/api/v1/short-interest/{ticker}$0.02Bi-weekly short interest and days-to-cover for a stock
The exchange-reported short-interest history for a US-listed stock: total shares sold short, average daily volume, and days-to-cover for each bi-weekly FINRA settlement date, most recent first. A core short-squeeze and bearish-positioning signal. Tune how many settlements to return with `?limit=` (default 12).
GET /api/v1/short-interest/AAPL
interface ShortInterestResponse {
ticker: string;
data: {
count: number;
latest: {
settlement_date: string;
short_interest: number;
avg_daily_volume: number;
days_to_cover: number;
};
history: Array<{
settlement_date: string;
short_interest: number;
avg_daily_volume: number;
days_to_cover: number;
}>;
};
source: string;
as_of: string;
}Example response (click to expand)
{
"ticker": "AAPL",
"data": {
"count": 6,
"latest": {
"settlement_date": "2026-05-15",
"short_interest": 138782718,
"avg_daily_volume": 50565316,
"days_to_cover": 2.74
},
"history": [
{
"settlement_date": "2026-05-15",
"short_interest": 138782718,
"avg_daily_volume": 50565316,
"days_to_cover": 2.74
},
{
"settlement_date": "2026-04-30",
"short_interest": 134675274,
"avg_daily_volume": 45944025,
"days_to_cover": 2.93
},
{
"settlement_date": "2026-04-15",
"short_interest": 134422787,
"avg_daily_volume": 39674165,
"days_to_cover": 3.39
},
{
"settlement_date": "2026-03-31",
"short_interest": 126771284,
"avg_daily_volume": 42873045,
"days_to_cover": 2.96
},
{
"settlement_date": "2026-03-13",
"short_interest": 124192030,
"avg_daily_volume": 38121907,
"days_to_cover": 3.26
},
{
"settlement_date": "2026-02-27",
"short_interest": 129553812,
"avg_daily_volume": 39794651,
"days_to_cover": 3.26
}
]
},
"source": "x402stock",
"as_of": "2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z"
}