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BlueLinx Holdings Inc. short interest

505K shares of BlueLinx Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 30 Jan 2026. Short sellers would need 2.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short505Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+17.4%+4% over a year
Days to cover2.89at 175K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.42%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 the most since 30 Jan 2026, and the share price moved +7% 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 2026505K+17.4%175K2.89
    30 September 2026430K-1.4%188K2.29
    15 September 2026436K+3.0%136K3.21
    31 August 2026424K-4.3%134K3.17
    14 August 2026443K+1.3%232K1.91
    31 July 2026437K-1.8%155K2.82
    15 July 2026445K+2.9%143K3.10
    30 June 2026432K+0.9%179K2.41
    15 June 2026428K+0.3%97K4.41
    29 May 2026427K+6.8%165K2.58
    15 May 2026400K-2.7%167K2.39
    30 April 2026411K+13.4%84K4.88
    15 April 2026363K-9.4%90K4.02
    31 March 2026400K-9.4%151K2.65
    13 March 2026442K-6.5%94K4.71
    27 February 2026472K+3.7%96K4.93
    13 February 2026455K-11.5%84K5.44
    30 January 2026514K-11.8%85K6.05
    15 January 2026583K+10.7%111K5.27
    31 December 2025527K+6.9%97K5.43
    15 December 2025493K-0.4%93K5.31
    28 November 2025495K+5.3%119K4.15
    14 November 2025470K+2.9%100K4.70
    31 October 2025457K-5.6%62K7.38
    15 October 2025484K+16.9%76K6.35
    30 September 2025414K-7.3%103K4.02
    15 September 2025447K-1.8%87K5.16
    29 August 2025455K+7.3%96K4.72
    15 August 2025424K-4.9%130K3.27
    31 July 2025445K+1.6%128K3.49
    15 July 2025439K+20.7%155K2.83
    30 June 2025363K+12.6%126K2.89
    13 June 2025323K+31.0%83K3.87
    30 May 2025246K-6.0%77K3.19
    15 May 2025262K+8.0%95K2.75
    30 April 2025243K-19.2%112K2.17
    15 April 2025300K+14.8%111K2.69
    31 March 2025261K+34.4%95K2.76
    14 March 2025195K+8.7%82K2.38
    28 February 2025179K+10.0%124K1.45
    14 February 2025163K+2.9%42K3.90
    31 January 2025158K-17.7%66K2.39
    15 January 2025192K+14.1%63K3.05
    31 December 2024168K-16.2%53K3.19
    13 December 2024201K+4.1%44K4.56
    29 November 2024193K+0.7%48K3.99
    15 November 2024192K+1.6%54K3.53
    31 October 2024189K-7.6%67K2.83
    15 October 2024204K+5.3%58K3.53
    30 September 2024194K-6.4%69K2.81
    13 September 2024207K+1.8%66K3.13
    30 August 2024204K+4.8%73K2.80
    15 August 2024194K-49.8%123K1.58
    31 July 2024387K+30.5%143K2.71
    15 July 2024297K-1.4%90K3.29
    28 June 2024301K+1.7%97K3.10
    14 June 2024296K+2.3%83K3.56
    31 May 2024289K+14.6%78K3.68
    15 May 2024252K+4.0%105K2.41
    30 April 2024243K+18.1%75K3.22
    15 April 2024205K-2.2%59K3.46
    28 March 2024210K-19.0%55K3.81
    15 March 2024259K-4.0%73K3.57
    29 February 2024270K-0.2%91K2.96
    15 February 2024271K-6.6%71K3.83
    31 January 2024290K-9.9%79K3.66
    12 January 2024322K-8.3%83K3.85
    29 December 2023351K-10.8%97K3.60
    15 December 2023393K-5.7%102K3.84
    30 November 2023417K-10.9%48K8.78
    15 November 2023468K+17.4%98K4.79
    31 October 2023399K-7.8%55K7.19
    13 October 2023432K+5.9%71K6.10
    29 September 2023408K+5.6%52K7.83
    15 September 2023387K-1.5%76K5.09
    31 August 2023393K+8.9%79K4.95
    15 August 2023361K+8.0%85K4.22
    31 July 2023334K-3.3%53K6.25
    14 July 2023345K-0.1%68K5.08
    30 June 2023346K+18.8%106K3.27
    15 June 2023291K-7.5%85K3.43
    31 May 2023315K-30.3%102K3.09
    15 May 2023451K-13.0%99K4.54
    28 April 2023519K+26.9%86K6.00
    14 April 2023409K+7.8%113K3.62
    31 March 2023379K-4.9%112K3.40
    15 March 2023399K+2.9%117K3.40
    28 February 2023388K-0.7%119K3.27
    15 February 2023391K-7.1%77K5.09
    31 January 2023420K-13.5%66K6.40
    13 January 2023486K-3.2%82K5.90
    30 December 2022503K+25.3%96K5.25
    15 December 2022401K-4.5%78K5.12
    30 November 2022420K-11.6%56K7.52
    15 November 2022475K-9.2%113K4.19
    31 October 2022524K-7.4%70K7.50
    14 October 2022565K+22.6%112K5.06
    30 September 2022461K-10.0%127K3.63
    15 September 2022512K+3.2%141K3.63
    31 August 2022496K+5.5%132K3.77
    15 August 2022471K+5.5%167K2.82
    29 July 2022446K+10.5%141K3.17
    15 July 2022404K-9.5%141K2.87
    30 June 2022446K-44.5%259K1.72
    15 June 2022804K-11.2%173K4.64
    31 May 2022905K-2.3%173K5.24
    13 May 2022927K+148.3%249K3.72
    29 April 2022373K-2.9%122K3.06
    14 April 2022384K+4.2%196K1.96
    31 March 2022369K+8.1%151K2.45
    15 March 2022341K-3.2%131K2.61
    28 February 2022353K+13.1%222K1.59
    15 February 2022312K+13.9%110K2.85
    31 January 2022274K+3.8%137K1.99
    14 January 2022264K+9.4%148K1.78
    31 December 2021241K-18.1%121K2.00
    15 December 2021294K-18.3%169K1.74
    30 November 2021361K-16.0%102K3.54
    15 November 2021429K-13.5%291K1.47
    29 October 2021496K+18.7%129K3.85
    15 October 2021418K-2.9%152K2.75
    30 September 2021431K+1.2%125K3.44
    15 September 2021425K+2.1%174K2.44
    31 August 2021417K-31.1%237K1.76
    13 August 2021604K-7.1%346K1.74
    30 July 2021651K-22.0%196K3.33
    15 July 2021834K+8.3%203K4.11
    30 June 2021770K+33.8%325K2.37
    15 June 2021576K+59.9%285K2.02
    28 May 2021360K+19.2%184K1.96
    14 May 2021302K+63.1%295K1.02
    30 April 2021185K+36.8%137K1.36
    15 April 2021135K+1.8%121K1.12
    31 March 2021133K-16.4%108K1.23
    15 March 2021159K+38.8%165K1.00
    26 February 2021115K+0.9%124K1.00
    12 February 2021114K-5.2%99K1.14
    29 January 2021120K+37.6%116K1.04
    15 January 202187K-51.3%127K1.00
    31 December 2020179K-0.0%83K2.15
    15 December 2020179K-41.2%160K1.12
    30 November 2020304K-0.7%85K3.59
    13 November 2020306K-20.9%105K2.91
    30 October 2020387K+5.1%141K2.75
    15 October 2020368K-22.2%176K2.10
    30 September 2020473K+29.3%139K3.40
    15 September 2020366K+36.2%192K1.91
    31 August 2020269K-19.0%224K1.20
    14 August 2020332K-30.0%315K1.05
    31 July 2020475K-15.2%175K2.71
    15 July 2020560K-4.1%84K6.65
    30 June 2020584K-21.1%266K2.20
    15 June 2020740K-13.7%193K3.82
    29 May 2020857K-13.7%289K2.97
    15 May 2020993K+1.8%131K7.58
    30 April 2020975K+13.4%182K5.37
    15 April 2020860K+8.4%221K3.89
    31 March 2020793K-5.5%183K4.33
    13 March 2020840K-7.7%254K3.31
    28 February 2020910K-4.1%425K2.14
    14 February 2020949K-2.6%75K12.73
    31 January 2020973K-10.8%77K12.58
    15 January 20201.1M+4.0%137K7.94
    31 December 20191.0M-13.3%135K7.79
    13 December 20191.2M-10.3%234K5.18
    29 November 20191.3M+21.8%392K3.44
    15 November 20191.1M-5.4%436K2.54
    31 October 20191.2M-11.8%100K11.74
    15 October 20191.3M-8.6%81K16.33
    30 September 20191.5M-11.9%78K18.63
    13 September 20191.6M-17.3%117K14.07
    30 August 20192.0M-7.5%134K14.93
    15 August 20192.2M-2.0%193K11.19
    31 July 20192.2M-4.4%81K27.25
    15 July 20192.3M-7.4%110K20.95
    28 June 20192.5M-3.3%190K13.10
    14 June 20192.6M+9.0%156K16.48
    31 May 20192.4M+9.4%150K15.76
    15 May 20192.2M+3.5%159K13.52
    30 April 20192.1M+1.2%106K19.67
    15 April 20192.1M+13.7%150K13.74
    29 March 20191.8M+5.9%131K13.82
    15 March 20191.7M+8.9%240K7.13
    28 February 20191.6M-2.1%93K16.94
    15 February 20191.6M-3.0%86K18.62
    31 January 20191.7M-2.4%77K21.40
    15 January 20191.7M-6.5%113K15.01
    31 December 20181.8M+1.3%246K7.36
    14 December 20181.8M+2.6%216K8.29
    30 November 20181.7M+9.1%151K11.53
    15 November 20181.6M-1.7%311K5.15
    31 October 20181.6M+6.0%303K5.37
    15 October 20181.5M+30.7%365K4.20
    28 September 20181.2M+11.1%224K5.24
    14 September 20181.1M-2.4%204K5.18
    31 August 20181.1M+21.9%132K8.17
    15 August 2018888K-12.4%284K3.12
    31 July 20181.0M+14.6%259K3.92
    13 July 2018885K+8.0%197K4.50
    29 June 2018819K+175.3%378K2.17
    15 June 2018298K+14.4%158K1.88
    31 May 2018260K-9.1%129K2.02
    15 May 2018286K-20.2%186K1.54
    30 April 2018358K-13.8%173K2.08
    13 April 2018416K+52.6%224K1.86
    29 March 2018273K-6.9%381K1.00
    15 March 2018293K+494.4%1.1M1.00
    28 February 201849K-21.7%224K1.00
    15 February 201863K+13.7%191K1.00
    31 January 201855K+205.5%294K1.00
    12 January 201818K-75.0%103K1.00
    29 December 201772K64K1.14
    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.