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American Electric Power Co. Inc. short interest

27.1M shares of American Electric Power Co. were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (18.0M to 36.0M). Short sellers would need 7.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short27.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.1%+20% over a year
Days to cover7.94at 3.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.97%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (18.0M to 36.0M), and the share price moved +7% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202627.1M-8.1%3.4M7.94
    30 September 202629.5M+15.1%4.7M6.25
    15 September 202625.6M+5.2%3.1M8.39
    31 August 202624.3M+4.3%3.4M7.24
    14 August 202623.3M-25.7%3.7M6.24
    31 July 202631.4M-4.5%3.8M8.17
    15 July 202632.9M-8.6%4.8M6.85
    30 June 202636.0M+7.2%7.0M5.14
    15 June 202633.6M+4.3%4.7M7.19
    29 May 202632.2M+12.5%4.8M6.71
    15 May 202628.6M+54.7%5.1M5.63
    30 April 202618.5M+1.8%2.5M7.32
    15 April 202618.2M-5.2%2.3M7.94
    31 March 202619.2M-0.2%4.1M4.71
    13 March 202619.2M+2.6%3.7M5.13
    27 February 202618.7M+0.3%3.2M5.93
    13 February 202618.7M+1.5%3.9M4.81
    30 January 202618.4M+0.0%3.3M5.51
    15 January 202618.4M+1.8%3.1M5.90
    31 December 202518.0M-20.3%3.4M5.26
    15 December 202522.7M-1.4%3.1M7.38
    28 November 202523.0M+4.6%3.6M6.31
    14 November 202522.0M+3.6%3.7M5.96
    31 October 202521.2M-6.3%3.6M5.85
    15 October 202522.6M+2.2%3.6M6.27
    30 September 202522.1M-6.3%3.3M6.65
    15 September 202523.6M+3.6%2.9M8.21
    29 August 202522.8M+2.4%3.1M7.47
    15 August 202522.3M+0.9%3.5M6.43
    31 July 202522.1M+1.9%3.6M6.18
    15 July 202521.7M+2.2%2.6M8.30
    30 June 202521.2M+1.0%2.8M7.45
    13 June 202521.0M+0.4%2.2M9.34
    30 May 202520.9M-1.0%2.7M7.83
    15 May 202521.1M+2.4%3.7M5.71
    30 April 202520.6M-1.7%3.3M6.23
    15 April 202521.0M-14.8%5.0M4.21
    31 March 202524.6M+131.5%6.4M3.87
    14 March 202510.6M+10.0%3.9M2.73
    28 February 20259.7M+1.4%3.2M3.00
    14 February 20259.5M+22.0%2.9M3.25
    31 January 20257.8M-18.0%3.5M2.25
    15 January 20259.5M-5.4%3.5M2.69
    31 December 202410.1M+16.6%2.6M3.81
    13 December 20248.6M+5.7%2.3M3.74
    29 November 20248.2M+7.2%2.3M3.50
    15 November 20247.6M+2.4%3.9M1.94
    31 October 20247.5M+7.1%2.6M2.82
    15 October 20247.0M-11.4%2.3M3.00
    30 September 20247.9M-8.8%2.8M2.78
    13 September 20248.6M+9.9%2.7M3.20
    30 August 20247.8M+8.2%2.5M3.17
    15 August 20247.2M-16.4%3.6M2.00
    31 July 20248.7M+9.5%2.8M3.07
    15 July 20247.9M+2.9%1.9M4.09
    28 June 20247.7M+0.4%3.0M2.59
    14 June 20247.7M-1.2%2.2M3.55
    31 May 20247.8M-33.1%2.7M2.91
    15 May 202411.6M+27.0%2.8M4.07
    30 April 20249.1M+8.6%3.5M2.60
    15 April 20248.4M-10.2%2.3M3.64
    28 March 20249.4M-20.0%3.3M2.85
    15 March 202411.7M+17.6%4.6M2.54
    29 February 202410.0M+15.2%5.5M1.81
    15 February 20248.6M+9.9%3.7M2.35
    31 January 20247.9M-7.4%3.9M1.99
    12 January 20248.5M-2.8%3.2M2.69
    29 December 20238.7M+15.8%2.7M3.21
    15 December 20237.5M+2.6%4.2M1.81
    30 November 20237.4M+14.0%3.1M2.37
    15 November 20236.4M+16.3%3.8M1.69
    31 October 20235.5M-15.4%3.5M1.60
    13 October 20236.5M+49.7%4.6M1.42
    29 September 20234.4M-6.3%2.7M1.64
    15 September 20234.7M-11.1%2.9M1.62
    31 August 20235.3M-46.3%2.5M2.07
    15 August 20239.8M+31.4%3.3M3.00
    31 July 20237.4M+12.2%3.8M1.94
    14 July 20236.6M-0.0%2.8M2.40
    30 June 20236.6M+5.6%4.0M1.68
    15 June 20236.3M-2.3%2.9M2.17
    31 May 20236.4M-0.6%2.7M2.39
    15 May 20236.5M+5.8%2.4M2.67
    28 April 20236.1M-1.1%2.0M3.01
    14 April 20236.2M-20.2%2.7M2.29
    31 March 20237.8M+19.9%3.5M2.21
    15 March 20236.5M-11.3%2.9M2.26
    28 February 20237.3M+11.8%3.1M2.32
    15 February 20236.5M+18.1%2.6M2.51
    31 January 20235.5M-24.1%2.5M2.17
    13 January 20237.3M-11.3%2.9M2.49
    30 December 20228.2M-1.1%2.4M3.43
    15 December 20228.3M+23.4%3.8M2.20
    30 November 20226.7M+1.8%3.2M2.10
    15 November 20226.6M+16.6%3.6M1.84
    31 October 20225.7M-2.9%2.7M2.09
    14 October 20225.8M-15.7%4.1M1.42
    30 September 20226.9M-15.5%3.2M2.13
    15 September 20228.2M+2.8%2.5M3.28
    31 August 20228.0M+11.7%2.0M4.01
    15 August 20227.1M-16.1%2.4M3.01
    29 July 20228.5M-4.1%2.8M3.08
    15 July 20228.9M-2.6%2.4M3.74
    30 June 20229.1M+15.9%3.4M2.66
    15 June 20227.9M-0.0%2.5M3.10
    31 May 20227.9M+15.3%2.7M2.89
    13 May 20226.8M-5.6%2.9M2.33
    29 April 20227.2M+6.6%2.8M2.58
    14 April 20226.8M+0.2%2.6M2.59
    31 March 20226.8M-23.8%3.1M2.21
    15 March 20228.9M+8.2%3.5M2.53
    28 February 20228.2M+21.1%3.9M2.12
    15 February 20226.8M-3.0%3.2M2.11
    31 January 20227.0M+11.1%3.6M1.93
    14 January 20226.3M+9.4%2.9M2.14
    31 December 20215.7M+3.6%2.3M2.49
    15 December 20215.5M-3.7%3.1M1.80
    30 November 20215.8M-3.7%2.5M2.31
    15 November 20216.0M+0.9%2.7M2.23
    29 October 20215.9M-7.3%2.4M2.47
    15 October 20216.4M-9.8%2.5M2.58
    30 September 20217.1M-5.8%3.4M2.09
    15 September 20217.5M+2.8%2.1M3.61
    31 August 20217.3M-6.3%2.3M3.15
    13 August 20217.8M+3.6%2.7M2.92
    30 July 20217.5M+0.5%3.2M2.38
    15 July 20217.5M-15.0%2.2M3.44
    30 June 20218.8M+2.6%2.9M3.07
    15 June 20218.6M-2.4%3.1M2.82
    28 May 20218.8M-4.3%2.2M4.01
    14 May 20219.2M+32.8%2.8M3.28
    30 April 20216.9M-40.7%2.6M2.69
    15 April 202111.7M+50.4%2.2M5.42
    31 March 20217.8M-11.5%3.3M2.33
    15 March 20218.8M+18.1%3.0M2.88
    26 February 20217.4M+17.0%2.9M2.52
    12 February 20216.4M-2.8%1.9M3.31
    29 January 20216.5M-15.1%2.5M2.60
    15 January 20217.7M-3.1%3.5M2.21
    31 December 20207.9M+30.3%3.0M2.61
    15 December 20206.1M-1.8%2.3M2.68
    30 November 20206.2M-14.1%3.1M2.01
    13 November 20207.2M-8.0%2.4M3.07
    30 October 20207.9M+1.4%2.6M3.01
    15 October 20207.8M-7.2%2.6M3.02
    30 September 20208.4M-0.1%2.3M3.63
    15 September 20208.4M+2.2%2.0M4.09
    31 August 20208.2M+8.2%2.3M3.51
    14 August 20207.6M+28.7%2.8M2.71
    31 July 20205.9M-9.9%4.2M1.39
    15 July 20206.5M+2.5%2.3M2.89
    30 June 20206.4M-11.7%3.0M2.13
    15 June 20207.2M-8.9%2.1M3.49
    29 May 20207.9M-4.7%2.6M3.10
    15 May 20208.3M+21.0%3.0M2.76
    30 April 20206.9M-1.7%2.2M3.06
    15 April 20207.0M+12.2%3.1M2.23
    31 March 20206.2M-24.4%4.7M1.32
    13 March 20208.2M+0.4%5.1M1.61
    28 February 20208.2M+3.0%3.7M2.22
    14 February 20208.0M-3.8%2.3M3.46
    31 January 20208.3M-2.6%2.5M3.31
    15 January 20208.5M+7.1%1.8M4.63
    31 December 20197.9M+9.2%1.9M4.22
    13 December 20197.3M-0.7%1.8M3.94
    29 November 20197.3M+15.5%2.3M3.15
    15 November 20196.3M-5.2%2.8M2.24
    31 October 20196.7M-1.3%2.3M2.93
    15 October 20196.8M-14.2%2.3M2.97
    30 September 20197.9M+16.3%2.4M3.27
    13 September 20196.8M+16.0%2.2M3.05
    30 August 20195.8M-19.6%2.0M2.86
    15 August 20197.3M-7.5%2.6M2.81
    31 July 20197.9M-2.8%1.9M4.23
    15 July 20198.1M-2.0%1.7M4.77
    28 June 20198.3M+2.0%2.8M3.00
    14 June 20198.1M+14.4%2.0M4.10
    31 May 20197.1M+10.8%2.1M3.41
    15 May 20196.4M-1.3%2.3M2.76
    30 April 20196.5M-10.4%2.2M2.95
    15 April 20197.2M-8.3%2.7M2.66
    29 March 20197.9M-8.5%3.5M2.26
    15 March 20198.6M-11.3%3.2M2.72
    28 February 20199.7M+1.2%2.2M4.41
    15 February 20199.6M+4.8%2.5M3.83
    31 January 20199.1M+5.4%2.6M3.46
    15 January 20198.7M-1.3%2.8M3.09
    31 December 20188.8M-3.4%2.9M2.99
    14 December 20189.1M+3.1%2.6M3.47
    30 November 20188.8M-3.0%2.4M3.74
    15 November 20189.1M+1.3%2.8M3.21
    31 October 20189.0M+21.1%3.4M2.64
    15 October 20187.4M+14.6%2.9M2.54
    28 September 20186.5M-3.5%2.4M2.74
    14 September 20186.7M+6.4%2.2M2.99
    31 August 20186.3M+0.3%2.3M2.76
    15 August 20186.3M-5.5%1.9M3.30
    31 July 20186.7M-13.8%2.9M2.30
    13 July 20187.7M-0.2%3.2M2.45
    29 June 20187.7M+2.9%3.5M2.20
    15 June 20187.5M-8.5%3.6M2.11
    31 May 20188.2M-7.1%2.9M2.79
    15 May 20188.8M+4.4%2.9M3.09
    30 April 20188.5M+4.6%2.3M3.62
    13 April 20188.1M-3.8%2.2M3.66
    29 March 20188.4M+8.9%3.2M2.59
    15 March 20187.7M+7.1%3.3M2.33
    28 February 20187.2M+15.0%3.0M2.44
    15 February 20186.3M-8.2%4.5M1.38
    31 January 20186.8M+19.0%3.9M1.73
    12 January 20185.7M-14.6%3.9M1.47
    29 December 20176.7M2.3M2.98
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.