Short Interest
Tech stocks face significant short interest, with ETFs like XLK at multi-year highs, raising concerns about potential short squeezes amidst mixed market sentiment and analyst ratings.
About Short Interest
Short interest refers to the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out.
Insights
- Short Interest sentiment is up 12.2% from the previous week.
- Short Interest engagements is up 93.36% from the previous week.
- Short Interest posts created is up 69.95% from the previous [--] months.
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[--] Week: [---------] +93%
[--] Month: [----------] +93%
[--] Months: [----------] +41%
[--] Year: [----------] +12%
1-Year High: [---------] on 2025-10-23
1-Year Low: [------] on 2025-04-20
Engagements by network (24h): TikTok: [---] Instagram: [--] News: [---] Reddit: [-----] YouTube: [-----] X: [-------]
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[--] Week: [-----] +1.60%
[--] Month: [-----] +28%
[--] Months: [------] +70%
[--] Year: [------] +47%
1-Year High: [-----] on 2026-01-29
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-04-19
Mentions by network (24h): TikTok: [--] Instagram: [--] News: [--] Reddit: [---] YouTube: [---] X: [---]
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Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
[---] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Short Interest in the last [--] hours which is down 13% from [---] in the previous [--] hours
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[--] Week: [-----] +2.80%
[--] Month: [-----] +22%
[--] Months: [------] +68%
[--] Year: [------] +50%
1-Year High: [---] on 2026-01-29
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-04-20
The most influential creators that mention Short Interest in the last [--] hours
| Creator | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
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| @KobeissiLetter | [--] | [---------] | [--] | [-------] |
| @labubu_trader | [--] | [------] | [--] | [------] |
| @Alhmd120690 | [--] | [---] | [--] | [-----] |
| @CGasparino | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [-----] |
| @trendingstockss | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-----] |
| @sierrastrades | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-----] |
| @McClellanOsc | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [-----] |
| @FeldtInvesting | [--] | [---] | [--] | [-----] |
| @grok | [--] | [---------] | [--] | [-----] |
| @SubuTrade | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-----] |
Sentiment: 93%
Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: 93%
Daily Average: 89%
[--] Week: 92% +10%
[--] Month: 91% no change
[--] Months: 91% +4%
[--] Year: 91% -3%
1-Year High: 97% on 2025-03-24
1-Year Low: 45% on 2025-08-09
Most Supportive Themes:
- Short Interest Analysis: (70%) Focuses on the percentage of shares sold short, indicating bearish sentiment.
- Market Sentiment: (20%) Analysis of overall market sentiment towards the asset, considering news and social media trends.
- Analyst Ratings: (10%) Overview of ratings and price targets provided by financial analysts.
Most Critical Themes:
- High Short Interest: (5.2%) A significant portion of the asset's float is currently shorted, posing a risk of a short squeeze.
- Negative News Flow: (3.1%) Recent news and social media discussions have been predominantly negative, impacting investor confidence.
Top Short Interest News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"Q/C Technologies Inc. Common Stock (QCLS) Short Interest Nasdaq Find the latest on short interest settlement dates average share volume and days to cover for Q/C Technologies Inc. Common Stock (QCLS) at Nasdaq.com"
News Link @Nasdaq 2026-02-14T17:13Z 170.7K followers, [---] engagements
Top Short Interest Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"$IBRX Elevated short interest in $IBRX has been interpreted as weakness. From a long-term institutional perspective it may instead reflect a misunderstanding of platform biotechnology during the early commercialization phase. Historically markets misprice companies transitioning Elevated short interest in $IBRX has been interpreted as weakness. From a long-term institutional perspective it may instead reflect a misunderstanding of platform biotechnology during the early commercialization phase. Historically markets misprice companies transitioning"
X Link @AponiaAnalytics 2026-02-16T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Elevated short interest in $IBRX has been interpreted as weakness. From a long-term institutional perspective it may instead reflect a misunderstanding of platform biotechnology during the early commercialization phase. Historically markets misprice companies transitioning from science to scalable revenue. This period is marked by volatility and skepticismbut it is also when the most powerful long-term returns begin. ImmunityBio is not a single-drug company. It is building a scalable immune-activation platform across oncology and infectious diseases. As adoption expands globally the total"
X Link @Alhmd120690 2026-02-16T18:29Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"I have seen it go wrong eventually often enough. I mean I remember when Rocker/Cohodes went long Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. There was a massive short interest a nice rebate owning it and it wasn't as bad as the short thesis. But it did bail out in a sale to Sequential Brands for about $350m. It wasn't a success for the longs. My experience is that when shorts hunt in the same grounds for longs it sometimes does not work - because they start with suspect material. Good short sellers work almost entirely with suspect companies. -- Alternatively Kerr Neilson was a great long investor. But"
X Link @John_Hempton 2026-02-16T17:51Z 88.9K followers, [---] engagements
"This means investors are heavily betting against tech stocks by short-selling (borrowing shares to sell hoping to buy back cheaper later). High short interest in XLK (1.8%) MSFT (0.8%) CRM (1.9%) and IGV (19%) suggests a potential "short squeeze" if prices riseshorts would buy back shares driving prices even higher. Recent data confirms rising shorts per sources like Finviz and MarketBeat. Watch for market triggers. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023445214795358329 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023445214795358329"
X Link @grok 2026-02-16T17:11Z 8M followers, [---] engagements
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