# short_float_pct

Short interest as a fraction of the free float. 0.10 = 10% of float is short.

A numeric signal column on the Tickerbot computed state table (20,964+ ticker rows) — computed by the platform, queryable by bare name across the API. Values are NULL on rows the signal doesn't apply to.

- Group: Fundamentals
- Category: Short interest
- Type: numeric
- Unit: %
- Update cadence: post-close daily
- Intervals: 1d
- Universe: all tickers
- History: recent only (forward-only from first computation)
- Nullable: yes

## Query it

Every applicable form factor, grouped by endpoint family. Response payloads are real captures, sampled 2026-09-08 and trimmed; your run's values and dates will differ.

### Every ticker matching this signal — `/v2/signals/{signal}` (https://tickerbot.io/docs/endpoints/signals.md)

#### Live — every ticker with short_float_pct above a cutoff

```bash
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/short_float_pct" \
  --data-urlencode "condition=> 31.7918" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
```

Response (sampled 2026-09-08, trimmed):

```json
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-08T13:11:20.391Z",
 "signal": "short_float_pct",
 "condition": "> 31.7918",
 "universe": null,
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "NG",
   "name": "NovaGold Resources Inc.",
   "value": 77677.6804
  },
  {
   "ticker": "EGO",
   "name": "Eldorado Gold Corporation",
   "value": 32103.2497
  }
 ]
}
```

#### As-of — the same read at a past date

```bash
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/short_float_pct" \
  --data-urlencode "condition=> 31.7918" \
  -d "asof=2026-06-10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
```

Response (sampled 2026-09-08, trimmed):

```json
{
 "as_of": "2026-06-10",
 "signal": "short_float_pct",
 "condition": "> 31.7918",
 "universe": null,
 "count": 0,
 "results": []
}
```

#### Subscribe — webhook when a ticker starts matching

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/short_float_pct/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"condition": "> 31.7918", "target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'
```

Returns 201 with the created webhook — the same shape as GET /v2/webhooks/{id}, plus a one-time signing_secret for HMAC verification.

### The whole market, filtered on it — `/v2/scan` (https://tickerbot.io/docs/endpoints/scan.md)

#### Live — the whole market, ranked by this column

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{ "q": "short_float_pct IS NOT NULL", "order": "short_float_pct", "columns": "short_float_pct" }'
```

Response (sampled 2026-09-08, trimmed):

```json
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-08T13:11:31.648Z",
 "query": {
  "q": "short_float_pct IS NOT NULL",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "short_float_pct",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [
   "short_float_pct"
  ],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "NG",
   "name": "NovaGold Resources Inc.",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 8.08,
   "change_1d_pct": -2.8846153846153872,
   "gap_pct": -3,
   "relative_volume": null,
   "market_cap": 3540959554,
   "short_float_pct": 77677.6804
  },
  {
   "ticker": "EGO",
   "name": "Eldorado Gold Corporation",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 43.002,
   "change_1d_pct": -1.7994976021922737,
   "gap_pct": -2.44,
   "relative_volume": null,
   "market_cap": 11220060482,
   "short_float_pct": 32103.2497
  }
 ]
}
```

#### As-of — the same scan at a past date

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{ "q": "short_float_pct IS NOT NULL", "order": "short_float_pct", "columns": "short_float_pct", "asof": "2026-06-10" }'
```

Response (sampled 2026-09-08, trimmed):

```json
{
 "as_of": "2026-06-10",
 "query": {
  "q": "short_float_pct IS NOT NULL",
  "asof": "2026-06-10",
  "interval": "auto",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "short_float_pct",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [
   "short_float_pct"
  ],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "NUTR",
   "name": "Nusatrip Incorporated Common Stock",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": null,
   "change_1d_pct": null,
   "gap_pct": null,
   "relative_volume": null,
   "market_cap": null,
   "short_float_pct": 27.535
  },
  {
   "ticker": "MCTA",
   "name": "Charming Medical Limited Class A Ordinary Shares",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": null,
   "change_1d_pct": null,
   "gap_pct": null,
   "relative_volume": null,
   "market_cap": null,
   "short_float_pct": 15.0138
  }
 ]
}
```

#### Subscribe — webhook on a market-wide condition

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"q": "short_float_pct > 31.7918", "target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'
```

Returns 201 with the created webhook object; deliveries carry the tickers matching the condition at each evaluation.

### Its history — `/v2/series` (https://tickerbot.io/docs/endpoints/series.md)

#### History — the column on an aligned time grid

```bash
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/series?tickers=AAPL,MSFT&columns=close,short_float_pct" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
```

Response (sampled 2026-09-08, trimmed):

```json
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-08T13:11:36.697Z",
 "interval": "1d",
 "tickers": [
  "AAPL",
  "MSFT"
 ],
 "columns": [
  "close",
  "short_float_pct"
 ],
 "count": 6,
 "series": {
  "AAPL": [
   {
    "t": "2026-09-02",
    "close": 324.96,
    "short_float_pct": 0.8603
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-03",
    "close": 328.21,
    "short_float_pct": 0.8603
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-04",
    "close": 321.183,
    "short_float_pct": 0.8603
   }
  ],
  "MSFT": [
   {
    "t": "2026-09-02",
    "close": 496.82,
    "short_float_pct": 0.9234
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-03",
    "close": 510.12,
    "short_float_pct": 0.9234
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-04",
    "close": 501.241,
    "short_float_pct": 0.9234
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## Related signals (Short interest)

- [days_to_cover](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/days_to_cover.md)
- [high_short_interest](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/high_short_interest.md)
- [short_interest](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/short_interest.md)
- [short_interest_settlement_date](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/short_interest_settlement_date.md)
- [short_volume_ratio](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/short_volume_ratio.md)
- [short_volume_spike](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/short_volume_spike.md)

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