Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date January 15, 2026
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Nasdaq reported a slight increase in short interest in its stocks as of January 15, 2026, with 15.35 billion shares compared to 15.18 billion shares in the previous period. This increase is accompanied by a slight increase in the short interest days from 2.83 to 2.88 days. The data suggests a neutral market sentiment.
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Market impact analysis based on neutral sentiment with 80% confidence.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of January 15, 2026, short interest in 3,515 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 15,349,969,813 shares compared with 15,183,396,236 shares in 3,498 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of December 31, 2025. The mid-January short interest represents 2.88 days compared with 2.83 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,669 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 3,47
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 28, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.