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Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. short interest

20.5M shares of Arcutis Biotherapeutics were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (12.1M to 21.7M). Short sellers would need 9.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short20.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.5%+43% over a year
Days to cover9.78at 2.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue16.31%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 top of its range over the last year (12.1M to 21.7M), and the share price moved +46% 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 14 Feb 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202620.5M-5.5%2.1M9.78
    30 September 202621.7M+17.5%4.5M4.83
    15 September 202618.5M+11.5%2.2M8.54
    31 August 202616.6M+12.5%1.8M9.41
    14 August 202614.7M+16.0%1.8M8.04
    31 July 202612.7M-6.5%1.2M10.74
    15 July 202613.6M-3.3%1.5M9.34
    30 June 202614.0M-11.4%2.2M6.33
    15 June 202615.8M-2.5%1.6M10.04
    29 May 202616.2M-7.5%1.9M8.44
    15 May 202617.5M+4.0%2.4M7.30
    30 April 202616.9M+1.8%1.0M16.62
    15 April 202616.6M-1.3%1.1M15.62
    31 March 202616.8M+6.6%1.5M11.11
    13 March 202615.8M+3.0%1.3M12.56
    27 February 202615.3M-6.6%1.6M9.73
    13 February 202616.4M+2.3%1.2M14.06
    30 January 202616.0M+5.2%1.2M13.88
    15 January 202615.2M+1.4%1.8M8.41
    31 December 202515.0M+13.4%1.9M7.86
    15 December 202513.2M+9.8%2.0M6.78
    28 November 202512.1M-12.1%2.8M4.34
    14 November 202513.7M+1.8%2.5M5.45
    31 October 202513.5M-5.6%2.8M4.79
    15 October 202514.3M-1.2%2.2M6.64
    30 September 202514.5M-9.9%1.8M7.83
    15 September 202516.0M-5.7%1.8M8.87
    29 August 202517.0M-7.5%1.2M14.07
    15 August 202518.4M+10.6%2.2M8.47
    31 July 202516.6M-3.6%1.3M12.44
    15 July 202517.3M-16.2%1.7M10.04
    30 June 202520.6M+10.5%2.1M9.87
    13 June 202518.6M+11.1%1.8M10.21
    30 May 202516.8M+4.6%2.0M8.45
    15 May 202516.0M+5.9%2.3M6.86
    30 April 202515.1M+5.3%1.6M9.57
    15 April 202514.4M-1.7%3.0M4.83
    31 March 202514.6M-3.2%3.0M4.93
    14 March 202515.1M-23.6%2.1M7.06
    28 February 202519.8M+12.1%2.2M8.98
    14 February 202517.6M-6.8%2.7M6.56
    31 January 202518.9M-6.4%1.8M10.32
    15 January 202520.2M-3.6%2.0M10.11
    31 December 202421.0M-9.3%2.3M9.10
    13 December 202423.1M-1.8%1.8M12.55
    29 November 202423.5M-5.9%1.8M12.77
    15 November 202425.0M-9.9%2.9M8.67
    31 October 202427.8M-1.1%1.7M16.71
    15 October 202428.1M+3.4%1.6M17.77
    30 September 202427.1M+9.1%2.3M12.03
    13 September 202424.9M+0.7%1.4M18.13
    30 August 202424.7M+3.7%2.3M10.62
    15 August 202423.8M+8.4%2.5M9.52
    31 July 202422.0M-3.1%1.9M11.61
    15 July 202422.7M+6.2%3.0M7.67
    28 June 202421.3M-18.0%3.5M6.12
    14 June 202426.0M+5.6%2.4M10.94
    31 May 202424.6M+11.1%3.0M8.35
    15 May 202422.2M+2.2%3.6M6.08
    30 April 202421.7M+10.3%2.2M9.69
    15 April 202419.7M+2.1%3.2M6.17
    28 March 202419.3M+28.4%3.3M5.78
    15 March 202415.0M-5.0%4.8M3.14
    29 February 202415.8M-6.8%6.5M2.44
    15 February 202416.9M+1.0%4.3M3.90
    31 January 202416.8M-19.5%5.5M3.05
    12 January 202420.8M+3.2%6.4M3.25
    29 December 202320.2M+3.7%11.2M1.81
    15 December 202319.5M-6.9%3.7M5.30
    30 November 202320.9M+19.3%3.1M6.81
    15 November 202317.5M+2.6%2.3M7.56
    31 October 202317.1M+21.4%4.7M3.66
    13 October 202314.1M+8.3%1.8M7.99
    29 September 202313.0M-2.3%1.1M11.95
    15 September 202313.3M+6.5%1.0M13.06
    31 August 202312.5M-19.3%1.4M9.07
    15 August 202315.5M+1.6%797K19.40
    31 July 202315.2M+3.1%792K19.19
    14 July 202314.8M+0.2%723K20.41
    30 June 202314.7M+12.6%1.8M8.00
    15 June 202313.1M+0.3%1.2M10.75
    31 May 202313.0M-13.1%1.5M8.81
    15 May 202315.0M-2.5%1.5M10.14
    28 April 202315.4M+0.3%702K21.94
    14 April 202315.3M+1.5%1.3M11.98
    31 March 202315.1M+9.9%1.1M13.47
    15 March 202313.7M+11.1%1.4M9.93
    28 February 202312.4M+4.2%768K16.12
    15 February 202311.9M+10.2%691K17.19
    31 January 202310.8M+0.4%784K13.75
    13 January 202310.7M+0.8%847K12.68
    30 December 202210.7M+6.9%998K10.68
    15 December 202210.0M+5.0%743K13.42
    30 November 20229.5M+17.8%644K14.73
    15 November 20228.1M+0.2%882K9.14
    31 October 20228.0M+17.3%655K12.27
    14 October 20226.9M+14.4%719K9.53
    30 September 20226.0M+15.3%904K6.63
    15 September 20225.2M+1.6%708K7.34
    31 August 20225.1M-1.8%454K11.26
    15 August 20225.2M+13.8%1.1M4.91
    29 July 20224.6M+16.7%467K9.81
    15 July 20223.9M+12.5%423K9.28
    30 June 20223.5M+5.7%630K5.53
    15 June 20223.3M+6.8%347K9.49
    31 May 20223.1M+6.1%501K6.16
    13 May 20222.9M-1.5%267K10.90
    29 April 20223.0M+3.4%237K12.45
    14 April 20222.9M-15.5%409K6.98
    31 March 20223.4M-9.2%311K10.88
    15 March 20223.7M+15.9%307K12.13
    28 February 20223.2M+3.4%184K17.44
    15 February 20223.1M+7.0%207K15.05
    31 January 20222.9M+26.0%207K14.04
    14 January 20222.3M+8.9%193K11.96
    31 December 20212.1M+6.9%203K10.43
    15 December 20212.0M-0.2%235K8.43
    30 November 20212.0M-0.8%234K8.49
    15 November 20212.0M+0.4%112K17.79
    29 October 20212.0M+1.2%74K26.83
    15 October 20212.0M-0.4%170K11.57
    30 September 20212.0M-4.4%167K11.81
    15 September 20212.1M-5.7%211K9.80
    31 August 20212.2M-3.7%112K19.52
    13 August 20212.3M-1.4%195K11.65
    30 July 20212.3M+1.9%113K20.43
    15 July 20212.3M+0.2%148K15.35
    30 June 20212.3M-0.7%302K7.49
    15 June 20212.3M-1.4%123K18.53
    28 May 20212.3M-1.1%182K12.67
    14 May 20212.3M+17.8%406K5.75
    30 April 20212.0M-0.2%110K18.04
    15 April 20212.0M+6.8%143K13.93
    31 March 20211.9M+19.0%187K9.93
    15 March 20211.6M+10.0%183K8.52
    26 February 20211.4M+0.5%257K5.54
    12 February 20211.4M-6.6%575K2.46
    29 January 20211.5M-8.4%199K7.61
    15 January 20211.7M-0.9%69K23.96
    31 December 20201.7M+73.9%297K5.62
    15 December 2020959K-36.4%161K5.97
    30 November 20201.5M+22.1%150K10.07
    13 November 20201.2M+8.9%153K8.06
    30 October 20201.1M-3.8%194K5.85
    15 October 20201.2M-24.5%405K2.91
    30 September 20201.6M+38.0%260K6.00
    15 September 20201.1M-28.1%103K10.92
    31 August 20201.6M+1.1%114K13.79
    14 August 20201.6M+3.2%113K13.71
    31 July 20201.5M-4.5%40K37.92
    15 July 20201.6M-5.1%63K25.02
    30 June 20201.7M+24.0%154K10.77
    15 June 20201.3M+4.6%56K23.74
    29 May 20201.3M+10.4%56K23.04
    15 May 20201.2M-2.3%46K25.33
    30 April 20201.2M-5.0%59K20.17
    15 April 20201.3M+5.4%52K23.99
    31 March 20201.2M+42.2%212K5.59
    13 March 2020834K+134.4%185K4.52
    28 February 2020356K+51.8%262K1.36
    14 February 2020234K203K1.16
    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.