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Appian Corp. short interest

4.6M shares of Appian were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.3M to 6.2M). Short sellers would need 5.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.4%+58% over a year
Days to cover5.62at 813K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.37%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 (2.3M to 6.2M), and the share price moved +78% 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 20264.6M-6.4%813K5.62
    30 September 20264.9M+28.9%768K6.36
    15 September 20263.8M+8.9%999K3.79
    31 August 20263.5M-13.0%794K4.38
    14 August 20264.0M-11.3%936K4.27
    31 July 20264.5M-24.7%851K5.30
    15 July 20266.0M-1.9%644K9.30
    30 June 20266.1M+11.1%954K6.40
    15 June 20265.5M-7.3%1.2M4.53
    29 May 20265.9M-2.1%750K7.91
    15 May 20266.1M-2.3%1.1M5.54
    30 April 20266.2M+8.8%1.0M6.14
    15 April 20265.7M+18.7%793K7.18
    31 March 20264.8M-7.3%591K8.12
    13 March 20265.2M-3.3%738K7.01
    27 February 20265.4M+41.7%1.6M3.39
    13 February 20263.8M+31.8%1.3M2.94
    30 January 20262.9M+14.6%1.1M2.63
    15 January 20262.5M+10.4%918K2.72
    31 December 20252.3M-4.8%520K4.35
    15 December 20252.4M-9.7%858K2.77
    28 November 20252.6M+6.6%591K4.45
    14 November 20252.5M-20.2%1.3M1.83
    31 October 20253.1M+7.3%628K4.93
    15 October 20252.9M-0.8%551K5.23
    30 September 20252.9M-7.0%824K3.53
    15 September 20253.1M+31.1%932K3.36
    29 August 20252.4M-25.9%759K3.14
    15 August 20253.2M+12.9%1.6M2.04
    31 July 20252.9M-23.5%809K3.53
    15 July 20253.7M+17.1%708K5.27
    30 June 20253.2M+28.2%642K4.96
    13 June 20252.5M-3.9%515K4.82
    30 May 20252.6M-13.1%532K4.86
    15 May 20253.0M-6.7%682K4.36
    30 April 20253.2M+13.2%607K5.25
    15 April 20252.8M-10.0%662K4.25
    31 March 20253.1M+33.0%556K5.62
    14 March 20252.4M+41.1%655K3.59
    28 February 20251.7M+12.5%791K2.10
    14 February 20251.5M-6.3%341K4.34
    31 January 20251.6M-5.4%387K4.08
    15 January 20251.7M-3.0%386K4.32
    31 December 20241.7M-12.7%345K4.99
    13 December 20242.0M-2.8%394K5.00
    29 November 20242.0M-11.5%408K4.97
    15 November 20242.3M-7.0%687K3.34
    31 October 20242.5M-4.7%570K4.33
    15 October 20242.6M-0.7%427K6.06
    30 September 20242.6M-24.4%353K7.39
    13 September 20243.4M-1.2%342K10.07
    30 August 20243.5M+16.1%419K8.32
    15 August 20243.0M-16.8%1.1M2.74
    31 July 20243.6M+1.3%822K4.40
    15 July 20243.6M+3.9%678K5.26
    28 June 20243.4M-11.3%598K5.75
    14 June 20243.9M+15.1%430K9.00
    31 May 20243.4M+9.3%453K7.42
    15 May 20243.1M+14.3%637K4.83
    30 April 20242.7M+19.5%476K5.66
    15 April 20242.3M+2.2%449K5.02
    28 March 20242.2M+8.8%598K3.69
    15 March 20242.0M+0.4%569K3.56
    29 February 20242.0M+6.1%618K3.26
    15 February 20241.9M+9.0%442K4.30
    31 January 20241.7M-5.4%302K5.78
    12 January 20241.8M-10.4%484K3.81
    29 December 20232.1M-10.9%392K5.24
    15 December 20232.3M-4.5%501K4.60
    30 November 20232.4M-13.5%421K5.74
    15 November 20232.8M-25.5%495K5.64
    31 October 20233.8M+12.3%283K13.25
    13 October 20233.3M-12.4%257K13.02
    29 September 20233.8M-7.4%211K18.07
    15 September 20234.1M+2.9%260K15.86
    31 August 20234.0M+1.2%201K19.93
    15 August 20234.0M+2.2%255K15.50
    31 July 20233.9M-1.2%187K20.68
    14 July 20233.9M-1.4%224K17.49
    30 June 20234.0M-0.9%321K12.37
    15 June 20234.0M-5.6%494K8.11
    31 May 20234.2M+2.7%330K12.88
    15 May 20234.1M+17.9%434K9.51
    28 April 20233.5M+7.1%224K15.62
    14 April 20233.3M+3.9%240K13.60
    31 March 20233.1M-3.1%262K12.03
    15 March 20233.2M-2.6%321K10.11
    28 February 20233.3M-8.6%486K6.86
    15 February 20233.7M+7.5%376K9.71
    31 January 20233.4M+7.5%454K7.48
    13 January 20233.2M+1.7%472K6.69
    30 December 20223.1M-1.8%494K6.28
    15 December 20223.2M-22.9%468K6.75
    30 November 20224.1M-5.4%442K9.26
    15 November 20224.3M-14.8%799K5.42
    31 October 20225.1M-10.7%403K12.64
    14 October 20225.7M-3.5%303K18.82
    30 September 20225.9M-0.1%381K15.50
    15 September 20225.9M+3.8%294K20.13
    31 August 20225.7M+0.1%263K21.65
    15 August 20225.7M-1.1%297K19.16
    29 July 20225.7M+3.0%306K18.81
    15 July 20225.6M-2.4%303K18.39
    30 June 20225.7M+2.2%538K10.62
    15 June 20225.6M+6.1%425K13.17
    31 May 20225.3M+13.8%615K8.57
    13 May 20224.6M+3.5%1.5M3.11
    29 April 20224.5M+0.5%390K11.48
    14 April 20224.5M+4.8%328K13.59
    31 March 20224.3M-0.3%464K9.16
    15 March 20224.3M+3.0%479K8.90
    28 February 20224.1M-5.5%805K5.15
    15 February 20224.4M-5.3%495K8.86
    31 January 20224.6M-13.1%746K6.20
    14 January 20225.3M+4.3%578K9.22
    31 December 20215.1M-11.6%546K9.36
    15 December 20215.8M-1.3%671K8.62
    30 November 20215.9M-2.9%557K10.50
    15 November 20216.0M-7.6%611K9.88
    29 October 20216.5M-0.2%331K19.68
    15 October 20216.5M+1.3%470K13.90
    30 September 20216.5M+0.5%468K13.80
    15 September 20216.4M-0.6%381K16.86
    31 August 20216.5M+3.2%432K14.95
    13 August 20216.3M+11.3%525K11.94
    30 July 20215.6M-1.4%386K14.58
    15 July 20215.7M-3.5%511K11.16
    30 June 20215.9M-12.0%1.2M5.10
    15 June 20216.7M-19.8%1.0M6.40
    28 May 20218.4M+2.9%681K12.30
    14 May 20218.1M+16.0%1.3M6.49
    30 April 20217.0M+8.7%500K14.05
    15 April 20216.5M+2.6%502K12.86
    31 March 20216.3M+3.6%823K7.64
    15 March 20216.1M-1.6%1.2M5.23
    26 February 20216.2M+5.2%1.1M5.85
    12 February 20215.9M+5.1%1.0M5.63
    29 January 20215.6M-33.7%1.9M3.00
    15 January 20218.4M+5.3%1.2M6.90
    31 December 20208.0M-0.3%970K8.23
    15 December 20208.0M-1.8%1.8M4.33
    30 November 20208.2M-4.6%2.0M4.09
    13 November 20208.6M-7.6%861K9.94
    30 October 20209.3M-0.5%562K16.49
    15 October 20209.3M-5.3%541K17.22
    30 September 20209.8M-1.9%517K19.03
    15 September 202010.0M+9.2%688K14.57
    31 August 20209.2M-4.2%417K22.00
    14 August 20209.6M+3.7%689K13.92
    31 July 20209.3M-10.1%476K19.42
    15 July 202010.3M+4.6%759K13.55
    30 June 20209.8M-8.8%719K13.68
    15 June 202010.8M+10.4%1.0M10.47
    29 May 20209.8M-3.6%1.3M7.56
    15 May 202010.1M+6.8%1.2M8.32
    30 April 20209.5M+0.8%803K11.83
    15 April 20209.4M+17.2%1.2M8.15
    31 March 20208.0M-1.1%972K8.27
    13 March 20208.1M-6.0%1.1M7.16
    28 February 20208.6M+6.1%2.0M4.29
    14 February 20208.1M-0.5%644K12.65
    31 January 20208.2M+1.6%887K9.23
    15 January 20208.1M+13.6%974K8.28
    31 December 20197.1M+9.7%521K13.62
    13 December 20196.5M+3.2%353K18.30
    29 November 20196.3M+1.9%399K15.69
    15 November 20196.2M+2.6%584K10.54
    31 October 20196.0M-8.6%671K8.94
    15 October 20196.6M-1.9%468K14.02
    30 September 20196.7M-1.8%650K10.29
    13 September 20196.8M+7.7%1.2M5.90
    30 August 20196.3M-4.1%760K8.32
    15 August 20196.6M+6.7%1.1M6.07
    31 July 20196.2M+10.3%441K14.03
    15 July 20195.6M+28.5%352K15.91
    28 June 20194.4M+33.6%1.3M3.47
    14 June 20193.3M+9.7%564K5.79
    31 May 20193.0M+18.2%376K7.91
    15 May 20192.5M-16.2%613K4.11
    30 April 20193.0M+1.7%304K9.87
    15 April 20193.0M+9.8%242K12.21
    29 March 20192.7M+0.8%323K8.34
    15 March 20192.7M+13.4%496K5.38
    28 February 20192.4M-7.7%733K3.21
    15 February 20192.6M-0.1%862K2.96
    31 January 20192.6M+3.6%396K6.44
    15 January 20192.5M+8.2%437K5.64
    31 December 20182.3M+12.3%440K5.17
    14 December 20182.0M-1.2%468K4.33
    30 November 20182.1M-8.0%420K4.89
    15 November 20182.2M+2.5%483K4.61
    31 October 20182.2M+26.1%539K4.03
    15 October 20181.7M-16.3%745K2.32
    28 September 20182.1M-9.8%370K5.57
    14 September 20182.3M+2.7%543K4.21
    31 August 20182.2M-4.9%461K4.83
    15 August 20182.3M+8.6%672K3.49
    31 July 20182.2M+4.4%458K4.71
    13 July 20182.1M-0.8%623K3.31
    29 June 20182.1M+19.0%709K2.94
    15 June 20181.7M+12.7%639K2.74
    31 May 20181.6M-0.4%317K4.90
    15 May 20181.6M+16.5%572K2.72
    30 April 20181.3M+18.9%285K4.68
    13 April 20181.1M-3.4%272K4.12
    29 March 20181.2M-22.5%384K3.03
    15 March 20181.5M-35.0%399K3.76
    28 February 20182.3M+0.8%423K5.46
    15 February 20182.3M-0.3%320K7.17
    31 January 20182.3M-9.2%433K5.30
    12 January 20182.5M+34.9%1.2M2.11
    29 December 20171.9M1.1M1.69
    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.