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How shorted was Nikola Corporation? NKLAQ

Nikola Corporation left the US market in 2025. This page is a frozen archive of its reported short interest, ending 14 Feb 2025. The ticker NKLAQ no longer refers to this company and may since have been reassigned.
42.04%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 14 Feb 2025
vs previous report
+9.25
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+19.85
days to cover
1.01
Aggregate net short position time series for Nikola Corporation

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for Nikola Corporation days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
31 Oct 202425.75% 15 Oct 202421.14% 15 Nov 2024−4.61
2 Oct 202430.69% 30 Sep 202425.75% 15 Oct 2024−4.94
7 May 202417.27% 30 Apr 202418.17% 15 May 2024+0.90
4 Apr 202417.90% 28 Mar 202416.08% 15 Apr 2024−1.82
22 Feb 202422.59% 15 Feb 202416.23% 29 Feb 2024−6.36
4 Jan 202416.63% 29 Dec 202318.80% 12 Jan 2024+2.17
2 Nov 202317.85% 31 Oct 202318.61% 15 Nov 2023+0.76
4 Aug 202319.95% 31 Jul 202320.23% 15 Aug 2023+0.28
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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
14 Feb 202542.04%+9.25
31 Jan 202532.79%−1.71
15 Jan 202534.50%+18.30
31 Dec 202416.20%−18.04
13 Dec 202434.24%+12.05
29 Nov 202422.19%+1.05
15 Nov 202421.14%−3.02
31 Oct 202424.16%−1.59
15 Oct 202425.75%−4.94
30 Sep 202430.69%+1.62
13 Sep 202429.07%+1.67
30 Aug 202427.40%+6.03
15 Aug 202421.37%+1.37
14 Jun 202420.00%+0.30
31 May 202419.70%+1.53
15 May 202418.17%+0.90
30 Apr 202417.27%+1.19
15 Apr 202416.08%−1.82
28 Mar 202417.90%−1.00
15 Mar 202418.90%+2.67
29 Feb 202416.23%−6.36
15 Feb 202422.59%+1.19
31 Jan 202421.40%+2.60
12 Jan 202418.80%+2.17
29 Dec 202316.63%−1.21
15 Dec 202317.84%−1.15
30 Nov 202318.99%+0.38
15 Nov 202318.61%+0.76
31 Oct 202317.85%−5.36
13 Oct 202323.21%−1.82
29 Sep 202325.03%+0.46
15 Sep 202324.57%+5.29
31 Aug 202319.28%−0.95
15 Aug 202320.23%+0.28
31 Jul 202319.95%+1.29
14 Jul 202318.66%+0.10
30 Jun 202318.56%+1.95
15 Jun 202316.61%+0.35
31 May 202316.26%+0.31
15 May 202315.95%−3.31
28 Apr 202319.26%−1.33
14 Apr 202320.59%−0.43
31 Mar 202321.02%+0.53
15 Mar 202320.49%−0.17
28 Feb 202320.66%−1.29
15 Feb 202321.95%+1.12
31 Jan 202320.83%−0.03
13 Jan 202320.86%−0.46
30 Dec 202221.32%+0.74
15 Dec 202220.58%−0.16
30 Nov 202220.74%−0.41
15 Nov 202221.15%+0.22
31 Oct 202220.93%−1.55
14 Oct 202222.48%+2.44
30 Sep 202220.04%+1.80
15 Sep 202218.24%+0.99
31 Aug 202217.25%−0.76
15 Aug 202218.01%−1.27
29 Jul 202219.28%−1.42
15 Jul 202220.70%+0.04
30 Jun 202220.66%+0.89
15 Jun 202219.77%−1.92
31 May 202221.69%+0.29
13 May 202221.40%+4.51
29 Apr 202216.89%+0.14
14 Apr 202216.75%−0.07
31 Mar 202216.82%0.00
15 Mar 202216.82%+0.56
28 Feb 202216.26%−0.07
15 Feb 202216.33%−1.15
31 Jan 202217.48%+2.56
14 Jan 202214.92%+0.98
31 Dec 202113.94%+0.56
15 Dec 202113.38%+0.71
30 Nov 202112.67%+0.06
15 Nov 202112.61%−2.08
29 Oct 202114.69%−0.32
15 Oct 202115.01%−0.30
30 Sep 202115.31%−0.94
15 Sep 202116.25%+0.72
31 Aug 202115.53%+0.18
13 Aug 202115.35%+3.44
30 Jul 202111.91%+0.18
15 Jul 202111.73%+0.50
30 Jun 202111.23%+0.27
15 Jun 202110.96%−3.16
28 May 202114.12%−1.05
14 May 202115.17%−0.70
30 Apr 202115.87%+2.69
15 Apr 202113.18%+2.90
31 Mar 202110.28%+1.72
15 Mar 20218.56%+0.77
26 Feb 20217.79%−0.56
12 Feb 20218.35%−1.67
29 Jan 202110.02%−3.68
15 Jan 202113.70%−0.47
31 Dec 202014.17%+1.15
15 Dec 202013.02%+0.67
30 Nov 202012.35%−0.21
13 Nov 202012.56%+1.10
30 Oct 202011.46%+1.45
15 Oct 202010.01%+0.52
30 Sep 20209.49%+3.45
15 Sep 20206.04%+3.52
31 Aug 20202.52%−0.69
14 Aug 20203.21%−0.48
31 Jul 20203.69%+0.66
30 Apr 20203.03%+0.22
15 Apr 20202.81%+0.17
31 Mar 20202.64%+0.42
13 Mar 20202.22%+1.67
28 Feb 20200.55%+0.01
14 Feb 20200.54%+0.02
31 Jan 20200.52%−0.08
15 Jan 20200.60%+0.09
31 Dec 20190.51%0.00
13 Dec 20190.51%0.00
29 Nov 20190.51%0.00
15 Nov 20190.51%0.00
31 Oct 20190.51%0.00
15 Oct 20190.51%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted was Nikola Corporation?
Nikola Corporation left the US market in 2025. Its final reported figure was 42.04% of shares outstanding for settlement date 14 Feb 2025, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report; this page preserves its full history.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this NKLAQ's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is NKLAQ's days to cover?
1.01 days for settlement date 14 Feb 2025: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.