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Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.10 +0.76 (+6.16%)
Closing price 08/3/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Intuitive Machines Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) had a short interest of 37.77 million shares sold short, representing 37.92% of the public float. This marks a 10.98% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, meaning it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 9.04 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
37,774,781 shares
Previous Short Interest
34,036,834 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
10.98%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$560.96 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
217,020,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
37.92%
Today's Trading Volume
8,805,065 shares
Average Trading Volume
9,037,955 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
97%
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Intuitive Machines Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/202637,774,781 shares $560.96 million +11.0%37.9%3.83 $14.85
6/30/202634,036,834 shares $728.05 million -10.1%34.2%2.63 $21.39
6/15/202637,840,557 shares $974.77 million +8.8%38.0%2.66 $25.76
5/29/202634,789,021 shares $1.52 billion +13.8%34.9%1.64 $43.83
5/15/202630,567,226 shares $1.04 billion +9.1%30.7%2.41 $33.89
4/30/202628,007,853 shares $710.00 million -10.5%28.1%2.24 $25.35
4/15/202631,283,641 shares $747.05 million -2.0%31.4%1.61 $23.88
3/31/202631,932,426 shares $592.67 million +2.7%32.1%2.24 $18.56
3/13/202631,107,399 shares $547.49 million +2.7%28.6%3.22 $17.60
2/27/202630,285,577 shares $499.11 million +9.9%27.9%3.43 $16.48
2/13/202627,552,578 shares $444.42 million -3.8%27.7%3.04 $16.13
1/30/202628,630,996 shares $543.70 million +4.9%26.4%2.38 $18.99
1/15/202627,297,114 shares $532.29 million +4.5%25.1%2.1 $19.50
12/31/202526,130,974 shares $424.11 million +4.4%24.1%1.8 $16.23
12/15/202525,020,862 shares $278.23 million -2.4%23.0%4.33 $11.12
11/28/202525,632,468 shares $243.38 million -11.5%23.6%4.46 $9.50
11/14/202528,957,042 shares $275.96 million -1.0%26.7%4.27 $9.53
10/31/202529,245,437 shares $349.19 million +2.6%27.2%4.38 $11.94
10/15/202528,510,000 shares $367.21 million -1.9%26.7%3.6 $12.88
9/30/202529,070,000 shares $305.82 million +0.1%27.3%3.7 $10.52
9/15/202529,050,000 shares $262.61 million +8.5%27.3%3.8 $9.04
8/31/202526,770,000 shares $234.77 million +10.6%25.1%3.6 $8.77
8/15/202524,210,000 shares $220.07 million +27.3%22.7%3.1 $9.09
7/31/202519,020,000 shares $212.26 million +0.5%17.9%2.5 $11.16
7/15/202518,920,000 shares $209.63 million -12.7%17.8%2.6 $11.08
6/30/202521,660,000 shares $235.44 million +11.8%20.4%3.2 $10.87
6/15/202519,380,000 shares $202.52 million +9.7%18.3%2.5 $10.45
5/31/202517,660,000 shares $201.85 million -0.5%16.8%2 $11.43
5/15/202517,740,000 shares $209.86 million No Change16.9%1.6 $11.83
4/30/202517,740,000 shares $145.47 million -1.4%17.0%1.5 $8.20
4/15/202517,990,000 shares $140.14 million -4.3%17.2%1.4 $7.79
3/31/202518,790,000 shares $139.99 million +11.4%18.2%1.3 $7.45
3/15/202516,870,000 shares $123.32 million -10.0%20.9%1.1 $7.31
2/28/202518,750,000 shares $273.38 million +8.1%23.3%1.2 $14.58
2/15/202517,350,000 shares $340.41 million +6.1%21.5%1.1 $19.62
1/31/202516,350,000 shares $354.47 million +2.5%20.2%0.9 $21.68
1/15/202515,950,000 shares $305.92 million +14.8%19.3%0.9 $19.18
12/31/202413,900,000 shares $252.42 million -2.3%17.0%0.8 $18.16
12/15/202414,220,000 shares $166.16 million -4.8%17.4%0.9 $11.69
11/30/202414,930,000 shares $244.11 million -25.2%21.1%0.8 $16.35
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11/15/202419,970,000 shares $248.03 million +14.8%36.3%1 $12.42
10/31/202417,390,000 shares $135.64 million -5.0%31.7%1 $7.80
10/15/202418,300,000 shares $147.86 million +20.1%33.3%1.2 $8.08
9/30/202415,240,000 shares $122.68 million +19.2%27.7%1.1 $8.05
9/15/202412,790,000 shares $78.40 million -4.7%23.7%1 $6.13
8/31/202413,420,000 shares $66.70 million +28.1%25.6%2 $4.97
8/15/202410,480,000 shares $42.55 million +3.0%19.9%2.2 $4.06
7/31/202410,180,000 shares $40.52 million -5.2%22.7%4 $3.98
7/15/202410,740,000 shares $46.50 million +78.4%24.0%4.3 $4.33
6/30/20246,020,000 shares $19.87 million +30.9%13.4%2.4 $3.30
6/15/20244,600,000 shares $17.85 million -19.4%10.2%1.5 $3.88
5/31/20245,710,000 shares $28.61 million +21.0%12.8%1.8 $5.01
5/15/20244,720,000 shares $24.59 million +61.6%10.5%0.7 $5.21
4/30/20242,920,000 shares $14.78 million -51.6%6.6%0.3 $5.06
4/15/20246,030,000 shares $29.31 million +60.0%14.2%0.6 $4.86
3/31/20243,770,000 shares $23.56 million +24.8%11.2%0.4 $6.25
3/15/20243,020,000 shares $16.58 million -35.5%21.8%0.3 $5.49
2/29/20244,680,000 shares $28.22 million +44.9%34.1%0.6 $6.03
2/15/20243,230,000 shares $21.64 million +86.7%21.4%0.5 $6.70
1/31/20241,730,000 shares $6.54 million +57.3%11.3%1.7 $3.78
1/15/20241,100,000 shares $2.82 million +56.6%5.8%1.5 $2.56
12/31/2023702,500 shares $1.79 million +15.0%3.7%1.4 $2.56
12/15/2023610,700 shares $1.71 million -26.3%3.2%1.6 $2.80
11/30/2023828,900 shares $2.36 million -4.4%4.3%3 $2.85
11/15/2023866,600 shares $2.63 million +8.7%4.5%3.1 $3.04
10/31/2023797,400 shares $2.38 million +6.4%4.2%2.2 $2.99
10/15/2023749,200 shares $2.75 million -3.8%3.9%2.3 $3.67
9/30/2023779,000 shares $2.84 million +14.3%4.3%2 $3.65
9/15/2023681,600 shares $2.88 million -5.7%3.7%1.8 $4.22
8/31/2023722,400 shares $3.44 million -14.4%5.1%1.7 $4.76
8/15/2023843,500 shares $5.94 million +55.8%6.5%2.2 $7.04
7/31/2023541,300 shares $4.57 million +0.7%3.1%1.4 $8.45
7/15/2023537,700 shares $5.18 million +1.7%3.0%0.8 $9.63
6/30/2023528,600 shares $4.33 million -13.5%3.0%0.7 $8.19
6/15/2023611,200 shares $5.51 million +11.0%3.4%0.7 $9.01
5/31/2023550,900 shares $3.78 million +20.0%3.1%0.4 $6.86
5/15/2023459,200 shares $3.38 million No Change2.6%0.3 $7.36

LUNR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Intuitive Machines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 37,774,781 shares of LUNR short. 37.92% of Intuitive Machines' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Intuitive Machines' 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. LUNR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.8. Learn More on Intuitive Machines'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. 37.92% of Intuitive Machines' floating shares are currently sold short.

Intuitive Machines saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,774,781 shares, an increase of 11.0% from the previous total of 34,036,834 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.

37.92% of Intuitive Machines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Intuitive Machines: Viavi Solutions Inc. (5.25%), Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (6.78%), Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (2.22%), Qorvo, Inc. (7.96%), Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (12.87%), Planet Labs PBC (10.88%), Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (4.98%), Ondas Holdings Inc. (44.06%), Impinj, Inc. (11.80%), nLight (5.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LUNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Intuitive Machines as its price is falling. LUNR shares are trading up $0.76 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 Intuitive Machines occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LUNR, 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 LUNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NASDAQ:LUNR) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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