Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date February 13, 2026
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Why it matters
The Nasdaq short interest has increased by 259.53 million shares from January 30 to February 13, 2026, indicating a potential bearish sentiment in the market. However, the short interest days have decreased from 2.58 to 2.25, suggesting a slight improvement in market sentiment. The overall trend remains neutral.
Expected market reaction
Market impact analysis based on neutral sentiment with 70% confidence.
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Article id
- 50237
- Timeframe
- 6h
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Original source
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of February 13, 2026, short interest in 3,595 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 15,834,216,597 shares compared with 15,574,683,465 shares in 3,547 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of January 30, 2026. The mid-January short interest represents 2.25 days compared with 2.58 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,654 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 3,72
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on February 26, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.