Yes — it comes from FINRA and is refreshed on a schedule.

No — FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, so this is the most recent periodic snapshot rather than a real-time figure.

No. This source is fully key-less.

Yes — free, no download, in your browser.

Short Interest Screensaver

The Short Interest screensaver shows real consolidated short interest reported to FINRA: how many shares of each stock are sold short, how that moved since the last report, and days-to-cover. Published twice monthly, so it is a periodic snapshot. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.

How the Short Interest screensaver works

The background pipeline reads this from FINRA and saves a snapshot the saver loads.

Real consolidated short interest reported to FINRA: how many shares of each stock are sold short, how that moved since the last report, and days-to-cover.

It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.

Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.

A worked example

Real consolidated short interest reported to FINRA: how many shares of each stock are sold short, how that moved since the last report, and days-to-cover. Published twice monthly, so it is a periodic snapshot.

Settings & tips

Accent and Background recolour the display.
Run automation/run.py shortinterest to refresh the feed.
Press ESC to leave fullscreen.

Frequently asked questions

Is this real data?: Yes — it comes from FINRA and is refreshed on a schedule.
Is this live?: No — FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, so this is the most recent periodic snapshot rather than a real-time figure.
Is a key needed?: No. This source is fully key-less.
Is it free?: Yes — free, no download, in your browser.

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