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Bank of THE James Financial Group Inc. short interest

27K shares of Bank of THE James Financial Group 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 1.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short27Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+86.5%+536% over a year
Days to cover1.00at 41K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.60%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 the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +50% 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 202627K+86.5%41K1.00
    30 September 202615K-19.0%47K1.00
    15 September 202618K+34.6%29K1.00
    31 August 202613K+45.9%36K1.00
    14 August 20269K-38.0%48K1.00
    31 July 202615K+33.4%29K1.00
    15 July 202611K+84.0%24K1.00
    30 June 20266K-30.9%27K1.00
    15 June 20269K-14.0%19K1.00
    29 May 202610K+33.7%14K1.00
    15 May 20268K+0.6%16K1.00
    30 April 20267K+23.8%6K1.17
    15 April 20266K+11.6%14K1.00
    31 March 20265K-14.7%6K1.00
    13 March 20266K+53.1%5K1.19
    27 February 20264K-10.9%5K1.00
    13 February 20265K-2.5%6K1.00
    30 January 20265K+10.5%3K1.85
    15 January 20264K+12.7%2K2.73
    31 December 20254K-3.4%2K1.55
    15 December 20254K+12.6%3K1.31
    28 November 20254K-2.8%6K1.00
    14 November 20254K-40.9%2K2.07
    31 October 20256K+44.9%3K2.11
    15 October 20254K-7.1%2K1.77
    30 September 20255K+23.2%1K3.21
    15 September 20254K+3.9%2K2.13
    29 August 20254K-1.4%4K1.00
    15 August 20254K-48.7%4K1.00
    31 July 20257K-2.8%2K4.28
    15 July 20257K+5.9%2K3.72
    30 June 20257K-18.4%21K1.00
    13 June 20258K+6.6%3K2.91
    30 May 20258K+91.4%2K4.07
    15 May 20254K+22.6%2K1.70
    30 April 20253K+15.8%2K1.56
    15 April 20253K-27.6%4K1.00
    31 March 20254K+6.8%10K1.00
    14 March 20254K-18.6%3K1.32
    28 February 20255K+20.8%6K1.00
    14 February 20254K+23.7%6K1.00
    31 January 20253K-34.0%4K1.00
    15 January 20255K-20.5%30K1.00
    31 December 20246K+20.1%3K1.89
    13 December 20245K+4.8%9K1.00
    29 November 20245K-22.4%7K1.00
    15 November 20246K+14.6%6K1.07
    31 October 20245K+36.2%6K1.00
    15 October 20244K-10.7%5K1.00
    30 September 20244K-1.1%5K1.00
    13 September 20244K+5.4%1K3.26
    30 August 20244K-21.7%2K2.10
    15 August 20245K-12.4%4K1.44
    31 July 20246K+140.1%16K1.00
    15 July 20243K+7.6%5K1.00
    28 June 20242K-0.6%4K1.00
    14 June 20242K-14.3%3K1.00
    31 May 20243K+23.3%3K1.02
    15 May 20242K-54.4%4K1.00
    30 April 20245K+31.2%4K1.33
    15 April 20244K+7.3%6K1.00
    28 March 20243K-10.8%3K1.25
    15 March 20244K+21.8%2K2.37
    29 February 20243K-44.5%2K1.83
    15 February 20246K+47.0%8K1.00
    31 January 20244K+62.0%2K1.61
    12 January 20242K+11.7%5K1.00
    29 December 20232K-38.3%1K1.79
    15 December 20234K-32.6%4K1.00
    30 November 20235K-12.6%3K1.94
    15 November 20236K-19.9%3K2.11
    31 October 20237K+154.1%3K2.46
    13 October 20233K+0.5%1K2.63
    29 September 20233K-42.3%2K1.17
    15 September 20235K+49.8%4K1.19
    31 August 20233K+36.5%3K1.02
    15 August 20232K-10.1%5K1.00
    31 July 20233K+24.8%10K1.00
    14 July 20232K-19.5%6K1.00
    30 June 20233K-34.6%5K1.00
    15 June 20234K+29.8%2K2.01
    31 May 20233K-11.4%3K1.11
    15 May 20234K-32.2%17K1.00
    28 April 20235K-30.5%6K1.00
    14 April 20238K+16.7%9K1.00
    31 March 20237K+346.0%9K1.00
    15 March 20231K-36.7%12K1.00
    28 February 20232K+5.2%4K1.00
    15 February 20232K-7.3%2K1.15
    31 January 20232K-3.3%1K2.36
    13 January 20232K-54.2%2K1.00
    30 December 20225K-52.2%3K1.98
    15 December 202211K-23.1%2K6.73
    30 November 202215K-7.5%1K14.63
    15 November 202216K-11.8%2K8.04
    31 October 202218K+20.5%4K4.42
    14 October 202215K+24.1%4K3.83
    30 September 202212K+179.5%9K1.37
    15 September 20224K+175.1%2K2.36
    31 August 20222K-50.0%19K1.00
    15 August 20223K+16.7%9K1.00
    29 July 20223K+6.9%7K1.00
    15 July 20223K-15.4%2K1.05
    30 June 20223K+44.9%9K1.00
    15 June 20222K-23.4%4K1.00
    31 May 20223K-24.1%4K1.00
    13 May 20224K-21.2%3K1.13
    29 April 20224K+4.1%1K3.22
    14 April 20224K-2.9%2K2.27
    31 March 20224K-19.9%2K2.00
    15 March 20226K-4.3%8256.72
    28 February 20226K-4.4%1K5.17
    15 February 20226K+7.4%4K1.35
    31 January 20226K-15.3%3K2.24
    14 January 20227K-19.5%2K4.43
    31 December 20218K+159.9%9K1.00
    15 December 20213K+76.6%5K1.00
    30 November 20212K-46.8%2K1.01
    15 November 20213K-19.9%2K1.49
    29 October 20214K-18.1%11K1.00
    15 October 20215K+115.5%5K1.00
    30 September 20212K-18.0%6K1.00
    15 September 20213K+52.9%3K1.00
    31 August 20212K-31.4%4K1.00
    13 August 20213K+157.6%11K1.00
    30 July 20211K-19.4%16K1.00
    15 July 20211K-9.0%16K1.00
    30 June 20211K-46.4%18K1.00
    15 June 20213K-31.2%4K1.00
    28 May 20214K-1.7%8K1.00
    14 May 20214K+895.3%4K1.00
    30 April 2021408-64.0%1K1.00
    15 April 20211K+177.9%6831.66
    31 March 2021408-49.4%1K1.00
    15 March 2021807+311.7%3K1.00
    26 February 2021196-81.1%5K1.00
    12 February 20211K-67.6%2K1.00
    29 January 20213K+31.2%3K1.15
    15 January 20212K-41.8%2K1.03
    31 December 20204K-36.5%3K1.42
    15 December 20207K+669.0%3K2.14
    30 November 2020860-49.2%4K1.00
    13 November 20202K-57.5%5K1.00
    30 October 20204K+50.5%3K1.32
    15 October 20203K+130.3%2K1.10
    30 September 20201K-59.2%2K1.00
    15 September 20203K-1.5%1K2.10
    31 August 20203K+43.3%9652.96
    14 August 20202K+51.4%2K1.00
    31 July 20201K+293.1%3K1.00
    15 July 2020335+196.5%1K1.00
    30 June 2020113-70.8%4K1.00
    15 June 2020387+4.6%4K1.00
    29 May 2020370-69.3%3K1.00
    15 May 20201K+98.2%4K1.00
    30 April 2020608+710.7%5K1.00
    15 April 202075-52.8%4K1.00
    31 March 2020159+29.3%4K1.00
    13 March 2020123+310.0%2K1.00
    28 February 202030-94.9%4K1.00
    14 February 2020589+220.1%6K1.00
    31 January 2020184+78.6%3K1.00
    15 January 2020103-82.3%2K1.00
    31 December 2019581+1251.2%1K1.00
    13 December 201943-57.8%1K1.00
    29 November 2019102-87.5%3K1.00
    15 November 2019814+120.6%2K1.00
    31 October 2019369+392.0%2K1.00
    15 October 201975-74.6%2K1.00
    30 September 2019295-90.9%11K1.00
    13 September 20193K+322.9%2K1.53
    30 August 2019768+96.4%8511.00
    15 August 2019391-83.9%3K1.00
    31 July 20192K+64.5%3K1.00
    15 July 20191K-10.8%1K1.24
    28 June 20192K+23.9%4K1.00
    14 June 20191K-22.1%1K1.00
    31 May 20192K-31.4%2K1.00
    15 May 20193K+1.3%2K1.01
    30 April 20192K-0.6%7413.34
    15 April 20192K+30.5%6K1.00
    29 March 20192K-22.0%8K1.00
    15 March 20192K-26.8%2K1.04
    28 February 20193K+106.7%5K1.00
    15 February 20192K+6.7%1K1.09
    31 January 20192K+21.3%4K1.00
    15 January 20191K-5.7%2K1.00
    31 December 20181K+49.3%4K1.00
    14 December 2018887+1.7%1K1.00
    30 November 2018872+7.7%8K1.00
    15 November 2018810-63.1%8651.00
    31 October 20182K+1492.0%4K1.00
    15 October 2018138-75.4%4K1.00
    28 September 2018562-79.4%3K1.00
    14 September 20183K+45266.7%3K1.00
    31 August 20186-60.0%2K1.00
    15 August 201815-95.1%2K1.00
    31 July 2018307+195.2%3K1.00
    13 July 2018104-82.9%3K1.00
    29 June 2018609-16.0%5K1.00
    15 June 2018725+149.1%4K1.00
    31 May 2018291-29.5%6K1.00
    15 May 2018413-10.0%5K1.00
    30 April 2018459-41.1%2K1.00
    13 April 2018779+4.6%9251.00
    29 March 2018745+2560.7%10K1.00
    15 March 201828-98.8%2K1.00
    28 February 20182K+196.8%8K1.00
    15 February 2018759-81.6%2K1.00
    31 January 20184K+31.8%2K2.29
    12 January 20183K-15.5%6724.65
    29 December 20174K4538.16
    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.