FINRA Data Breakdown
According to the latest official FINRA bi-monthly report as of July 31, 2026, The RealReal (REAL) has 16 million shares sold short. This represents 13.14% of the company's outstanding shares. With an average daily trading volume of 2.56 million shares, the days-to-cover ratio is 6.18, indicating a moderate level of short-side commitment that would require significant buying pressure to unwind.
Intraday Borrow Metrics
While the official short interest is based on stale bi-monthly data, real-time lending market metrics show a borrow fee of 0.41% with 2.3 million shares currently available to borrow. The stability in the borrow fee suggests that, for now, there is sufficient supply in the securities lending market to accommodate current short demand. Traders should watch for any sudden contraction in share availability, which could lead to a spike in borrow costs.
Signal data sourced from Short Interest Tracker. This post is an original analysis prepared by The Forensic Ledger from publicly available data. Not investment advice.
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