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Bank of Nova Scotia short interest

10.5M shares of Bank of Nova Scotia were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (5.2M to 20.3M). Short sellers would need 9.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.5Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-26.5%-48% over a year
Days to cover9.06at 1.2M 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 (5.2M to 20.3M), and the share price moved +41% 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 202610.5M-26.5%1.2M9.06
    15 October 202614.3M-11.8%2.2M6.52
    30 September 202616.2M+34.8%1.7M9.39
    15 September 202612.0M-1.4%2.0M5.96
    31 August 202612.1M+65.9%2.2M5.54
    14 August 20267.3M-25.8%2.2M3.31
    31 July 20269.9M-13.9%2.2M4.42
    15 July 202611.5M+42.2%3.3M3.50
    30 June 20268.1M+9.6%3.2M2.54
    15 June 20267.3M+9.2%2.4M3.07
    29 May 20266.7M+9.9%2.6M2.63
    15 May 20266.1M+1.4%1.7M3.66
    30 April 20266.0M-30.3%2.4M2.52
    15 April 20268.7M-26.4%4.1M2.13
    31 March 202611.8M+90.1%2.2M5.39
    13 March 20266.2M+18.0%2.1M2.91
    27 February 20265.2M-3.3%2.1M2.54
    13 February 20265.4M-27.9%1.7M3.16
    30 January 20267.5M-58.6%1.9M3.92
    15 January 202618.2M-1.9%2.5M7.30
    31 December 202518.5M+34.2%2.1M8.85
    15 December 202513.8M+7.0%1.9M7.38
    28 November 202512.9M-34.8%1.7M7.68
    14 November 202519.8M-2.7%1.4M13.80
    31 October 202520.3M-3.4%1.3M15.62
    15 October 202521.0M+7.6%1.7M12.12
    30 September 202519.5M-9.1%1.7M11.24
    15 September 202521.5M-3.7%1.8M11.95
    29 August 202522.3M-11.4%2.2M10.05
    15 August 202525.2M+15.2%1.3M20.06
    31 July 202521.9M-18.9%1.7M12.79
    15 July 202527.0M-1.0%2.8M9.66
    30 June 202527.2M+24.6%2.4M11.30
    13 June 202521.9M-4.0%2.0M11.02
    30 May 202522.8M+2.2%1.9M11.74
    15 May 202522.3M-11.0%1.3M17.24
    30 April 202525.1M-17.3%2.1M12.05
    15 April 202530.3M-27.5%2.8M10.75
    31 March 202541.8M+17.9%2.5M16.55
    14 March 202535.4M+23.6%1.5M22.94
    28 February 202528.7M+8.7%1.5M19.03
    14 February 202526.4M+10.1%1.7M15.43
    31 January 202523.9M-23.3%1.5M15.83
    15 January 202531.2M+3.1%2.9M10.89
    31 December 202430.3M+26.7%842K35.93
    13 December 202423.9M-15.3%1.1M21.57
    29 November 202428.2M-4.0%1.2M24.13
    15 November 202429.3M+9.3%1.2M24.72
    31 October 202426.9M-14.8%1.6M17.29
    15 October 202431.5M-9.9%1.5M21.73
    30 September 202435.0M+18.4%2.4M14.71
    13 September 202429.5M+22.8%1.4M20.88
    30 August 202424.1M-2.8%1.4M17.23
    15 August 202424.8M+5.9%1.7M14.52
    31 July 202423.4M-23.5%1.6M14.76
    15 July 202430.5M-3.2%2.0M15.64
    28 June 202431.6M+16.6%1.9M16.88
    14 June 202427.1M+19.4%1.5M18.13
    31 May 202422.7M-2.8%1.8M12.49
    15 May 202423.3M+7.1%1.2M18.74
    30 April 202421.8M-10.9%1.7M12.69
    15 April 202424.4M-19.1%2.5M9.83
    28 March 202430.2M+18.3%1.6M18.40
    15 March 202425.5M+27.8%2.1M12.18
    29 February 202420.0M-10.3%2.1M9.43
    15 February 202422.3M+7.9%2.2M10.20
    31 January 202420.7M-25.2%2.2M9.53
    12 January 202427.6M-20.1%2.1M12.88
    29 December 202334.6M+54.1%2.0M17.18
    15 December 202322.4M+13.1%2.2M10.38
    30 November 202319.8M-19.6%1.7M11.36
    15 November 202324.6M+5.3%1.4M17.77
    31 October 202323.4M-18.9%1.9M12.20
    13 October 202328.9M-16.3%2.2M13.22
    29 September 202334.5M+50.8%1.6M22.02
    15 September 202322.9M+46.2%1.5M15.60
    31 August 202315.6M+9.6%1.2M12.88
    15 August 202314.3M+15.6%1.2M11.82
    31 July 202312.3M-48.0%1.5M8.20
    14 July 202323.7M-23.9%1.4M17.10
    30 June 202331.2M-2.2%1.5M20.19
    15 June 202331.9M+64.3%958K33.26
    31 May 202319.4M-1.7%1.2M16.62
    15 May 202319.7M-0.9%1.2M15.85
    28 April 202319.9M-29.7%1.2M16.15
    14 April 202328.4M-23.6%1.2M23.98
    31 March 202337.1M+19.9%1.9M19.22
    15 March 202330.9M+76.8%2.0M15.12
    28 February 202317.5M+1.2%1.5M11.67
    15 February 202317.3M-4.2%1.3M13.79
    31 January 202318.0M-46.9%1.2M15.59
    13 January 202334.0M-8.3%1.5M22.06
    30 December 202237.0M+71.8%2.2M16.85
    15 December 202221.6M+42.3%1.4M15.29
    30 November 202215.2M-2.0%1.5M10.24
    15 November 202215.5M-28.5%2.0M7.60
    31 October 202221.6M-45.7%3.4M6.29
    14 October 202239.8M-20.2%2.0M20.21
    30 September 202249.9M+43.0%2.3M21.62
    15 September 202234.9M+42.3%1.7M20.73
    31 August 202224.5M+12.2%1.3M18.35
    15 August 202221.9M-3.6%815K26.83
    29 July 202222.7M-37.8%1.1M21.20
    15 July 202236.5M-3.0%1.7M21.10
    30 June 202237.6M+94.7%2.1M17.49
    15 June 202219.3M+37.3%1.2M15.67
    31 May 202214.0M-4.6%1.5M9.13
    13 May 202214.7M+5.0%1.8M8.37
    29 April 202214.0M-27.2%1.7M8.22
    14 April 202219.3M+147.2%1.8M10.82
    31 March 20227.8M+51.6%1.7M4.55
    15 March 20225.1M-11.1%1.9M2.70
    28 February 20225.8M-1.5%2.2M2.63
    15 February 20225.9M+9.8%1.3M4.37
    31 January 20225.3M+67.2%2.0M2.65
    14 January 20223.2M-17.9%2.2M1.45
    31 December 20213.9M+15.9%2.0M1.98
    15 December 20213.4M+40.2%1.6M2.10
    30 November 20212.4M+9.7%1.1M2.20
    15 November 20212.2M-11.0%880K2.48
    29 October 20212.5M-27.8%949K2.59
    15 October 20213.4M+9.8%1.2M2.90
    30 September 20213.1M-19.4%1.4M2.17
    15 September 20213.8M-7.7%813K4.72
    31 August 20214.2M+2.6%1.2M3.55
    13 August 20214.1M-10.7%806K5.03
    30 July 20214.5M-30.2%1.1M4.05
    15 July 20216.5M+74.8%1.5M4.37
    30 June 20213.7M-45.8%1.7M2.14
    15 June 20216.9M+6.0%1.1M6.07
    28 May 20216.5M+8.9%1.4M4.63
    14 May 20215.9M+8.0%1.2M5.11
    30 April 20215.5M+21.5%1.1M5.02
    15 April 20214.5M+11.4%1.5M3.03
    31 March 20214.1M-38.5%1.3M3.24
    15 March 20216.6M-9.5%1.6M4.21
    26 February 20217.3M+5.7%1.3M5.50
    12 February 20216.9M-7.4%794K8.72
    29 January 20217.5M+9.6%1.1M6.86
    15 January 20216.8M-11.2%1.4M4.81
    31 December 20207.7M+6.5%672K11.42
    15 December 20207.2M-6.3%1.1M6.72
    30 November 20207.7M-2.2%986K7.80
    13 November 20207.9M-14.4%1.3M6.16
    30 October 20209.2M+10.7%941K9.77
    15 October 20208.3M+7.7%1.5M5.39
    30 September 20207.7M+5.6%1.1M6.80
    15 September 20207.3M+0.6%1.1M6.69
    31 August 20207.3M+6.6%983K7.39
    14 August 20206.8M+25.7%671K10.15
    31 July 20205.4M-5.0%795K6.81
    15 July 20205.7M-7.5%1.4M4.04
    30 June 20206.2M-1.5%1.4M4.27
    15 June 20206.3M+4.1%1.4M4.46
    29 May 20206.0M-12.8%1.6M3.77
    15 May 20206.9M+8.8%1.5M4.66
    30 April 20206.3M-38.1%1.4M4.55
    15 April 202010.2M+49.2%2.0M5.20
    31 March 20206.9M-6.8%2.4M2.89
    13 March 20207.4M+48.5%2.8M2.60
    28 February 20205.0M+1.6%1.2M4.18
    14 February 20204.9M-8.8%633K7.71
    31 January 20205.3M-32.1%572K9.35
    15 January 20207.9M+50.1%816K9.66
    31 December 20195.2M-0.9%561K9.35
    13 December 20195.3M+10.4%732K7.23
    29 November 20194.8M-2.3%844K5.68
    15 November 20194.9M-6.6%734K6.69
    31 October 20195.3M-31.9%618K8.50
    15 October 20197.7M-28.4%934K8.26
    30 September 201910.8M+84.1%1.2M8.89
    13 September 20195.9M-9.2%946K6.18
    30 August 20196.4M+9.1%822K7.84
    15 August 20195.9M+2.5%840K7.03
    31 July 20195.8M-33.8%627K9.19
    15 July 20198.7M-11.3%650K13.41
    28 June 20199.8M+73.2%605K16.24
    14 June 20195.7M-4.1%842K6.73
    31 May 20195.9M-1.1%768K7.70
    15 May 20196.0M-15.2%494K12.10
    30 April 20197.1M-0.3%583K12.10
    15 April 20197.1M-36.2%642K11.02
    29 March 201911.1M+56.8%1.2M8.91
    15 March 20197.1M-10.2%858K8.24
    28 February 20197.9M-9.6%941K8.36
    15 February 20198.7M+5.2%692K12.59
    31 January 20198.3M-12.1%638K12.98
    15 January 20199.4M+27.0%786K11.98
    31 December 20187.4M+8.8%1.1M6.58
    14 December 20186.8M+23.4%1.1M6.14
    30 November 20185.5M-4.6%1.0M5.38
    15 November 20185.8M+6.4%842K6.87
    31 October 20185.4M-5.4%815K6.67
    15 October 20185.8M-4.3%887K6.48
    28 September 20186.0M-6.1%663K9.06
    14 September 20186.4M-4.0%742K8.62
    31 August 20186.7M+1.9%725K9.19
    15 August 20186.5M-1.7%610K10.71
    31 July 20186.7M-5.2%588K11.31
    13 July 20187.0M-4.6%837K8.38
    29 June 20187.4M-10.0%899K8.17
    15 June 20188.2M+32.9%945K8.65
    31 May 20186.1M+15.9%713K8.62
    15 May 20185.3M-5.4%604K8.78
    30 April 20185.6M-5.3%555K10.10
    13 April 20185.9M-5.6%651K9.09
    29 March 20186.3M+0.6%870K7.20
    15 March 20186.2M+2.5%753K8.27
    28 February 20186.1M-2.3%862K7.05
    15 February 20186.2M+8.4%951K6.54
    31 January 20185.7M+0.2%691K8.31
    12 January 20185.7M-3.1%610K9.39
    29 December 20175.9M475K12.46
    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.