• Nasdaq reported total short interest across 5,367 Nasdaq securities at 20,910,610,395 shares as of May 15, 2026, up 1.49% from 20,604,236,849 shares on April 30.
• Nasdaq Global Market short interest rose 1.75% to 17,000,786,423 shares from 16,707,836,595; days-to-cover fell to 2.74 from 2.84.
• Nasdaq Capital Market short interest increased 0.34% to 3,909,823,972 shares from 3,896,400,254; days-to-cover rose to 1.28 from 1.15.
• Total days-to-cover for all Nasdaq securities edged up to 2.25 from 2.22.

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