OPTU Short Interest (August 31, 2026 Update)
Short interest for OPTU was 28.3M as of August 31, 2026, -5.5% from the prior report.
This page tracks OPTU short interest over time, including historical values, changes between reports, and days to cover.
Optimum Communications, Inc. | OPTU | NYSE | Latest report: August 31, 2026
At the latest settlement date of August 31, 2026, Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) showed reported short interest of 28,253,573 shares. That compared with 29,897,931 shares in the prior report, a change of -1.6M shares, or -5.5%. The latest reported days to cover was 12.2, based on average daily volume of 2.3M.
The historical data currently tracked for OPTU includes 19 reported entries from November 28, 2025 to August 31, 2026. Over that span, reported short interest has ranged from 17.9M to 38.8M shares.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2026 | 28,253,573 | 29,897,931 | -1.6M | -5.5% | 2.3M | 12.2 |
| August 14, 2026 | 29,897,931 | 25,408,721 | 4.5M | +17.7% | 2.3M | 13.12 |
| July 31, 2026 | 25,408,721 | 17,930,287 | 7.5M | +41.7% | 4.4M | 5.72 |
| July 15, 2026 | 17,930,287 | 25,009,311 | -7.1M | -28.3% | 12.4M | 1.44 |
| June 30, 2026 | 25,009,311 | 38,091,231 | -13.1M | -34.3% | 17.5M | 1.43 |
| June 15, 2026 | 38,091,231 | 37,039,453 | 1.1M | +2.8% | 24.0M | 1.59 |
| May 29, 2026 | 37,039,453 | 31,641,393 | 5.4M | +17.1% | 4.5M | 8.14 |
| May 15, 2026 | 31,641,393 | 30,660,846 | 980.5K | +3.2% | 4.6M | 6.95 |
| April 30, 2026 | 30,660,846 | 30,632,495 | 28.4K | +0.1% | 3.1M | 10.03 |
| April 15, 2026 | 30,632,495 | 30,583,785 | 48.7K | +0.2% | 1.6M | 18.62 |
| March 31, 2026 | 30,583,785 | 33,080,292 | -2.5M | -7.5% | 3.1M | 9.8 |
| March 13, 2026 | 33,080,292 | 35,456,242 | -2.4M | -6.7% | 2.3M | 14.52 |
| February 27, 2026 | 35,456,242 | 36,801,303 | -1.3M | -3.7% | 1.8M | 19.29 |
| February 13, 2026 | 36,801,303 | 35,907,146 | 894.2K | +2.5% | 1.9M | 19.3 |
| January 30, 2026 | 35,907,146 | 36,294,812 | -387.7K | -1.1% | 2.0M | 18.09 |
| January 15, 2026 | 36,294,812 | 38,050,063 | -1.8M | -4.6% | 2.7M | 13.35 |
| December 31, 2025 | 38,050,063 | 38,848,159 | -798.1K | -2.1% | 2.7M | 14.31 |
| December 15, 2025 | 38,848,159 | 34,889,800 | 4.0M | +11.3% | 2.4M | 16.41 |
| November 28, 2025 | 34,889,800 | 32,519,953 | 2.4M | +7.3% | 3.7M | 9.47 |