15 Sep 2026
23.0M sharesPrevious stored settlement 31 Aug 2026. -1.7% reported change.
Stored 27 Sep 2026 16:22. These timestamps are not a verified publication history.NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Internet Retail
CHWY Short Interest Intelligence
Chewy Inc
Short interest fell while price fell. Reducing reported positions did not coincide with a price recovery; this alone does not establish exhaustion.
Reported shares short23.0M-1.7% source comparison
Days to cover2.11Reported daily-volume units
Price in report interval-12.1%Weekly closes at the two settlements
Evidence history12Broader history · stored reports shown
Keep the two clocks separate
What was reported. What changed since.
Positions are a delayed snapshot. The later price path adds context; it does not reveal today’s short position or prove that covering caused a move.
11 Sep 2026
USD 20.44Last stored weekly close on or before settlement, no more than ten days earlier.
The report-interval comparison starts at 28 Aug 2026.25 Sep 2026
USD 18.27-10.6% since the settlement-aligned close.
Short positioning may have changed since the report.Completed weekly closes
The price path continues beyond the report.
The shaded interval begins at the latest short-interest settlement. It separates later price evidence from the position snapshot; it is not an event-return study.
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Reported position and trading activity
Is the position unusual—or the volume?
Inspect actual levels as well as historical ranks. A high rank within a short history is not evidence of a large percentage of float being short.
Outstanding reported positions
Reported Short Interest
Shares short at each settlement. These are outstanding positions, not daily short-sale transaction volume.
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Reported ratio
Days To Cover
Short shares relative to reported average daily trading volume. Invalid ratios are left as gaps; this is not a deadline to close positions.
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Comparable consecutive settlements
How quickly are positions changing?
Percentage changes calculated from adjacent stored reports, excluding known split boundaries and intervals longer than 35 days.
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Volume denominator
The trading activity behind the ratio.
Provider-reported average daily volume for each settlement. A lower denominator can raise days to cover even when short shares fall.
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Separate position growth from volume contraction
What moved the covering ratio?
Reconstructed as shares divided by reported average daily volume. It can differ from a rounded or minimum-one provider ratio.
The change, step by step.
Prior ratio3.57 days
After position change3.51 days
After volume change2.11 days
Position changes first at the prior volume; then volume changes at the latest position. This exact decomposition depends on that order.
Trading-volume change
- Position contribution
- -0.06 days
- Volume contribution
- -1.40 days
- Net ratio change
- -1.46 days
- Average-volume change
- 66.1%
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How sensitive is the arithmetic?
Illustrate a reduction in reported shorts using a chosen share of trading activity. Real execution depends on supply, price, borrowing terms and other participants.
Calculated trading-day equivalents, not an expected covering time or squeeze forecast.Half normal volume—
Reported average volume—
Twice normal volume—
Shares × reduction ÷ (average volume × volume multiplier × participation).
Conditional playbook
What would strengthen—or challenge—the case?
Use the evidence as a sequence of checks. None of these scenarios establishes a price target or an automatic trade.
Selling pressure persists
Reported shorts fell, but price also fell. The reduction did not coincide with a recovery. Further weakness would keep attention on other selling pressure; a sustained price recovery would change that reading.
The report loses relevance
Price may have moved materially since settlement. Treat a new trend, event or volume shock as fresh evidence; the next report can reveal a different position.
Price and the thesis separate
A reversal through the recent price range, a new corporate action or the opposite position change in the next report calls for a fresh assessment. High short interest alone is not confirmation.
Earlier 13 weekly closes · price references for reviewing a changeHigh USD 24.02Low USD 18.55Excludes the latest close. These levels describe the recent range, not a validated entry or stop rule.
The measures behind the label.
Historical position rank36/100
Shares short within comparable stored history; not percent of float.
Historical days-to-cover rank18/100
Reported ratio within its comparable history; not a covering deadline.
Squeeze setup fit0/100
Requires increased shorts, rising price and elevated historical positioning.
Bearish setup fit0/100
Requires increased shorts alongside falling price.
Positioning divergence25/100
Both position and price rise, or both fall. A relationship to investigate.
Where it sits among peers.
Internet Retail
31 other companies with usable reported ratios on 15 Sep 2026.
- CHWY reported days to cover
- 2.11
- Peer median
- 3.37
- Peers at or below this ratio
- 32%
Industry where at least five other ratios are available; otherwise sector. Ratios compare volume capacity, not borrow cost, float exposure or business quality.
What this evidence does not contain
No verified short-float percentage, live borrow fee, loan availability or lender concentration is supplied by these reports. Reported short positions can include hedges. A rise in price does not prove forced covering.
Source observations · latest 60 maximum
The short-interest ledger.
12 stored observations from 31 Mar 2026. Historical ranks use up to 40 comparable reports; newer source revisions can alter the record.
| Settlement | Shares short | Provider previous | Provider change | Reported days cover | Average daily volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | 22,989,686 | 23,382,441 | -1.7% | 2.11 | 10,879,240 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 23,382,441 | 20,592,478 | 13.6% | 3.57 | 6,548,942 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 20,592,478 | 27,673,051 | -25.6% | 3.17 | 6,490,110 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 27,673,051 | 27,330,297 | 1.3% | 3.64 | 7,611,784 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 27,330,297 | 24,969,855 | 9.5% | 3.09 | 8,841,254 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 24,969,855 | 25,311,862 | -1.4% | 2.10 | 11,911,665 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 25,311,862 | 27,924,467 | -9.4% | 2.37 | 10,680,809 |
| 29 May 2026 | 27,924,467 | 26,805,474 | 4.2% | 2.78 | 10,031,611 |
| 15 May 2026 | 26,805,474 | 21,273,108 | 26.0% | 3.07 | 8,737,328 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 21,273,108 | 18,558,843 | 14.6% | 3.08 | 6,901,557 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 18,558,843 | 19,463,713 | -4.7% | 2.52 | 7,359,751 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 19,463,713 | 16,192,530 | 20.2% | 1.98 | 9,822,606 |
Position and price across earlier report intervals
Descriptive comparisons of stored settlement intervals. These were not necessarily known at the interval start, and are not a backtest.
| Ending settlement | Shares change | Aligned weekly price change | Observed relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | -1.7% | -12.1% | Reducing into weakness |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 13.5% | 3.7% | Adding into strength |
| 14 Aug 2026 | -25.6% | -0.8% | Reducing into weakness |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.3% | 8.2% | Adding into strength |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 9.5% | 12.6% | Adding into strength |
| 30 Jun 2026 | -1.4% | -3.9% | Reducing into weakness |
| 15 Jun 2026 | -9.4% | -14.3% | Reducing into weakness |
| 29 May 2026 | 4.2% | 5.9% | Adding into strength |
| 15 May 2026 | 26.0% | -18.2% | Adding into weakness |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 14.6% | 3.2% | Adding into strength |
| 15 Apr 2026 | -4.6% | -3.5% | Reducing into weakness |
| 31 Mar 2026 | — | — | Incomplete |
Definitions, coverage and limits
Understand what the evidence can tell you.
Transparent inputs and dated comparisons make the research useful. The scores are rules, not calibrated probabilities.
Reported positions and publication lag
FINRA reports outstanding short positions at designated settlements. The settlement is not the publication date. A successful provider check does not make an older position current. Daily short-sale volume measures transactions and cannot be substituted for outstanding short interest.
FINRA data definitions ↗Historical ranks and setup scores
Share-count and valid days-to-cover ranks use up to 40 stored observations and need at least three comparable reports. Tied observations share their rank; a flat history ranks 50. Known splits reset the comparable history. Three reports provide only limited context.
Historical positioning combines share rank (55%) and covering-ratio rank (45%). Directional fit adds capped position change, price change and trend context. A squeeze setup requires increased shorts, rising price and historical positioning of at least 60. Bearish confirmation requires increased shorts and falling price. Covering requires lower shorts and rising price. Scores can overlap; the leading classification follows the published rule order.
Missing evidence contributes no strength. High setup fit is not a return estimate. Historical position size is not short interest as a percentage of float.
Price windows and corporate actions
Report-interval price uses the latest weekly closes on or before each settlement, at most ten days earlier. Intervals longer than 35 days and known split boundaries are excluded from directional comparisons. Later prices are shown separately.
The feed may revise earlier reports. Corporate-action records can also be incomplete, and raw share counts can change for reasons other than newly opened or closed shorts. This app does not reconstruct what every participant knew at a historical publication time.
Days to cover and capacity scenarios
Days to cover relates shares short to average daily volume. Zero volume and invalid sentinel ratios are excluded from analytic comparisons. The source ledger preserves provider values. Reconstructed ratios can differ from provider rounding or a minimum-one value.
The capacity tool is arithmetic under chosen assumptions. Borrow availability, fees, order-book depth and actual execution are not observed here. Reductions in reported shorts do not establish how much buying caused a price change.
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