Ticker Short Interest
ESQ Short Interest Intelligence
Esquire Financial Holdings Inc positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.
Crowded Short
Bearish Exhaustion Watch
ESQ is classified as Crowded Short. Latest reported short interest is 853.4K shares; short interest changed -9.2%, price moved -12.3% since the previous report, short interest is in the 91th percentile, and days to cover is in the 45th percentile. Trend context is improving.
Reported Short Interest
2026-03-31 to 2026-08-31Days To Cover
liquidity pressureShort Interest Change
report-to-reportPrice Context
2026-03-20 to 2026-08-28Squeeze Radar
49Elevated short interest becomes most interesting when price strength forces shorts to defend or cover.
Bearish Conviction
44Rising short interest alongside weak trend can mean the bearish trade is being reinforced, not trapped.
Crowding
70Latest short interest is 853.4K shares and days to cover is 5.94.
Divergence
49Short interest fell while price fell. Shorts are covering despite weak price action, which can suggest the easy bearish pressure may be fading.
Report History
ESQ Short Interest Ledger
| Settlement | Short interest | Previous | Change | Days cover | Average volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | 853384 | 939647 | -9.2% | 5.94 | 143615 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 939647 | 808560 | 16.2% | 7.70 | 122048 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 808560 | 777813 | 4.0% | 4.66 | 173592 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 777813 | 810482 | -4.0% | 6.28 | 123802 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 810482 | 733046 | 10.6% | 5.58 | 145215 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 733046 | 731144 | 0.3% | 7.43 | 98717 |
| 29 May 2026 | 731144 | 792309 | -7.7% | 6.37 | 114852 |
| 15 May 2026 | 792309 | 704452 | 12.5% | 9.85 | 80476 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 704452 | 706245 | -0.3% | 4.95 | 142429 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 706245 | 644747 | 9.5% | 6.28 | 112539 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 644747 | 613155 | 5.2% | 5.79 | 111385 |
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.