Ticker Short Interest

MFA Short Interest Intelligence

MFA Financial Inc 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

MFA is classified as Bearish Conviction. Latest reported short interest is 4.7M shares; short interest changed +15.0%, price moved -3.6% since the previous report, short interest is in the 100th percentile, and days to cover is in the 100th percentile. Trend context is weak.

Short Interest Dashboard Chart Weekly report
Setup Score80/100Bearish Conviction
Reported Short Interest4.7M+15.0% vs prior report
Days To Cover3.52100.00 percentile
Price Reaction-3.6%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure68crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction80shorts 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

68

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

Bearish Conviction

80

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

Crowding

100

Latest short interest is 4.7M shares and days to cover is 3.52.

Divergence

0

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

Report History

MFA Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
31 Aug 2026 4661016 4054035 15.0% 3.52 1322661
14 Aug 2026 4054035 3722584 8.9% 2.69 1509515
31 Jul 2026 3722584 3449704 7.9% 2.63 1417444
15 Jul 2026 3449704 4058285 -15.0% 2.17 1587268
30 Jun 2026 4058285 3455620 17.4% 1.82 2228111
15 Jun 2026 3455620 3497637 -1.2% 2.49 1390420
29 May 2026 3497637 3303385 5.9% 3.09 1131386
15 May 2026 3303385 2539046 30.1% 2.00 1648037
30 Apr 2026 2539046 2675062 -5.1% 1.89 1344497
15 Apr 2026 2675062 3348824 -20.1% 2.21 1212313
31 Mar 2026 3348824 2565417 30.5% 2.00 1670579

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