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Harley-Davidson (HOG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$26.94 +0.20 (+0.73%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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Harley-Davidson Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Harley-Davidson (HOG) had a short interest of 21.11 million shares sold short, representing 20.48% of the public float. This marks a 13.98% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.6, meaning it would take 10.6 days of the average trading volume of 2.08 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
21,105,753 shares
Previous Short Interest
18,517,111 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
13.98%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$516.46 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
104,073,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
20.48%
Today's Trading Volume
1,510,780 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,077,290 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
73%
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Harley-Davidson 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
9/30/202621,105,753 shares $516.46 million +14.0%20.5%10.6 $24.47
9/15/202618,517,111 shares $510.44 million +4.7%18.0%12.09 $27.57
8/31/202617,687,984 shares $488.01 million -5.5%17.2%9.99 $27.59
8/14/202618,713,594 shares $519.06 million +2.6%18.2%9.29 $27.74
7/31/202618,247,405 shares $447.12 million +6.6%17.7%5.68 $24.50
7/15/202617,121,897 shares $445.51 million +0.3%16.4%8.49 $26.02
6/30/202617,069,560 shares $417.59 million +4.6%16.4%4.43 $24.46
6/15/202616,326,529 shares $426.01 million +3.1%15.7%7.24 $26.09
5/29/202615,839,526 shares $382.21 million +8.7%15.2%6.83 $24.13
5/15/202614,567,253 shares $368.35 million +6.0%14.0%4.21 $25.29
4/30/202613,743,651 shares $329.15 million -14.4%13.2%4.49 $23.95
4/15/202616,057,020 shares $367.30 million -16.4%15.4%4.93 $22.88
3/31/202619,195,724 shares $388.16 million +4.8%18.4%4.99 $20.22
3/13/202618,319,090 shares $322.86 million +1.5%16.5%4.2 $17.62
2/27/202618,045,637 shares $324.41 million -8.2%16.3%5.61 $17.98
2/13/202619,648,934 shares $401.15 million +8.2%18.8%4.24 $20.42
1/30/202618,153,058 shares $359.50 million +14.3%15.5%6.18 $19.80
1/15/202615,883,851 shares $334.67 million -3.9%13.6%5.65 $21.07
12/31/202516,530,955 shares $338.88 million -14.8%14.1%6.3 $20.50
12/15/202519,406,604 shares $414.87 million +11.1%16.6%6.51 $21.38
11/28/202517,461,064 shares $427.62 million +3.9%14.9%6.99 $24.49
11/14/202516,800,488 shares $415.19 million +35.7%14.0%7.28 $24.71
10/31/202512,380,006 shares $334.07 million +1.1%10.3%8.68 $26.99
10/15/202512,240,000 shares $328.69 million +6.3%10.2%6.3 $26.85
9/30/202511,510,000 shares $321.36 million +8.4%9.6%5.9 $27.92
9/15/202510,620,000 shares $317.42 million +1.6%8.8%5.5 $29.89
8/31/202510,450,000 shares $304.67 million -5.8%8.7%5.5 $29.16
8/15/202511,090,000 shares $304.20 million -3.8%9.2%5.8 $27.43
7/31/202511,530,000 shares $280.70 million -4.2%9.6%6 $24.35
7/15/202512,040,000 shares $288.90 million -3.6%10.0%6.9 $24.00
6/30/202512,490,000 shares $294.89 million -1.3%10.4%6.2 $23.61
6/15/202512,650,000 shares $306.29 million -10.7%10.5%6 $24.21
5/31/202514,160,000 shares $342.81 million -0.1%11.8%6 $24.21
5/15/202514,170,000 shares $345.89 million -2.5%11.8%5.7 $24.41
4/30/202514,540,000 shares $323.66 million -0.3%12.1%5.8 $22.26
4/15/202514,590,000 shares $315.09 million +10.7%11.9%5.5 $21.60
3/31/202513,180,000 shares $332.86 million -8.3%10.7%5.2 $25.26
3/15/202514,370,000 shares $353.67 million -8.7%11.6%6.1 $24.61
2/28/202515,740,000 shares $405.23 million +13.1%12.7%7.5 $25.75
2/15/202513,920,000 shares $358.51 million +32.6%11.0%7.6 $25.76
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12/15/20249,980,000 shares $325.25 million +3.0%7.9%6.3 $32.59
11/30/20249,690,000 shares $325.87 million -6.5%7.7%5.8 $33.63
11/15/202410,360,000 shares $340.74 million +11.6%8.2%6.1 $32.89
10/31/20249,280,000 shares $296.45 million -1.5%7.4%5.4 $31.95
10/15/20249,420,000 shares $331.96 million -9.2%7.2%5.1 $35.24
9/30/202410,370,000 shares $399.35 million +5.7%8.0%5.7 $38.51
9/15/20249,810,000 shares $370.23 million +2.1%7.5%5.7 $37.74
8/31/20249,610,000 shares $359.80 million -3.3%7.4%5.9 $37.44
8/15/20249,940,000 shares $366.39 million +17.1%7.6%6.2 $36.86
7/31/20248,490,000 shares $318.38 million -10.2%6.5%5 $37.50
7/15/20249,450,000 shares $332.73 million +17.8%7.1%5.5 $35.21
6/30/20248,020,000 shares $268.99 million -17.8%6.0%4.5 $33.54
6/15/20249,760,000 shares $317.40 million +19.2%7.3%5.4 $32.52
5/31/20248,190,000 shares $293.94 million +4.1%6.1%4.4 $35.89
5/15/20247,870,000 shares $285.29 million +11.2%5.9%4.1 $36.25
4/30/20247,080,000 shares $243.38 million +2.9%5.3%3.5 $34.38
4/15/20246,880,000 shares $269.01 million -8.0%5.1%3.9 $39.10
3/31/20247,480,000 shares $327.18 million +9.2%5.5%4.6 $43.74
3/15/20246,850,000 shares $280.92 million -5.9%5.1%4.3 $41.01
2/29/20247,280,000 shares $263.90 million -14.3%5.4%4.9 $36.25
2/15/20248,490,000 shares $320.50 million -2.1%6.1%5.9 $37.75
1/31/20248,670,000 shares $281.34 million +2.5%6.3%6.2 $32.45
1/15/20248,460,000 shares $288.49 million +9.0%6.1%5.8 $34.10
12/31/20237,760,000 shares $285.88 million -6.7%5.6%5.2 $36.84
12/15/20238,320,000 shares $295.32 million +8.3%6.0%5.7 $35.50
11/30/20237,680,000 shares $230.32 million -0.1%5.6%5.3 $29.99
11/15/20237,690,000 shares $230.85 million +7.7%5.6%5.7 $30.02
10/31/20237,140,000 shares $191.74 million +1.6%5.1%5.4 $26.86
10/15/20237,030,000 shares $209.63 million +28.8%5.0%5.3 $29.82
9/30/20235,460,000 shares $180.51 million +8.8%3.9%3.9 $33.06
9/15/20235,020,000 shares $167.42 million +13.8%3.6%3.6 $33.35
8/31/20234,410,000 shares $148.84 million -1.1%3.1%3 $33.75
8/15/20234,460,000 shares $149.45 million -10.6%3.2%2.8 $33.51
7/31/20234,990,000 shares $192.66 million -20.2%3.5%2.9 $38.61
7/15/20236,250,000 shares $224.94 million +0.2%4.4%3.6 $35.99
6/30/20236,240,000 shares $219.71 million -7.4%4.4%3.5 $35.21
6/15/20236,740,000 shares $233.07 million +22.8%4.7%3.7 $34.58
5/31/20235,490,000 shares $170.79 million -3.2%3.8%2.7 $31.11
5/15/20235,670,000 shares $187.22 million -5.5%4.0%2.9 $33.02
4/30/20236,000,000 shares $222.60 million -22.2%4.1%3.3 $37.10
4/15/20237,710,000 shares $286.04 million -1.8%5.3%4.3 $37.10
3/31/20237,850,000 shares $298.06 million +12.0%5.4%4.5 $37.97
3/15/20237,010,000 shares $275.14 million -1.7%4.8%4.1 $39.25
2/28/20237,130,000 shares $339.03 million -1.7%4.9%5.2 $47.55
2/15/20237,250,000 shares $353.95 million -4.9%5.0%5.6 $48.82
1/31/20237,620,000 shares $350.75 million +4.8%5.3%5.4 $46.03
1/15/20237,270,000 shares $330.79 million -15.3%5.0%5.1 $45.50
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11/15/20227,180,000 shares $340.33 million -5.7%4.9%4.4 $47.40
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10/15/20227,180,000 shares $257.69 million +18.1%5.0%4.8 $35.89
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9/15/20227,220,000 shares $296.74 million +16.3%5.0%5.4 $41.10
8/31/20226,210,000 shares $239.52 million -2.2%4.3%5 $38.57
8/15/20226,350,000 shares $258.45 million -9.2%4.4%4.4 $40.70
7/31/20226,990,000 shares $264.29 million +5.6%4.8%4.3 $37.81
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10/15/202116,940,000 shares $632.03 million +1.0%11.1%12.2 $37.31

HOG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Harley-Davidson shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 21,105,753 shares of HOG short. 20.48% of Harley-Davidson's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Harley-Davidson'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. HOG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.6. Learn More on Harley-Davidson'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. 20.48% of Harley-Davidson's floating shares are currently sold short.

Harley-Davidson saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,105,753 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the previous total of 18,517,111 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.

20.48% of Harley-Davidson's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Harley-Davidson: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (18.29%), PACCAR Inc. (2.30%), Tesla, Inc. (2.24%), Brunswick Corporation (8.48%), General Motors Company (2.29%), LCI Industries (8.31%), LiveWire Group, Inc. (1.25%), Niu Technologies (1.29%), Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR (5.46%), XPENG Inc. Sponsored ADR (7.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HOG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Harley-Davidson as its price is falling. HOG shares are trading up $0.20 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 Harley-Davidson 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 HOG, 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 HOG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

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

  • 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 NYSE:HOG is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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