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Bank of Montreal short interest

7.0M shares of Bank of Montreal were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.2M to 8.7M). Short sellers would need 7.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.0Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+46.6%+20% over a year
Days to cover7.60at 919K shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 (3.2M to 8.7M), and the share price moved +39% 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
    30 October 20267.0M+46.6%919K7.60
    15 October 20264.8M-13.0%667K7.15
    30 September 20265.5M+22.7%583K9.40
    15 September 20264.5M-23.4%629K7.10
    31 August 20265.8M+6.6%1.1M5.52
    14 August 20265.5M-25.1%556K9.83
    31 July 20267.3M+21.5%931K7.85
    15 July 20266.0M+48.9%758K7.93
    30 June 20264.0M-4.1%848K4.77
    15 June 20264.2M-1.3%636K6.62
    29 May 20264.3M-1.7%716K5.96
    15 May 20264.3M-28.3%973K4.46
    30 April 20266.1M+15.8%871K6.95
    15 April 20265.2M+24.1%611K8.56
    31 March 20264.2M+8.5%905K4.66
    13 March 20263.9M+12.0%777K4.99
    27 February 20263.5M+7.8%865K4.01
    13 February 20263.2M-63.1%831K3.87
    30 January 20268.7M+45.7%1.1M7.82
    15 January 20266.0M+40.6%654K9.14
    31 December 20254.3M-15.4%428K9.94
    15 December 20255.0M-12.0%885K5.69
    28 November 20255.7M+10.3%492K11.62
    14 November 20255.2M-11.2%754K6.88
    31 October 20255.8M+0.4%893K6.55
    15 October 20255.8M-4.2%521K11.16
    30 September 20256.1M-8.1%623K9.75
    15 September 20256.6M+8.4%616K10.72
    29 August 20256.1M-12.4%747K8.15
    15 August 20257.0M-14.5%506K13.76
    31 July 20258.1M+5.2%1.0M8.10
    15 July 20257.7M+15.7%527K14.67
    30 June 20256.7M+19.6%629K10.63
    13 June 20255.6M-5.2%480K11.65
    30 May 20255.9M+8.4%711K8.29
    15 May 20255.4M-52.4%485K11.21
    30 April 202511.4M-16.3%1.0M10.92
    15 April 202513.6M+93.0%916K14.90
    31 March 20257.1M-5.9%499K14.17
    14 March 20257.5M+45.0%691K10.88
    28 February 20255.2M-41.8%682K7.60
    14 February 20258.9M-18.7%691K12.87
    31 January 202510.9M+45.5%541K20.24
    15 January 20257.5M+29.3%578K13.01
    31 December 20245.8M-5.2%509K11.43
    13 December 20246.1M+1.1%954K6.43
    29 November 20246.1M+10.0%743K8.16
    15 November 20245.5M-59.1%653K8.45
    31 October 202413.5M+37.3%1.3M10.53
    15 October 20249.8M+206.1%1.0M9.56
    30 September 20243.2M-32.9%874K3.67
    13 September 20244.8M+4.3%804K5.94
    30 August 20244.6M-28.1%1.4M3.31
    15 August 20246.4M-63.1%895K7.12
    31 July 202417.3M+99.4%1.3M12.91
    15 July 20248.7M+102.7%1.2M7.42
    28 June 20244.3M-43.8%815K5.24
    14 June 20247.6M+20.6%615K12.37
    31 May 20246.3M-22.3%1.0M6.13
    15 May 20248.1M-61.6%768K10.58
    30 April 202421.2M+83.1%1.2M18.18
    15 April 202411.6M+120.7%642K18.00
    28 March 20245.2M-17.8%572K9.16
    15 March 20246.4M-5.4%560K11.38
    29 February 20246.7M-8.4%974K6.91
    15 February 20247.4M-58.9%613K11.99
    31 January 202417.9M+103.3%819K21.86
    12 January 20248.8M+124.3%583K15.12
    29 December 20233.9M-6.3%580K6.77
    15 December 20234.2M-59.1%815K5.14
    30 November 202310.3M-24.0%693K14.81
    15 November 202313.5M-30.6%729K18.52
    31 October 202319.4M+49.5%1.1M17.39
    13 October 202313.0M+78.3%630K20.63
    29 September 20237.3M-11.5%423K17.22
    15 September 20238.2M+16.2%504K16.33
    31 August 20237.1M-36.1%583K12.15
    15 August 202311.1M-35.0%504K22.01
    31 July 202317.1M+112.5%921K18.52
    14 July 20238.0M+14.9%412K19.48
    30 June 20237.0M-19.0%452K15.45
    15 June 20238.6M-17.0%426K20.26
    31 May 202310.4M-13.3%688K15.11
    15 May 202312.0M-39.2%806K14.86
    28 April 202319.7M+72.6%536K36.77
    14 April 202311.4M+31.0%472K24.18
    31 March 20238.7M+62.1%581K15.00
    15 March 20235.4M-19.4%797K6.74
    28 February 20236.7M-12.7%438K15.21
    15 February 20237.6M-58.7%357K21.39
    31 January 202318.5M+39.8%729K25.35
    13 January 202313.2M+58.6%542K24.40
    30 December 20228.3M-4.5%515K16.19
    15 December 20228.7M-15.9%741K11.78
    30 November 202210.4M-33.0%591K17.58
    15 November 202215.5M-17.2%676K22.93
    31 October 202218.7M+38.8%911K20.56
    14 October 202213.5M+29.5%811K16.64
    30 September 202210.4M+25.9%746K13.97
    15 September 20228.3M+74.7%809K10.24
    31 August 20224.7M-24.2%625K7.58
    15 August 20226.2M-35.4%618K10.11
    29 July 20229.7M+34.7%665K14.55
    15 July 20227.2M-9.3%592K12.13
    30 June 20227.9M+20.9%569K13.93
    15 June 20226.6M+4.5%586K11.18
    31 May 20226.3M-19.7%761K8.25
    13 May 20227.8M-17.1%767K10.18
    29 April 20229.4M+277.8%955K9.86
    14 April 20222.5M+7.4%637K3.91
    31 March 20222.3M-16.7%839K2.77
    15 March 20222.8M+27.6%911K3.06
    28 February 20222.2M-35.5%1.1M1.95
    15 February 20223.4M-54.5%907K3.73
    31 January 20227.4M+103.0%1.3M5.90
    14 January 20223.7M+17.0%603K6.07
    31 December 20213.1M+17.9%821K3.81
    15 December 20212.7M+6.0%595K4.45
    30 November 20212.5M+13.5%588K4.25
    15 November 20212.2M-53.4%480K4.59
    29 October 20214.7M+135.1%620K7.63
    15 October 20212.0M-6.6%479K4.20
    30 September 20212.2M-33.8%694K3.11
    15 September 20213.3M-6.3%497K6.56
    31 August 20213.5M+41.7%904K3.84
    13 August 20212.5M-34.0%653K3.75
    30 July 20213.7M+0.7%902K4.12
    15 July 20213.7M-6.4%551K6.69
    30 June 20213.9M-15.1%716K5.50
    15 June 20214.6M+7.0%690K6.73
    28 May 20214.3M+33.8%810K5.36
    14 May 20213.2M-17.6%808K4.01
    30 April 20213.9M+7.3%909K4.33
    15 April 20213.7M+17.4%641K5.72
    31 March 20213.1M-5.5%788K3.96
    15 March 20213.3M-13.7%875K3.78
    26 February 20213.8M+14.2%918K4.17
    12 February 20213.4M-5.5%449K7.46
    29 January 20213.5M+1.3%492K7.21
    15 January 20213.5M-17.0%446K7.84
    31 December 20204.2M-6.0%309K13.65
    15 December 20204.5M-17.7%406K11.05
    30 November 20205.5M+0.7%479K11.39
    13 November 20205.4M-36.4%536K10.11
    30 October 20208.5M+57.6%680K12.55
    15 October 20205.4M-0.6%470K11.50
    30 September 20205.4M-4.4%425K12.80
    15 September 20205.7M-0.1%459K12.41
    31 August 20205.7M-1.3%595K9.58
    14 August 20205.8M-23.1%464K12.44
    31 July 20207.5M+24.6%444K16.89
    15 July 20206.0M-11.5%577K10.43
    30 June 20206.8M+6.6%613K11.09
    15 June 20206.4M+7.2%892K7.16
    29 May 20206.0M-4.3%1.0M5.91
    15 May 20206.2M-35.0%758K8.21
    30 April 20209.6M+67.8%1.1M8.97
    15 April 20205.7M-14.2%1.1M5.07
    31 March 20206.6M-25.0%1.3M5.01
    13 March 20208.9M+49.8%1.4M6.54
    28 February 20205.9M+8.8%655K9.03
    14 February 20205.4M-47.8%443K12.26
    31 January 202010.4M+163.2%628K16.56
    15 January 20204.0M+1.7%423K9.34
    31 December 20193.9M+0.9%266K14.59
    13 December 20193.9M-1.8%564K6.83
    29 November 20193.9M-3.1%422K9.31
    15 November 20194.1M-57.3%745K5.44
    31 October 20199.5M+109.9%907K10.46
    15 October 20194.5M-0.2%462K9.78
    30 September 20194.5M-12.1%381K11.87
    13 September 20195.1M-13.3%621K8.29
    30 August 20195.9M-8.9%542K10.97
    15 August 20196.5M+2.6%410K15.92
    31 July 20196.4M+56.6%336K18.92
    15 July 20194.1M+0.8%770K5.27
    28 June 20194.0M-16.8%340K11.84
    14 June 20194.8M+17.3%550K8.81
    31 May 20194.1M+18.1%424K9.74
    15 May 20193.5M-26.6%446K7.85
    30 April 20194.8M+40.7%418K11.39
    15 April 20193.4M+4.6%510K6.63
    29 March 20193.2M-21.7%491K6.60
    15 March 20194.1M+1.1%577K7.16
    28 February 20194.1M-28.9%618K6.62
    15 February 20195.7M-11.3%412K13.96
    31 January 20196.5M+98.5%509K12.73
    15 January 20193.3M-10.0%555K5.88
    31 December 20183.6M-0.2%651K5.57
    14 December 20183.6M-9.5%1.0M3.62
    30 November 20184.0M-15.2%648K6.21
    15 November 20184.7M-5.7%627K7.56
    31 October 20185.0M+30.4%897K5.60
    15 October 20183.9M-7.1%768K5.02
    28 September 20184.1M-8.6%424K9.78
    14 September 20184.5M+2.3%606K7.49
    31 August 20184.4M-1.8%543K8.17
    15 August 20184.5M-2.5%396K11.41
    31 July 20184.6M+14.8%291K15.93
    13 July 20184.0M+1.5%286K14.12
    29 June 20184.0M-6.2%263K15.13
    15 June 20184.2M-3.9%289K14.63
    31 May 20184.4M+4.9%326K13.51
    15 May 20184.2M-6.8%281K14.93
    30 April 20184.5M+9.3%430K10.47
    13 April 20184.1M-12.0%421K9.79
    29 March 20184.7M+11.1%466K10.04
    15 March 20184.2M+10.6%398K10.58
    28 February 20183.8M+1.5%461K8.26
    15 February 20183.8M+17.2%549K6.84
    31 January 20183.2M+4.6%394K8.14
    12 January 20183.1M+18.6%348K8.79
    29 December 20172.6M255K10.12
    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.