Ticker Short Interest

MKL Short Interest Intelligence

Markel Corporation positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.

Latest settlement 30 Jun 2026 Crowded Short

Crowded Short

Covering Rally

MKL is classified as Crowded Short. Latest reported short interest is 297.6K shares; short interest changed -8.4%, price moved +4.0% since the previous report, short interest is in the 71th percentile, and days to cover is in the 86th percentile. Trend context is weak.

Short Interest Dashboard Chart Weekly report
Setup Score78/100Crowded Short
Reported Short Interest297.6K-8.4% vs prior report
Days To Cover3.8585.71 percentile
Price Reaction+4.0%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure45crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction47shorts 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

45

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

Bearish Conviction

47

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

Crowding

78

Latest short interest is 297.6K shares and days to cover is 3.85.

Divergence

0

Short interest fell while price rose. The bearish trade appears to be unwinding into strength.

Report History

MKL Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
30 Jun 2026 297569 324903 -8.4% 3.85 77233
15 Jun 2026 324903 298481 8.9% 4.14 78386
29 May 2026 298481 234935 27.1% 3.75 79513
15 May 2026 234935 186903 25.7% 3.10 75798
30 Apr 2026 186903 184591 1.3% 2.22 84039
15 Apr 2026 184591 182161 1.3% 3.56 51800
31 Mar 2026 182161 168468 8.1% 3.34 54509

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.