Ticker Short Interest

MS Short Interest Intelligence

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

Latest settlement 31 Aug 2026 Crowded Short

Crowded Short

Shorts Winning

MS is classified as Crowded Short. Latest reported short interest is 14.9M shares; short interest changed +6.9%, price moved -1.2% since the previous report, short interest is in the 36th percentile, and days to cover is in the 100th percentile. Trend context is mixed.

Short Interest Dashboard Chart Weekly report
Setup Score65/100Crowded Short
Reported Short Interest14.9M+6.9% vs prior report
Days To Cover3.78100.00 percentile
Price Reaction-1.2%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure41crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction38shorts 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

41

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

Bearish Conviction

38

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

Crowding

65

Latest short interest is 14.9M shares and days to cover is 3.78.

Divergence

0

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

Report History

MS Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
31 Aug 2026 14854574 13893636 6.9% 3.78 3931855
14 Aug 2026 13893636 13347497 4.1% 3.06 4545693
31 Jul 2026 13347497 17224493 -22.5% 2.22 5999143
15 Jul 2026 17224493 17686436 -2.6% 3.14 5493832
30 Jun 2026 17686436 17919619 -1.3% 2.46 7181220
15 Jun 2026 17919619 18277241 -2.0% 3.04 5901275
29 May 2026 18277241 15346174 19.1% 3.07 5958349
15 May 2026 15346174 14608865 5.1% 2.95 5193739
30 Apr 2026 14608865 15494661 -5.7% 2.77 5265942
15 Apr 2026 15494661 16282811 -4.8% 2.42 6407850
31 Mar 2026 16282811 17831534 -8.7% 2.13 7640360

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