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Marathon Digital Short Interest Snapshot
Marathon Digital (MARA) has 104,599,144 shares short (27.08% of shares outstanding), down 5.0% from the prior period — shorts are covering. The data is biweekly short interest reported to NASDAQ, with a built-in 2-week reporting lag — the same canonical figure short-interest trackers publish.
Recent MARA Short Interest Settlements
Each row is a biweekly snapshot — the cadence at which short interest is officially reported. The percent column is the change versus the prior settlement.
| Settlement Date | Shares Short | vs Prior | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | 104,599,144 | 2.38 | |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 110,114,213 | 1.95 | |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 110,304,172 | 3.06 | |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 106,449,076 | 2.02 | |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 110,275,677 | 2.48 | |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 106,931,027 | 2.33 | |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 102,557,829 | 2.70 | |
| May 29, 2026 | 98,639,074 | 2.51 |
Is Marathon Digital Heavily Shorted?
"Days to cover" is the number of average trading days it would take shorts to buy back their position at recent volume. For MARA, that’s currently 2.38 days against 44,007,983 shares of average daily volume. A low days-to-cover means shorts can exit on normal volume, so short-squeeze risk is muted here.
MARA Short Interest in Context
Short interest is most useful read against the rest of the picture. Heavy shorting that lines up with insider selling and weakening Employee Business Outlook is a different story from heavy shorting with insider buying and a positive AI Score — the same number, very different setups.
The other signals on MARA right now:
- MARA AI Score — 62/100
- Reddit sentiment — 75/100 (neutral)
- Employee Business Outlook — 100% positive (positive)
Read together, this is a contrarian setup: short interest is elevated while the underlying signals lean bullish. When fundamentals and sentiment trend up against a heavily shorted name, the squeeze risk for the short side is asymmetric.
For the other side of the position, see MARA insider transactions and congressional trades. For social-side conviction, see MARA overall sentiment and Reddit mentions.
Marathon Digital Short Interest: Frequently Asked Questions
Marathon Digital has 104,599,144 shares short — about 27.08% of its shares outstanding as of Sep 15, 2026. This figure is the official biweekly short interest report, which lags the settlement date by about two weeks — the same convention every short-interest tracker uses. (Note: "% of shares outstanding" runs slightly below the "% of float" you may see on MarketBeat or Fintel, since float excludes insider-held and restricted shares.)
At 104,599,144 shares short and 44,007,983 shares of average daily volume, MARA’s days-to-cover is 2.38. A low days-to-cover means shorts can exit on normal volume, so short-squeeze risk is muted here.
Short squeezes happen when heavily shorted stocks rally sharply, forcing shorts to buy back at higher prices. The classic warning signs are days-to-cover above ~5, rising short interest, and a catalyst that pushes price up. MARA’s days-to-cover at 2.38 is below the classic ~5-day threshold. AltIndex tracks short interest alongside insider activity and sentiment — the same number reads very differently depending on what those other signals say.
The biweekly short interest figures come from NASDAQ’s official short interest report — the same source used by MarketBeat, Fintel, and Benzinga. The data is settlement-date-based, published twice a month, and lags about two weeks. For daily short-selling activity (a higher-frequency complement), see the short squeeze tracker.
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