Ticker Short Interest

OPTU Short Interest Intelligence

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

Latest settlement 31 Aug 2026 Neutral

Neutral

Covering Rally

OPTU is classified as Neutral. Latest reported short interest is 28.3M shares; short interest changed -5.5%, price moved +10.8% since the previous report, short interest is in the 36th percentile, and days to cover is in the 82th percentile. Trend context is weak.

Short Interest Dashboard Chart Weekly report

Setup Score57/100Neutral

Reported Short Interest28.3M-5.5% vs prior report

Days To Cover12.2081.82 percentile

Price Reaction+10.8%since previous short report

Squeeze Pressure44crowding, 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

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

Bearish Conviction

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

Crowding

Latest short interest is 28.3M shares and days to cover is 12.20.

Divergence

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

Report History

OPTU Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first

Settlement	Short interest	Previous	Change	Days cover	Average volume
31 Aug 2026	28253573	29897931	-5.5%	12.20	2315430
14 Aug 2026	29897931	25408721	17.7%	13.12	2279667
31 Jul 2026	25408721	17930287	41.7%	5.72	4443835
15 Jul 2026	17930287	25009311	-28.3%	1.44	12446691
30 Jun 2026	25009311	38091231	-34.3%	1.43	17530677
15 Jun 2026	38091231	37039453	2.8%	1.59	23956893
29 May 2026	37039453	31641393	17.1%	8.14	4549305
15 May 2026	31641393	30660846	3.2%	6.95	4554690
30 Apr 2026	30660846	30632495	0.1%	10.03	3057825
15 Apr 2026	30632495	30583785	0.2%	18.62	1644790
31 Mar 2026	30583785	33080292	-7.6%	9.80	3120278

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.