TSS, Inc. (TSSI) Short Interest

Shares short, days to cover, historical percentile

TSSI Short Interest & Days to Cover

TSS, Inc. (TSSI) currently has 4.0M shares short as of the Jul 31, 2026 settlement date, or about 5.5 days to cover at current trading volume. That is higher than 100% of the 42 readings on record since Nov 15, 2024, on a days-to-cover basis. Shares short have fallen for 3 straight reporting periods. Looking at recent periods where short interest increased, the stock is now averaging -19.8% since those additions, recent short sellers are broadly profitable on that basis.

Historical Level
Near multi-year high
100th percentile of 42 readings since Nov 15, 2024
Trend
Falling, 3 reports
Current: 4.0M shares short
Days to Cover
5.5 days · High
100th percentile for this stock
Current Short Position
Shares short
4.0M
Days to cover
5.5
Days-to-cover percentile
100th
Avg daily volume
722K
Est. $ value of short position
$32.29M

As of the Jul 31, 2026 settlement date, short interest is reported roughly every two weeks, not in real time.

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Is This Normal for TSSI?

Days to cover, compared against every biweekly reading on record for this stock specifically, not the market as a whole.

Historical average
1.9 days
Historical median
1.6 days
Highest on record
5.5 days
Jul 31, 2026
Lowest on record
0.2 days
Jan 15, 2025
Are Shorts Covering, or Building a Bigger Bet?

Short interest moving alone does not say much, what matters is whether it is moving with or against the price. Each period below compares the change in short interest to the stock's move over the same window.

Settlement DateSI ChangeRead
Jul 31, 2026-7.4%Covering into weakness
Jul 15, 2026-5.1%Covering into weakness
Jun 30, 2026-9.8%Covering into weakness
Jun 15, 2026+17.4%Building into weakness
May 29, 2026-3.6%Covering into strength
May 15, 2026+11.9%Building into weakness
Apr 30, 2026-2.2%Covering into strength
Apr 15, 2026-8.4%Covering into strength
Are Short Sellers Winning?

Comparing the stock's price at each recent short-interest-increase to where it trades today. An estimate based on settlement-date prices, not any individual short seller's real entry.

Avg return since these additions
-19.8%
Shorts profitable in
83% of these periods
Build DatePrice ThenReturn Since
Nov 28, 2025$9.63-15.4%
Dec 31, 2025$7.07+15.3%
Feb 27, 2026$10.33-21.1%
Mar 13, 2026$11.95-31.8%
May 15, 2026$11.12-26.7%
Jun 15, 2026$13.42-39.3%
What Happened Last Time Short Interest Was This High?

The 11 periods where short interest was in the top quarter of TSSI's own history on record (+2.67% or higher), and what followed.

Forward WindowAvg ReturnWin Rate
3 months+36.6%86% (n=7)
6 months
12 months

A historical pattern in TSSI's own data, not a prediction.

Biggest Short Interest Moves on Record
Biggest builds
Nov 29, 2024 · +327.3% (0.8 days to cover)
Jan 31, 2025 · +294.4% (0.6 days to cover)
Feb 28, 2025 · +46.1% (1.1 days to cover)
Biggest covers
Jan 15, 2025 · -47.1% (0.2 days to cover)
Dec 31, 2024 · -17.1% (0.4 days to cover)
Dec 13, 2024 · -12.8% (0.6 days to cover)
Complete Short Interest History

Every biweekly settlement reading on record, most recent first. Page 1 of 1.

Settlement DateShares ShortDays to CoverAvg Daily VolumeChange
Jul 31, 20264.0M5.5722K-7.4%
Jul 15, 20264.3M3.01.4M-5.1%
Jun 30, 20264.5M2.91.6M-9.8%
Jun 15, 20265.0M3.01.7M+17.4%
May 29, 20264.3M2.21.9M-3.6%
May 15, 20264.4M2.51.7M+11.9%
Apr 30, 20264.0M2.51.6M-2.2%
Apr 15, 20264.0M2.61.5M-8.4%
Mar 31, 20264.4M2.91.5M-11.1%
Mar 13, 20265.0M3.61.4M+7.6%
Feb 27, 20264.6M4.11.1M+7.5%
Feb 13, 20264.3M3.01.4M-1.2%
Jan 30, 20264.3M2.71.6M-1.8%
Jan 15, 20264.4M2.71.6M-0.2%
Dec 31, 20254.4M2.41.9M+2.3%
Dec 15, 20254.3M1.92.2M-1.1%
Nov 28, 20254.4M1.82.5M+7.9%
Nov 14, 20254.1M1.62.6M+5.2%
Oct 31, 20253.9M1.42.8M-3.5%
Oct 15, 20254.0M1.33.0M-8.7%
Sep 30, 20254.4M1.53.0M-11.2%
Sep 15, 20254.9M1.63.0M+0.4%
Aug 29, 20254.9M1.63.1M+42.3%
Aug 15, 20253.5M1.03.5M-7.8%
Jul 31, 20253.7M1.23.0M+12.3%
Jul 15, 20253.3M1.22.9M+1.5%
Jun 30, 20253.3M1.42.4M+26.2%
Jun 13, 20252.6M1.32.0M-6.8%
May 30, 20252.8M1.61.7M+3.7%
May 15, 20252.7M2.71.0M+22.8%
Apr 30, 20252.2M2.2981K+11.7%
Apr 15, 20252.0M1.71.2M+1.6%
Mar 31, 20251.9M1.61.2M+21.4%
Mar 14, 20251.6M1.31.2M+22.3%
Feb 28, 20251.3M1.11.2M+46.1%
Feb 14, 20250.9M0.71.3M+25.4%
Jan 31, 20250.7M0.61.2M+294.4%
Jan 15, 20250.2M0.2909K-47.1%
Dec 31, 20240.3M0.4781K-17.1%
Dec 13, 20240.4M0.6678K-12.8%
Nov 29, 20240.5M0.8573K+327.3%
Nov 15, 20240.1M0.2454K
Frequently Asked Questions
What is TSSI's current short interest?

TSS, Inc. has 4.0M shares sold short as of Jul 31, 2026. Days to cover is 5.5.

Is TSSI's short interest high or low right now?

On a days-to-cover basis, current short interest is higher than 100% of the 42 biweekly readings on record, spanning Nov 15, 2024 to Jul 31, 2026. The historical average days to cover is 1.9, and the highest on record is 5.5 days, on Jul 31, 2026.

Is short interest in TSSI rising or falling?

Shares short have fallen for 3 consecutive reporting periods.

Are short sellers in TSSI currently winning or losing?

Looking at the 6 most recent periods where short interest increased, the stock has averaged -19.8% since those additions, with price now below the entry level in 83% of those cases. This is an estimate based on the price at each settlement date, not a precise tracking of any individual short seller's actual entry.

What has historically happened after TSSI's short interest was this high?

In the 11 periods where days to cover was in the top quarter of this ticker's own history (2.7 days or higher), the stock has too few forward-looking data points on record to summarize reliably. This is a historical pattern, not a prediction.

Sourced from biweekly exchange short interest settlement data for TSSI, not real-time. This page does not include cost-to-borrow, daily short volume, dark pool activity, or failure-to-deliver data, none of which exist in this data source. This is historical data, not investment advice. Read disclaimer →