New short numbers are out with an impressive 84% increase. Based on the data below it's pretty simple to pick a time period when the heavy shorting took place.
In my opinion the total short number at one point was much higher than 2,532,458 when you factor in the trading volume of 09/27 and 09/30. I believe there was a significant amount of short covering during those two days.
Period ending 09/30, 2,532,458
Period ending 09/13, 1,375,455
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 1,828,200 | 0.77 | | Sep 27, 2013 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 1,170,500 | 0.77 | | Sep 26, 2013 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 844,600 | 0.84 | | Sep 25, 2013 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 773,600 | 1.00 | | Sep 24, 2013 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 945,500 | 1.04 | | Sep 23, 2013 | 1.06 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1,053,900 | 1.01 | | Sep 20, 2013 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 1,879,200 | 1.04 | | Sep 19, 2013 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 1,191,100 | 0.95 | | Sep 18, 2013 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 336,600 | 0.83 | | Sep 17, 2013 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 372,700 | 0.83 | | Sep 16, 2013 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 649,300 | 0.81 | | Sep 13, 2013 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 660,200 | 0.80 | |
