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BCB Bancorp Inc. short interest

1.6M shares of BCB Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 5.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+19.3%+478% over a year
Days to cover5.42at 290K shares a day
Of shares in issue8.69%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +9% 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 20261.6M+19.3%290K5.42
    30 September 20261.3M+29.3%633K2.08
    15 September 20261.0M+13.5%128K7.99
    31 August 2026899K+5.0%117K7.71
    14 August 2026856K+10.7%223K3.84
    31 July 2026773K+12.2%144K5.38
    15 July 2026689K-9.2%140K4.93
    30 June 2026760K+61.1%284K2.68
    15 June 2026472K+30.5%167K2.82
    29 May 2026361K+1.2%107K3.37
    15 May 2026357K-13.7%80K4.45
    30 April 2026413K-9.8%112K3.69
    15 April 2026458K-16.5%97K4.70
    31 March 2026549K-1.9%85K6.49
    13 March 2026560K+22.7%88K6.34
    27 February 2026456K+5.3%84K5.45
    13 February 2026433K-8.1%113K3.83
    30 January 2026471K+17.4%123K3.84
    15 January 2026401K+17.3%70K5.73
    31 December 2025342K+12.6%76K4.50
    15 December 2025304K+4.4%87K3.50
    28 November 2025291K+15.5%85K3.44
    14 November 2025252K+15.5%80K3.15
    31 October 2025218K-19.9%81K2.70
    15 October 2025272K-8.4%60K4.53
    30 September 2025297K-0.7%75K3.98
    15 September 2025299K-4.8%48K6.24
    29 August 2025314K-7.8%55K5.71
    15 August 2025341K-0.9%65K5.24
    31 July 2025344K+22.5%74K4.62
    15 July 2025281K-6.5%82K3.43
    30 June 2025300K+54.4%103K2.92
    13 June 2025194K+41.2%89K2.18
    30 May 2025138K+11.1%62K2.23
    15 May 2025124K-11.6%65K1.91
    30 April 2025140K+11.6%87K1.61
    15 April 2025126K+4.9%60K2.08
    31 March 2025120K-0.8%44K2.69
    14 March 2025121K+25.8%58K2.09
    28 February 202596K-0.6%53K1.81
    14 February 202597K-32.0%43K2.25
    31 January 2025142K+19.5%78K1.83
    15 January 2025119K+45.1%41K2.88
    31 December 202482K+9.9%65K1.26
    13 December 202475K+4.9%32K2.33
    29 November 202471K+2.7%32K2.19
    15 November 202469K-2.3%51K1.37
    31 October 202471K-13.1%39K1.80
    15 October 202481K-6.3%31K2.64
    30 September 202487K-8.2%35K2.52
    13 September 202495K-5.6%52K1.81
    30 August 2024100K+10.5%51K1.95
    15 August 202491K+13.4%45K2.02
    31 July 202480K-13.2%70K1.15
    15 July 202492K-14.8%44K2.10
    28 June 2024108K+55.4%56K1.95
    14 June 202470K+14.2%35K1.98
    31 May 202461K-25.4%37K1.64
    15 May 202482K-18.1%55K1.49
    30 April 2024100K+18.9%49K2.05
    15 April 202484K+22.6%41K2.06
    28 March 202469K-36.3%51K1.33
    15 March 2024108K+14.7%53K2.05
    29 February 202494K-10.3%39K2.41
    15 February 2024105K+1.9%74K1.41
    31 January 2024103K-4.5%36K2.82
    12 January 2024108K+14.7%47K2.28
    29 December 202394K-3.9%37K2.57
    15 December 202398K-2.3%63K1.54
    30 November 2023100K-19.7%25K3.99
    15 November 2023124K+12.7%37K3.34
    31 October 2023110K+1.7%50K2.20
    13 October 2023108K-17.5%33K3.29
    29 September 2023131K-1.1%26K5.08
    15 September 2023133K+7.3%50K2.67
    31 August 2023124K-2.9%48K2.57
    15 August 2023128K-5.8%39K3.31
    31 July 2023135K-27.5%71K1.91
    14 July 2023187K-12.5%50K3.73
    30 June 2023213K+21.3%66K3.23
    15 June 2023176K-9.3%60K2.93
    31 May 2023194K-7.6%65K2.97
    15 May 2023210K-33.0%114K1.84
    28 April 2023313K+1.5%112K2.79
    14 April 2023309K+4.8%80K3.87
    31 March 2023295K+3.3%125K2.36
    15 March 2023285K+3.3%109K2.61
    28 February 2023276K-4.6%45K6.11
    15 February 2023290K-4.1%47K6.15
    31 January 2023302K-4.9%52K5.86
    13 January 2023318K+7.5%46K6.95
    30 December 2022295K+8.3%75K3.93
    15 December 2022273K+3.1%48K5.69
    30 November 2022265K-10.3%35K7.60
    15 November 2022295K-14.0%55K5.36
    31 October 2022343K+6.0%72K4.74
    14 October 2022324K+29.9%51K6.36
    30 September 2022249K-10.0%45K5.50
    15 September 2022277K-4.0%38K7.36
    31 August 2022288K-5.8%54K5.34
    15 August 2022306K-2.6%57K5.40
    29 July 2022314K+11.5%81K3.86
    15 July 2022282K+5.4%75K3.76
    30 June 2022267K+108.3%281K1.00
    15 June 2022128K-1.9%80K1.60
    31 May 2022131K+8.2%66K1.99
    13 May 2022121K-4.8%81K1.49
    29 April 2022127K+67.7%102K1.24
    14 April 202276K+15.7%49K1.54
    31 March 202265K+51.6%57K1.15
    15 March 202243K-15.4%43K1.00
    28 February 202251K-12.4%61K1.00
    15 February 202258K+15.0%52K1.12
    31 January 202251K-9.8%33K1.55
    14 January 202256K+11.0%23K2.44
    31 December 202150K-21.0%26K1.95
    15 December 202164K+11.5%27K2.36
    30 November 202157K+1.8%23K2.52
    15 November 202156K-9.5%25K2.28
    29 October 202162K+6.6%27K2.29
    15 October 202158K+12.5%18K3.19
    30 September 202152K-26.1%26K2.00
    15 September 202170K-0.3%30K2.36
    31 August 202170K+13.2%41K1.70
    13 August 202162K+7.5%70K1.00
    30 July 202158K+0.2%73K1.00
    15 July 202158K-30.1%58K1.00
    30 June 202183K-78.8%285K1.00
    15 June 2021389K+9.1%58K6.74
    28 May 2021357K+6.2%56K6.41
    14 May 2021336K+30.3%61K5.54
    30 April 2021258K+8.7%57K4.51
    15 April 2021237K+12.2%46K5.19
    31 March 2021211K+26.1%82K2.57
    15 March 2021168K-2.4%80K2.09
    26 February 2021172K+5.0%41K4.16
    12 February 2021164K+7.0%46K3.56
    29 January 2021153K+6.0%34K4.55
    15 January 2021144K-4.5%35K4.09
    31 December 2020151K+18.9%30K5.08
    15 December 2020127K-18.2%23K5.58
    30 November 2020155K+8.0%31K5.04
    13 November 2020144K-13.1%36K4.04
    30 October 2020165K-2.5%30K5.59
    15 October 2020170K-2.2%22K7.63
    30 September 2020174K-19.4%34K5.07
    15 September 2020215K-4.0%23K9.49
    31 August 2020224K-13.1%27K8.25
    14 August 2020258K-11.5%34K7.57
    31 July 2020292K+6.5%29K10.14
    15 July 2020274K+15.3%38K7.25
    30 June 2020238K+25.0%56K4.27
    15 June 2020190K-24.0%57K3.32
    29 May 2020250K+19.8%65K3.82
    15 May 2020209K+10.2%77K2.71
    30 April 2020189K-6.7%66K2.85
    15 April 2020203K+3.4%72K2.82
    31 March 2020196K-8.2%70K2.80
    13 March 2020214K+7.8%50K4.30
    28 February 2020198K+2.5%29K6.72
    14 February 2020193K-6.8%21K9.12
    31 January 2020207K+4.2%19K11.07
    15 January 2020199K+3.8%27K7.26
    31 December 2019192K-4.7%29K6.68
    13 December 2019201K+1.2%27K7.43
    29 November 2019199K+1.3%26K7.70
    15 November 2019196K+2.1%26K7.67
    31 October 2019192K-22.8%44K4.34
    15 October 2019249K+11.0%46K5.43
    30 September 2019224K-2.0%54K4.12
    13 September 2019229K-3.0%22K10.43
    30 August 2019236K+12.2%18K12.89
    15 August 2019210K+1.4%20K10.43
    31 July 2019208K-10.0%17K12.50
    15 July 2019231K+10.5%22K10.53
    28 June 2019209K+6.9%37K5.62
    14 June 2019195K-1.0%15K13.32
    31 May 2019197K-0.1%17K11.55
    15 May 2019197K+12.2%17K11.28
    30 April 2019176K-6.1%19K9.47
    15 April 2019187K-3.4%17K10.85
    29 March 2019194K+1.5%25K7.81
    15 March 2019191K+4.6%36K5.35
    28 February 2019183K-1.6%25K7.23
    15 February 2019186K+1.5%22K8.30
    31 January 2019183K+2.3%35K5.17
    15 January 2019179K-3.2%31K5.72
    31 December 2018185K-10.0%44K4.23
    14 December 2018205K+6.1%26K8.03
    30 November 2018193K+1.6%32K6.12
    15 November 2018190K-1.5%21K9.16
    31 October 2018193K-7.8%22K8.62
    15 October 2018210K+3.9%16K13.34
    28 September 2018202K+6.6%19K10.71
    14 September 2018189K-3.8%10K19.90
    31 August 2018197K-4.2%25K7.83
    15 August 2018205K-3.5%15K13.95
    31 July 2018213K-2.9%17K12.44
    13 July 2018219K+1.0%16K14.02
    29 June 2018217K+39.9%48K4.50
    15 June 2018155K-4.4%30K5.11
    31 May 2018163K+1.8%16K10.01
    15 May 2018160K-3.8%13K12.64
    30 April 2018166K-10.8%14K11.82
    13 April 2018186K-5.0%15K12.10
    29 March 2018196K+6.5%31K6.35
    15 March 2018184K+11.0%26K7.01
    28 February 2018166K+18.9%27K6.13
    15 February 2018140K+3.3%28K4.97
    31 January 2018135K-8.7%26K5.26
    12 January 2018148K-2.3%38K3.85
    29 December 2017151K49K3.06
    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.