greeksoup/ stock research
Stock research / United States / BUSE / Short interest

First Busey Corp. short interest

5.5M shares of First Busey 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 7.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+9.8%+183% over a year
Days to cover7.18at 761K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.57%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 +29% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

How it compares

every company on the site

    The bar ranks every company on the site from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right, in three equal thirds; the small figures under it are the values where each third starts, and the black tick is the middle company. The orange dot is this company; the grey ticks are the other companies in its industry (hover or tap for names). A hatched block is companies tied at none.

    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20265.5M+9.8%761K7.18
    30 September 20265.0M+11.3%958K5.20
    15 September 20264.5M+16.7%596K7.50
    31 August 20263.8M+7.1%576K6.66
    14 August 20263.6M+3.7%685K5.23
    31 July 20263.5M-5.7%947K3.65
    15 July 20263.7M-2.6%826K4.43
    30 June 20263.8M+13.9%1.0M3.64
    15 June 20263.3M-4.9%828K3.99
    29 May 20263.5M-9.3%618K5.62
    15 May 20263.8M+15.6%564K6.78
    30 April 20263.3M+15.8%537K6.17
    15 April 20262.9M-6.5%525K5.45
    31 March 20263.1M+17.8%720K4.25
    13 March 20262.6M+22.0%614K4.23
    27 February 20262.1M+2.7%479K4.45
    13 February 20262.1M+28.8%756K2.75
    30 January 20261.6M+0.2%752K2.14
    15 January 20261.6M+3.4%480K3.34
    31 December 20251.6M-17.1%460K3.38
    15 December 20251.9M-3.7%497K3.77
    28 November 20251.9M+5.7%364K5.36
    14 November 20251.8M-4.0%342K5.39
    31 October 20251.9M-0.7%447K4.29
    15 October 20251.9M-4.7%435K4.44
    30 September 20252.0M+68.8%632K3.21
    15 September 20251.2M+5.2%444K2.70
    29 August 20251.1M-6.6%441K2.59
    15 August 20251.2M-0.3%499K2.45
    31 July 20251.2M-13.6%570K2.15
    15 July 20251.4M-20.7%554K2.56
    30 June 20251.8M+15.9%665K2.69
    13 June 20251.5M+4.4%602K2.57
    30 May 20251.5M-12.4%476K3.11
    15 May 20251.7M+7.9%395K4.28
    30 April 20251.6M+7.3%567K2.76
    15 April 20251.5M+3.6%855K1.71
    31 March 20251.4M+2.0%479K2.94
    14 March 20251.4M-54.6%567K2.44
    28 February 20253.0M+20.8%569K5.35
    14 February 20252.5M+3.1%308K8.19
    31 January 20252.4M+15.1%401K6.09
    15 January 20252.1M+4.8%292K7.28
    31 December 20242.0M+16.8%225K9.01
    13 December 20241.7M+9.3%229K7.59
    29 November 20241.6M+2.3%195K8.14
    15 November 20241.6M+0.7%319K4.86
    31 October 20241.5M+33.5%328K4.70
    15 October 20241.2M+7.8%273K4.22
    30 September 20241.1M+9.9%240K4.46
    13 September 2024974K-13.7%409K2.38
    30 August 20241.1M-32.0%445K2.54
    15 August 20241.7M+2.9%190K8.75
    31 July 20241.6M-2.0%310K5.21
    15 July 20241.6M+10.4%172K9.60
    28 June 20241.5M+11.7%255K5.86
    14 June 20241.3M+11.5%191K6.98
    31 May 20241.2M+2.5%132K9.07
    15 May 20241.2M+14.3%179K6.53
    30 April 20241.0M+5.1%167K6.14
    15 April 2024973K+4.9%179K5.43
    28 March 2024927K-2.3%144K6.42
    15 March 2024949K+7.9%144K6.58
    29 February 2024879K+2.0%124K7.11
    15 February 2024862K+15.4%168K5.13
    31 January 2024747K-13.1%183K4.07
    12 January 2024859K-2.5%166K5.18
    29 December 2023881K-8.6%132K6.68
    15 December 2023964K+3.2%221K4.36
    30 November 2023934K-4.0%110K8.51
    15 November 2023973K-5.5%119K8.19
    31 October 20231.0M+0.9%153K6.73
    13 October 20231.0M-5.0%108K9.43
    29 September 20231.1M+4.0%119K9.06
    15 September 20231.0M-2.2%145K7.12
    31 August 20231.1M-0.1%112K9.44
    15 August 20231.1M+16.1%171K6.18
    31 July 2023912K-9.6%249K3.66
    14 July 20231.0M+3.7%164K6.15
    30 June 2023972K+19.7%255K3.81
    15 June 2023812K-15.1%177K4.58
    31 May 2023956K+20.7%191K5.01
    15 May 2023792K+24.2%206K3.84
    28 April 2023638K+23.6%163K3.91
    14 April 2023516K+1.7%167K3.10
    31 March 2023508K-22.0%230K2.21
    15 March 2023651K+15.9%214K3.04
    28 February 2023561K-11.7%156K3.59
    15 February 2023635K+17.9%178K3.57
    31 January 2023539K+15.6%195K2.76
    13 January 2023466K-9.6%94K4.97
    30 December 2022515K+15.2%141K3.65
    15 December 2022448K-3.1%135K3.32
    30 November 2022462K+1.7%119K3.89
    15 November 2022454K-26.5%161K2.81
    31 October 2022618K-17.7%170K3.64
    14 October 2022751K-12.1%104K7.22
    30 September 2022855K-5.3%158K5.42
    15 September 2022903K+15.4%108K8.33
    31 August 2022782K-7.2%100K7.84
    15 August 2022842K-10.6%129K6.52
    29 July 2022942K-2.9%134K7.01
    15 July 2022970K+4.0%145K6.70
    30 June 2022933K+7.6%272K3.43
    15 June 2022867K+4.0%169K5.14
    31 May 2022834K+0.4%142K5.88
    13 May 2022831K+2.0%216K3.85
    29 April 2022814K-1.4%249K3.28
    14 April 2022826K-1.5%144K5.74
    31 March 2022838K-14.5%154K5.43
    15 March 2022980K+10.9%124K7.89
    28 February 2022884K+6.3%117K7.59
    15 February 2022832K+8.3%154K5.41
    31 January 2022768K+10.4%262K2.94
    14 January 2022696K+15.0%167K4.17
    31 December 2021605K-16.2%128K4.71
    15 December 2021722K+22.5%163K4.43
    30 November 2021589K+5.5%220K2.68
    15 November 2021559K-11.0%157K3.55
    29 October 2021628K+2.5%155K4.06
    15 October 2021613K+0.6%151K4.05
    30 September 2021609K+2.3%185K3.30
    15 September 2021595K+8.8%136K4.39
    31 August 2021547K+21.0%160K3.43
    13 August 2021453K+5.8%168K2.69
    30 July 2021428K-3.1%153K2.80
    15 July 2021442K-5.9%151K2.92
    30 June 2021469K-27.4%240K1.96
    15 June 2021646K-15.0%149K4.33
    28 May 2021759K+30.0%164K4.62
    14 May 2021584K-3.7%136K4.29
    30 April 2021606K-6.5%113K5.35
    15 April 2021648K-5.3%138K4.71
    31 March 2021685K-1.7%196K3.49
    15 March 2021696K-0.6%149K4.68
    26 February 2021700K+1.3%108K6.48
    12 February 2021691K+6.5%141K4.91
    29 January 2021649K-7.7%187K3.47
    15 January 2021704K-8.3%150K4.70
    31 December 2020767K+6.0%201K3.81
    15 December 2020724K-9.7%143K5.05
    30 November 2020801K-0.2%132K6.05
    13 November 2020803K+18.1%158K5.07
    30 October 2020680K+4.3%125K5.44
    15 October 2020652K+9.6%124K5.25
    30 September 2020595K-7.9%182K3.26
    15 September 2020646K-4.5%119K5.43
    31 August 2020676K+10.8%87K7.73
    14 August 2020611K-6.1%144K4.23
    31 July 2020650K-18.3%121K5.36
    15 July 2020796K+1.6%128K6.23
    30 June 2020784K+41.0%249K3.15
    15 June 2020556K+14.6%153K3.64
    29 May 2020485K+8.1%201K2.41
    15 May 2020449K+14.1%184K2.44
    30 April 2020394K+9.6%172K2.29
    15 April 2020359K-13.1%203K1.77
    31 March 2020413K-13.3%220K1.88
    13 March 2020477K+21.9%217K2.19
    28 February 2020391K-5.1%110K3.56
    14 February 2020412K+38.9%85K4.85
    31 January 2020297K-2.2%100K2.98
    15 January 2020303K-1.6%86K3.51
    31 December 2019308K+3.3%106K2.90
    13 December 2019298K+13.7%81K3.66
    29 November 2019262K-1.8%88K2.99
    15 November 2019267K-24.5%89K2.99
    31 October 2019354K-25.5%114K3.10
    15 October 2019475K-9.0%123K3.87
    30 September 2019522K-22.8%147K3.55
    13 September 2019676K+23.5%196K3.45
    30 August 2019547K-2.6%93K5.86
    15 August 2019562K+8.3%79K7.11
    31 July 2019519K-5.3%127K4.07
    15 July 2019548K+22.4%110K4.98
    28 June 2019448K+29.4%279K1.61
    14 June 2019346K-3.2%132K2.63
    31 May 2019358K+14.8%129K2.78
    15 May 2019312K-9.6%126K2.47
    30 April 2019345K-7.5%115K2.99
    15 April 2019373K-2.5%104K3.59
    29 March 2019382K-8.4%147K2.60
    15 March 2019417K+6.8%128K3.25
    28 February 2019391K-7.8%110K3.57
    15 February 2019424K+16.7%126K3.37
    31 January 2019363K-6.4%113K3.21
    15 January 2019388K-9.2%104K3.73
    31 December 2018427K+0.8%142K3.01
    14 December 2018424K+4.6%109K3.90
    30 November 2018405K+3.8%99K4.08
    15 November 2018390K-12.6%92K4.26
    31 October 2018446K+1.1%112K3.99
    15 October 2018441K+15.8%128K3.45
    28 September 2018381K+2.9%224K1.70
    14 September 2018370K-5.9%83K4.44
    31 August 2018394K+1.3%105K3.73
    15 August 2018389K+2.8%152K2.55
    31 July 2018378K-16.3%145K2.61
    13 July 2018451K-7.1%92K4.90
    29 June 2018486K+33.5%181K2.68
    15 June 2018364K-3.6%105K3.48
    31 May 2018377K+4.4%142K2.67
    15 May 2018361K-1.5%76K4.75
    30 April 2018367K-0.6%103K3.56
    13 April 2018369K-1.6%114K3.23
    29 March 2018375K-2.0%147K2.55
    15 March 2018383K-2.6%83K4.59
    28 February 2018393K-3.7%102K3.87
    15 February 2018408K+13.6%172K2.37
    31 January 2018359K-11.1%101K3.55
    12 January 2018404K+29.6%211K1.91
    29 December 2017312K85K3.69
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.