 14th percentile. Trend context is weak.

Setup Score48/100Neutral
Reported Short Interest10.1M-30.6% vs prior report
Days To Cover1.4614.29 percentile
Price Reaction-18.3%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure11crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction41shorts adding into weakness

Reported Short Interest

2026-03-31 to 2026-06-30

Days To Cover

liquidity pressure

Short Interest Change

report-to-report

Price Context

2026-03-20 to 2026-06-26

Squeeze Radar

11

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

Bearish Conviction

41

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

Crowding

22

Latest short interest is 10.1M shares and days to cover is 1.46.

Divergence

48

Short interest fell while price fell. Shorts are covering despite weak price action, which can suggest the easy bearish pressure may be fading.

Report History

KTOS Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
30 Jun 2026 10092796 14538174 -30.6% 1.46 6933699
15 Jun 2026 14538174 11657119 24.7% 3.61 4021747
29 May 2026 11657119 13099286 -11.0% 2.33 5013408
15 May 2026 13099286 10334611 26.8% 2.67 4908924
30 Apr 2026 10334611 9438164 9.5% 2.64 3917486
15 Apr 2026 9438164 10991657 -14.1% 2.75 3434012
31 Mar 2026 10991657 9127940 20.4% 2.82 3891835

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.