Ticker Short Interest

KEY Short Interest Intelligence

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

Latest settlement 31 Aug 2026 Bearish Conviction

Bearish Conviction

Shorts Winning

KEY is classified as Bearish Conviction. Latest reported short interest is 35.5M shares; short interest changed +24.0%, price moved -6.0% since the previous report, short interest is in the 91th percentile, and days to cover is in the 100th percentile. Trend context is mixed.

Short Interest Dashboard Chart Weekly report
Setup Score71/100Bearish Conviction
Reported Short Interest35.5M+24.0% vs prior report
Days To Cover3.73100.00 percentile
Price Reaction-6.0%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure70crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction71shorts 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

71

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

Crowding

95

Latest short interest is 35.5M shares and days to cover is 3.73.

Divergence

0

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

Report History

KEY Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
31 Aug 2026 35459458 28588494 24.0% 3.73 9504594
14 Aug 2026 28588494 33052085 -13.5% 3.53 8097026
31 Jul 2026 33052085 30021584 10.1% 2.83 11693761
15 Jul 2026 30021584 31008803 -3.2% 2.96 10131112
30 Jun 2026 31008803 36640529 -15.4% 2.59 11988342
15 Jun 2026 36640529 33225250 10.3% 2.70 13584138
29 May 2026 33225250 27473584 20.9% 3.20 10389548
15 May 2026 27473584 24697216 11.2% 2.54 10827139
30 Apr 2026 24697216 21471327 15.0% 2.02 12222882
15 Apr 2026 21471327 23690568 -9.4% 1.49 14363665
31 Mar 2026 23690568 24207280 -2.1% 1.50 15803134

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