Ticker Short Interest

HCXY Short Interest Intelligence

Hercules Capital, Inc. positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.

Latest settlement 30 Jun 2026 Crowded Short

Crowded Short

Shorts Winning

HCXY is classified as Crowded Short. Latest reported short interest is 13.4K shares; short interest changed +0.5%, price moved -0.3% since the previous report, short interest is in the 86th percentile, and days to cover is in the 100th percentile. Trend context is constructive.

Short Interest Dashboard Chart Weekly report
Setup Score92/100Crowded Short
Reported Short Interest13.4K+0.5% vs prior report
Days To Cover7.52100.00 percentile
Price Reaction-0.3%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure61crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction40shorts 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

61

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

Bearish Conviction

40

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

Crowding

92

Latest short interest is 13.4K shares and days to cover is 7.52.

Divergence

0

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

Report History

HCXY Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
30 Jun 2026 13371 13301 0.5% 7.52 1779
15 Jun 2026 13301 15096 -11.9% 4.04 3293
29 May 2026 15096 8466 78.3% 3.23 4675
15 May 2026 8466 6507 30.1% 2.69 3143
30 Apr 2026 6507 6408 1.5% 2.56 2543
15 Apr 2026 6408 7560 -15.2% 2.12 3019
31 Mar 2026 7560 6410 17.9% 2.53 2984

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.