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Blue Bird Corp. short interest

4.2M shares of Blue Bird were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.3M to 5.3M). Short sellers would need 10.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.6%-8% over a year
Days to cover10.79at 394K shares a day
Of shares in issue13.42%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 (3.3M to 5.3M), and the share price moved -1% 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 20264.2M-5.6%394K10.79
    30 September 20264.5M+6.3%565K7.97
    15 September 20264.2M+6.8%556K7.62
    31 August 20264.0M+3.2%537K7.39
    14 August 20263.8M+0.5%703K5.47
    31 July 20263.8M-3.4%471K8.11
    15 July 20264.0M+9.6%397K9.96
    30 June 20263.6M+1.1%479K7.53
    15 June 20263.6M+6.3%371K9.62
    29 May 20263.4M+1.7%539K6.22
    15 May 20263.3M-2.3%601K5.49
    30 April 20263.4M-3.2%320K10.55
    15 April 20263.5M-9.4%330K10.58
    31 March 20263.9M-9.6%338K11.40
    13 March 20264.3M-2.4%361K11.82
    27 February 20264.4M-11.9%450K9.71
    13 February 20265.0M-6.8%574K8.63
    30 January 20265.3M-0.3%496K10.70
    15 January 20265.3M+0.3%390K13.67
    31 December 20255.3M+3.4%404K13.15
    15 December 20255.1M+4.8%407K12.63
    28 November 20254.9M+3.0%481K10.20
    14 November 20254.8M+9.2%369K12.92
    31 October 20254.4M-5.7%482K9.06
    15 October 20254.6M+1.9%374K12.37
    30 September 20254.5M+1.9%395K11.50
    15 September 20254.5M-3.0%512K8.72
    29 August 20254.6M-9.0%645K7.12
    15 August 20255.0M-2.4%1.0M4.88
    31 July 20255.2M+1.1%410K12.61
    15 July 20255.1M+1.8%427K11.99
    30 June 20255.0M-2.7%357K14.10
    13 June 20255.2M+3.2%395K13.07
    30 May 20255.0M-3.2%312K16.06
    15 May 20255.2M-1.1%506K10.21
    30 April 20255.2M-7.9%435K12.01
    15 April 20255.7M-2.6%542K10.47
    31 March 20255.8M+2.5%413K14.11
    14 March 20255.7M-7.2%597K9.53
    28 February 20256.1M+0.1%717K8.54
    14 February 20256.1M+7.9%890K6.87
    31 January 20255.7M+3.4%751K7.55
    15 January 20255.5M+2.4%613K8.93
    31 December 20245.3M-3.8%579K9.23
    13 December 20245.6M+1.0%703K7.91
    29 November 20245.5M+6.3%1.0M5.48
    15 November 20245.2M+51.5%1.0M4.97
    31 October 20243.4M+29.2%663K5.16
    15 October 20242.6M-10.5%736K3.60
    30 September 20243.0M+21.9%651K4.54
    13 September 20242.4M+1.6%485K5.01
    30 August 20242.4M+7.6%481K4.97
    15 August 20242.2M+0.3%724K3.07
    31 July 20242.2M+14.6%543K4.08
    15 July 20241.9M+75.4%591K3.27
    28 June 20241.1M+3.2%701K1.57
    14 June 20241.1M+18.9%492K2.17
    31 May 2024898K-30.9%575K1.56
    15 May 20241.3M+24.3%860K1.51
    30 April 20241.0M-19.0%484K2.16
    15 April 20241.3M+5.3%360K3.59
    28 March 20241.2M+18.6%407K3.02
    15 March 20241.0M-29.2%438K2.36
    29 February 20241.5M-19.6%741K1.97
    15 February 20241.8M+14.2%710K2.56
    31 January 20241.6M+2.6%389K4.09
    12 January 20241.6M-12.8%438K3.54
    29 December 20231.8M+10.5%579K3.08
    15 December 20231.6M+81.3%980K1.64
    30 November 2023888K-2.5%195K4.56
    15 November 2023911K+2.6%199K4.57
    31 October 2023888K+6.3%239K3.71
    13 October 2023835K-33.9%261K3.20
    29 September 20231.3M+10.0%334K3.78
    15 September 20231.1M+28.2%517K2.22
    31 August 2023896K-7.5%183K4.89
    15 August 2023968K+26.8%319K3.03
    31 July 2023764K+8.2%259K2.95
    14 July 2023706K-5.2%251K2.81
    30 June 2023744K+10.9%382K1.95
    15 June 2023671K-7.1%719K1.00
    31 May 2023722K+5.4%342K2.11
    15 May 2023685K+20.1%526K1.30
    28 April 2023570K+1.0%113K5.05
    14 April 2023565K+36.2%118K4.77
    31 March 2023414K+2.4%146K2.84
    15 March 2023405K+10.7%178K2.27
    28 February 2023366K-27.5%195K1.88
    15 February 2023505K-13.3%345K1.46
    31 January 2023582K-3.5%161K3.62
    13 January 2023603K-9.7%129K4.69
    30 December 2022667K-3.7%225K2.97
    15 December 2022693K+31.8%221K3.13
    30 November 2022526K-7.5%100K5.27
    15 November 2022569K-15.5%108K5.28
    31 October 2022673K-7.6%190K3.55
    14 October 2022728K+11.6%139K5.24
    30 September 2022652K+4.8%85K7.68
    15 September 2022622K+8.4%66K9.44
    31 August 2022574K-18.4%63K9.04
    15 August 2022703K+2.8%78K9.06
    29 July 2022684K-10.5%56K12.31
    15 July 2022765K-1.1%61K12.57
    30 June 2022773K-9.4%111K6.99
    15 June 2022854K+4.9%89K9.59
    31 May 2022814K+4.1%97K8.39
    13 May 2022782K+0.8%87K9.02
    29 April 2022775K-4.3%47K16.33
    14 April 2022811K-2.8%83K9.80
    31 March 2022834K+5.4%141K5.91
    15 March 2022791K-13.8%133K5.94
    28 February 2022919K+19.1%179K5.13
    15 February 2022771K-5.3%112K6.88
    31 January 2022815K+18.1%131K6.20
    14 January 2022690K+10.3%94K7.31
    31 December 2021625K+13.3%181K3.45
    15 December 2021552K-4.3%117K4.73
    30 November 2021576K+15.9%72K8.02
    15 November 2021497K-20.0%109K4.58
    29 October 2021621K-2.9%43K14.59
    15 October 2021639K-9.5%64K10.07
    30 September 2021706K-5.5%93K7.59
    15 September 2021747K-3.5%68K10.99
    31 August 2021775K-6.2%142K5.48
    13 August 2021827K-6.7%191K4.34
    30 July 2021886K+14.3%119K7.46
    15 July 2021775K-0.4%84K9.26
    30 June 2021778K+9.5%185K4.21
    15 June 2021711K+9.1%102K6.95
    28 May 2021651K+3.0%109K5.95
    14 May 2021632K+4.2%193K3.28
    30 April 2021607K-0.0%105K5.76
    15 April 2021607K+1.1%162K3.76
    31 March 2021600K+55.5%242K2.48
    15 March 2021386K-17.7%317K1.22
    26 February 2021469K+25.5%425K1.10
    12 February 2021373K+22.5%193K1.93
    29 January 2021305K-1.6%289K1.06
    15 January 2021310K-6.6%139K2.22
    31 December 2020332K-5.6%121K2.73
    15 December 2020351K-5.4%76K4.64
    30 November 2020371K+0.9%77K4.83
    13 November 2020368K-12.6%86K4.27
    30 October 2020421K+11.1%104K4.04
    15 October 2020379K-2.5%99K3.83
    30 September 2020389K-4.8%76K5.12
    15 September 2020408K+6.8%80K5.10
    31 August 2020383K+8.5%143K2.67
    14 August 2020352K+1.1%113K3.11
    31 July 2020349K-9.0%81K4.33
    15 July 2020383K-16.4%100K3.83
    30 June 2020459K+22.2%136K3.38
    15 June 2020375K-1.5%163K2.31
    29 May 2020381K-0.7%173K2.20
    15 May 2020383K+23.2%92K4.15
    30 April 2020311K-10.1%105K2.97
    15 April 2020346K+9.0%111K3.11
    31 March 2020317K-25.9%172K1.85
    13 March 2020428K-0.1%161K2.66
    28 February 2020428K-18.4%117K3.66
    14 February 2020525K+8.7%107K4.90
    31 January 2020483K-9.7%93K5.20
    15 January 2020535K-4.0%123K4.34
    31 December 2019557K+56.8%238K2.34
    13 December 2019355K+7.5%85K4.20
    29 November 2019331K-6.4%43K7.73
    15 November 2019353K-16.2%43K8.24
    31 October 2019421K-18.0%30K14.25
    15 October 2019514K+11.4%41K12.67
    30 September 2019461K-7.1%41K11.22
    13 September 2019497K-15.5%39K12.83
    30 August 2019588K+4.0%39K15.20
    15 August 2019566K+4.4%72K7.87
    31 July 2019542K-18.4%67K8.10
    15 July 2019664K-7.0%42K15.94
    28 June 2019714K-9.5%80K8.91
    14 June 2019788K-4.2%75K10.47
    31 May 2019823K-9.0%81K10.21
    15 May 2019904K-4.4%71K12.71
    30 April 2019945K-2.0%64K14.74
    15 April 2019965K+3.3%46K21.01
    29 March 2019934K+12.8%99K9.41
    15 March 2019828K-1.4%135K6.15
    28 February 2019840K+1.4%69K12.23
    15 February 2019828K+4.4%77K10.81
    31 January 2019793K-5.2%73K10.81
    15 January 2019836K+34.4%85K9.81
    31 December 2018622K-38.7%135K4.61
    14 December 20181.0M+9.8%103K9.81
    30 November 2018924K-2.7%62K14.81
    15 November 2018950K-8.1%71K13.29
    31 October 20181.0M+23.0%239K4.33
    15 October 2018841K+11.5%340K2.47
    28 September 2018754K+6.5%196K3.84
    14 September 2018708K-3.9%130K5.44
    31 August 2018737K+2.0%74K9.94
    15 August 2018722K-9.0%118K6.10
    31 July 2018794K-23.2%94K8.45
    13 July 20181.0M+5.2%80K12.91
    29 June 2018983K+25.8%155K6.34
    15 June 2018782K+43.1%148K5.29
    31 May 2018546K-23.1%129K4.24
    15 May 2018711K+19.2%99K7.15
    30 April 2018596K-37.2%87K6.86
    13 April 2018949K+16.2%87K10.95
    29 March 2018817K-15.6%143K5.73
    15 March 2018968K+23.7%111K8.75
    28 February 2018782K+11.9%101K7.73
    15 February 2018699K+17.1%163K4.29
    31 January 2018597K-16.7%84K7.12
    12 January 2018717K+2.6%57K12.68
    29 December 2017699K57K12.18
    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.