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Affirm (AFRM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$73.38 +1.94 (+2.72%)
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Affirm Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Affirm (AFRM) had a short interest of 15.67 million shares sold short, representing 5.22% of the public float. This marks a 8.33% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, meaning it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 5.56 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
15,666,710 shares
Previous Short Interest
14,461,742 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
8.33%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.17 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
337,420,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.22%
Today's Trading Volume
4,162,213 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,560,968 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
75%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/202615,666,710 shares $1.17 billion +8.3%5.2%2.44 $74.45
8/14/202614,461,742 shares $1.13 billion -6.0%4.9%5.38 $78.35
7/31/202615,391,541 shares $1.10 billion -8.0%5.2%4.37 $71.51
7/15/202616,725,898 shares $1.37 billion -13.5%5.6%4.58 $81.71
6/30/202619,326,088 shares $1.58 billion +4.6%6.5%4 $81.55
6/15/202618,485,674 shares $1.33 billion -2.2%6.2%4.15 $71.90
5/29/202618,900,130 shares $1.39 billion +0.0%6.3%3.75 $73.65
5/15/202618,895,880 shares $1.24 billion -1.1%6.3%3.26 $65.82
4/30/202619,098,467 shares $1.23 billion +3.2%6.4%3.92 $64.28
4/15/202618,512,049 shares $1.10 billion +8.3%6.2%3.87 $59.62
3/31/202617,101,506 shares $783.59 million +4.9%5.7%3.14 $45.82
3/13/202616,308,291 shares $764.53 million -7.9%5.5%2.84 $46.88
2/27/202617,709,657 shares $832.00 million -1.2%5.9%2.81 $46.98
2/13/202617,923,630 shares $892.78 million +22.4%6.0%1.76 $49.81
1/30/202614,647,345 shares $883.23 million -7.6%5.0%2.74 $60.30
1/15/202615,845,141 shares $1.14 billion -10.5%5.4%2.9 $71.81
12/31/202517,697,018 shares $1.32 billion -2.8%6.0%3.83 $74.43
12/15/202518,199,401 shares $1.19 billion +19.2%6.2%3.89 $65.66
11/28/202515,266,385 shares $1.08 billion +10.4%5.2%3.14 $70.98
11/14/202513,822,665 shares $974.64 million +7.3%4.7%1.92 $70.51
10/31/202512,884,745 shares $926.16 million -6.7%4.4%2.56 $71.88
10/15/202513,810,000 shares $1.01 billion -12.5%5.1%1.9 $73.06
9/30/202515,790,000 shares $1.15 billion -7.2%5.8%2.1 $73.08
9/15/202517,010,000 shares $1.52 billion -1.9%6.3%2.4 $89.43
8/31/202517,330,000 shares $1.53 billion -4.4%6.4%2.5 $88.46
8/15/202518,120,000 shares $1.43 billion +11.0%6.8%3.2 $78.72
7/31/202516,330,000 shares $1.12 billion +9.1%6.1%2.4 $68.56
7/15/202514,970,000 shares $990.27 million +4.4%5.6%2.2 $66.15
6/30/202514,340,000 shares $991.47 million -7.6%5.4%2 $69.14
6/15/202515,520,000 shares $917.39 million -1.7%5.8%2 $59.11
5/31/202515,780,000 shares $818.35 million -0.4%5.9%1.9 $51.86
5/15/202515,850,000 shares $820.24 million +8.0%5.9%1.8 $51.75
4/30/202514,670,000 shares $729.98 million -1.5%5.5%1.7 $49.76
4/15/202514,890,000 shares $619.28 million +4.0%5.6%1.8 $41.59
3/31/202514,320,000 shares $647.12 million -6.5%5.4%1.8 $45.19
3/15/202515,310,000 shares $766.72 million +25.7%5.8%2.1 $50.08
2/28/202512,180,000 shares $781.35 million -15.0%4.6%1.8 $64.15
2/15/202514,330,000 shares $1.16 billion -5.2%5.4%2.1 $80.69
1/31/202515,120,000 shares $923.38 million -2.9%5.8%1.7 $61.07
1/15/202515,570,000 shares $906.33 million +4.2%6.0%1.9 $58.21
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12/31/202414,940,000 shares $909.85 million -0.5%5.8%1.6 $60.90
12/15/202415,020,000 shares $1.06 billion -10.0%5.8%1.6 $70.70
11/30/202416,690,000 shares $1.17 billion -16.7%6.5%1.6 $70.01
11/15/202420,030,000 shares $1.12 billion +9.2%7.8%1.7 $56.15
10/31/202418,340,000 shares $804.21 million -5.3%7.2%1.7 $43.85
10/15/202419,370,000 shares $927.05 million +0.1%7.7%2 $47.86
9/30/202419,350,000 shares $789.87 million -8.4%7.7%2.1 $40.82
9/15/202421,120,000 shares $929.49 million +1.8%8.4%2.4 $44.01
8/31/202420,740,000 shares $912.77 million -11.1%8.3%2.4 $44.01
8/15/202423,330,000 shares $661.87 million +1.9%9.4%3.6 $28.37
7/31/202422,900,000 shares $647.84 million -4.1%9.2%3.3 $28.29
7/15/202423,870,000 shares $766.23 million -5.9%9.6%3.5 $32.10
6/30/202425,360,000 shares $766.13 million -8.0%10.2%3.8 $30.21
6/15/202427,560,000 shares $851.60 million +1.4%11.1%4.2 $30.90
5/31/202427,180,000 shares $795.56 million +0.9%11.0%4.4 $29.27
5/15/202426,950,000 shares $870.49 million -10.1%10.9%4.2 $32.30
4/30/202429,980,000 shares $955.76 million +2.5%12.3%3.8 $31.88
4/15/202429,250,000 shares $908.51 million -2.3%12.0%3.4 $31.06
3/31/202429,940,000 shares $1.12 billion -1.3%12.3%3 $37.26
3/15/202430,330,000 shares $1.02 billion +2.9%12.4%2.6 $33.71
2/29/202429,490,000 shares $1.11 billion -1.3%12.1%1.9 $37.52
2/15/202429,890,000 shares $1.24 billion -15.3%12.3%1.6 $41.56
1/31/202435,290,000 shares $1.43 billion -8.6%15.7%1.7 $40.51
1/15/202438,600,000 shares $1.61 billion -1.6%17.2%1.9 $41.79
12/31/202339,230,000 shares $1.93 billion -7.0%17.5%2 $49.14
12/15/202342,200,000 shares $1.86 billion -10.9%18.8%2.2 $43.97
11/30/202347,360,000 shares $1.63 billion +3.6%21.1%2.8 $34.41
11/15/202345,720,000 shares $1.19 billion +2.7%20.4%2.8 $25.98
10/31/202344,510,000 shares $783.82 million -0.2%19.9%3.1 $17.61
10/15/202344,590,000 shares $802.62 million +0.9%20.0%3.1 $18.00
9/30/202344,210,000 shares $940.35 million +1.5%20.0%3 $21.27
9/15/202343,570,000 shares $1.06 billion +9.9%19.7%2.9 $24.37
8/31/202339,650,000 shares $825.12 million +6.5%17.9%2.5 $20.81
8/15/202337,220,000 shares $539.69 million +5.0%17.1%2.5 $14.50
7/31/202335,440,000 shares $687.18 million -8.4%16.8%2.1 $19.39
7/15/202338,690,000 shares $634.13 million +3.3%18.3%2.4 $16.39
6/30/202337,450,000 shares $574.11 million -7.7%17.7%2.4 $15.33
6/15/202340,590,000 shares $701.40 million -2.2%19.2%2.6 $17.28
5/31/202341,500,000 shares $616.69 million -8.8%19.7%2.6 $14.86
5/15/202345,480,000 shares $582.14 million +3.1%21.6%3 $12.80
4/30/202344,130,000 shares $435.12 million -7.1%21.5%2.7 $9.86
4/15/202347,490,000 shares $524.29 million -0.8%23.1%2.7 $11.04
3/31/202347,860,000 shares $539.38 million +17.2%23.3%2.6 $11.27
3/15/202340,850,000 shares $401.96 million -2.7%19.9%2.2 $9.84
2/28/202341,970,000 shares $571.63 million +2.9%20.5%2.3 $13.62
2/15/202340,780,000 shares $599.47 million +6.1%19.9%2.2 $14.70
1/31/202338,430,000 shares $622.18 million +5.1%19.1%2.1 $16.19
1/15/202336,580,000 shares $471.15 million +2.7%18.2%2.3 $12.88
12/30/202235,630,000 shares $344.54 million -8.6%17.7%2.5 $9.67
12/15/202239,000,000 shares $404.43 million -4.9%19.4%2.8 $10.37
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11/30/202241,020,000 shares $571.00 million -2.7%20.4%3.1 $13.92
11/15/202242,170,000 shares $729.96 million +3.1%21.0%3.2 $17.31
10/31/202240,900,000 shares $820.86 million +7.3%20.6%3.4 $20.07
10/15/202238,130,000 shares $658.51 million -1.3%19.3%3.1 $17.27
9/30/202238,640,000 shares $724.89 million +2.7%19.6%3 $18.76
9/15/202237,610,000 shares $902.26 million +7.0%19.1%2.7 $23.99
8/31/202235,150,000 shares $823.56 million -5.4%17.9%2.5 $23.43
8/15/202237,160,000 shares $1.43 billion -6.5%19.1%2.4 $38.42
7/31/202239,730,000 shares $1.07 billion +21.1%20.5%2.2 $26.84
7/15/202232,820,000 shares $756.83 million +1.0%16.9%1.9 $23.06
6/30/202232,510,000 shares $587.13 million +18.3%16.8%2 $18.06
6/15/202227,490,000 shares $511.31 million +0.2%14.2%1.8 $18.60
5/31/202227,440,000 shares $782.04 million +8.2%14.2%1.8 $28.50
5/15/202225,370,000 shares $601.52 million +19.0%13.1%1.8 $23.71
4/30/202221,320,000 shares $611.88 million +12.5%11.2%1.6 $28.70
4/15/202218,960,000 shares $667.20 million +9.5%10.0%1.3 $35.19
3/31/202217,310,000 shares $801.11 million +1.1%9.1%1.1 $46.28
3/15/202217,130,000 shares $485.29 million +24.1%9.0%1.2 $28.33
2/28/202213,800,000 shares $577.39 million -17.6%7.3%1 $41.84
2/15/202216,750,000 shares $750.40 million +31.2%8.6%1.2 $44.80
1/31/202212,770,000 shares $818.17 million +13.5%7.0%1.1 $64.07
1/15/202211,250,000 shares $778.39 million -0.4%6.2%1.1 $69.19
12/31/202111,290,000 shares $1.14 billion +9.3%6.2%1 $100.56
12/15/202110,330,000 shares $1.15 billion +8.3%5.6%0.8 $110.98
11/30/20219,540,000 shares $1.21 billion +2.1%5.2%0.6 $126.68
11/15/20219,340,000 shares $1.38 billion -2.7%5.1%0.6 $147.99
10/29/20219,600,000 shares $1.56 billion -13.4%5.9%0.7 $162.50
10/15/202111,090,000 shares $1.63 billion +21.7%7.0%0.9 $146.73
9/30/20219,110,000 shares $1.09 billion -2.0%6.5%0.9 $119.13
9/15/20219,300,000 shares $1.02 billion +10.6%6.6%1.3 $109.75

AFRM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Affirm shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 15,666,710 shares of AFRM short. 5.22% of Affirm's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Affirm's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. AFRM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.4. Learn More on Affirm's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.22% of Affirm's floating shares are currently sold short.

Affirm saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,666,710 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the previous total of 14,461,742 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

5.22% of Affirm's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Affirm: Apple Inc. (0.96%), Amazon.com, Inc. (0.94%), Marqeta, Inc. (5.42%), Peloton Interactive, Inc. (14.00%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (3.93%), SoFi Technologies, Inc. (14.09%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (32.24%), Walmart Inc. (1.08%), Block, Inc. (2.41%), Fiserv, Inc. (6.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AFRM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Affirm as its price is falling. AFRM shares are trading up $1.98 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Affirm occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AFRM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AFRM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like AFRM:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:AFRM is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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