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TSM — structural market context

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Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 23. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $418.51 (Oct 23) vs $412.35 (Oct 22): +1.49%.

Volume

0.84× its 20-session average (11.3M) on Oct 23.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 30.5M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 27.8M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 8 days with fails, largest 88K shares on Sep 21.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 5 days with fails, largest 30K shares on Sep 2.

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Analyst rating actions

None recorded in this window.

Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

TSM: what the public data shows

Each row is the latest public record we hold for TSM, with its own date and source. Figures are descriptive and delayed by their source.

DataLatest recordAs ofSource
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker30.5M shares short · 3.1 days to cover · 0.6% of float · +9.7% vs 2026-09-152026-09-30FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker918 shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-292026-09-29SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker0 purchases and 0 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-10-08 by Lu Lee-Chung2026-10-08SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions5 recent actions · latest published by Barclays on 2026-10-162026-10-16Firms' published actions
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
30.5M shares short · 3.1 days to cover · 0.6% of float · +9.7% vs 2026-09-15
As of
2026-09-30
Source
FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
918 shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-29
As of
2026-09-29
Source
SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker
Latest record
0 purchases and 0 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-10-08 by Lu Lee-Chung
As of
2026-10-08
Source
SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions
Latest record
5 recent actions · latest published by Barclays on 2026-10-16
As of
2026-10-16
Source
Firms' published actions

TSM events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

Form 4 · purchase · filed 2026-10-08 · View on sec.gov ↗

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TSM short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
30.5M
% OF FLOAT
0.6%
DAYS TO COVER
3.1
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+9.7%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (24d ago)

TSM fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-29 · 25d918$452.88
2026-09-28 · 26d2K$450.61
2026-09-25 · 29d4K$451.15

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

TSM insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 0 sales · 62 filings not counted

Most recent Form 4 shown for TSM: Lu Lee-Chung (VP) reported a purchase (code P) of 49 shares on 2026-10-07, filed 2026-10-08 (1 day after the trade).

InsiderTypeSharesPriceValueTrade dateFiled
Lu Lee-Chung · officer: VPPurchase (P)49——*2026-10-072026-10-08 · +1d
Yuan Lipen · officer: VPPurchase (P)40——*2026-10-072026-10-08 · +1d
Yeap Choh Fei · officer: SVPPurchase (P)52——*2026-10-072026-10-08 · +1d
Zhang Kevin Xiaoqiang · officer: SVP and Deputy Co-COOPurchase (P)59——*2026-10-072026-10-08 · +1d
Yoo Chue-San · officer: VPPurchase (P)50——*2026-10-072026-10-08 · +1d

*Value not shown: the filed price could not be checked against the U.S. listing.

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

TSM analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
BarclaysholdOverweight2026-10-16
Barclaysprice_target—2026-10-16
NeedhamholdBuy2026-10-15
Needhamprice_target—2026-10-15
BernsteinholdOutperform2026-10-08

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is TSM's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, TSM had 30.5M shares sold short — 0.6% of its float, with 3.1 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying TSM?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, TSM recorded 0 insider purchases and 0 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). 62 filings not counted: the filed price could not be checked against the U.S. listing. These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about TSM?
The most recent action: Barclays hold to Overweight on 2026-10-16. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell TSM?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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