QCOM Short Interest
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $199.62B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 49,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.60 to the broader market. QUALCOMM Incorporated is a company dedicated to developing and bringing to market fundamental technologies crucial for the global wireless communication industry. Led by Cristiano Renno Amon, public since 1991-12-13.
Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.
- Settlement Date
- 2026-06-15
- Short Interest
- 44.6M
- Previous Short Interest
- 45.0M
- Change
- -0.92%
- Days to Cover
- 2.38
- Avg Daily Volume
- 18.8M
- Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
- 3.00
Showing 24 bi-monthly FINRA short interest reports for QUALCOMM Incorporated.
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QCOM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $200.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 8.1K | 456 | 69.7% | $3.35 | $3.50 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked QCOM short interest questions
- What is the current QCOM short interest?
- As of the Jun 15, 2026 settlement, QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) short interest is 44.6M shares, a -0.92% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
- What is the QCOM days-to-cover ratio?
- Days-to-cover is 2.38, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
- How does QCOM short interest affect options pricing?
- High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.