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Carter Bankshares, Inc. short interest

2.5M shares of Carter Bankshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (793K to 2.7M). Short sellers would need 16.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.3%+206% over a year
Days to cover16.21at 154K shares a day
Of shares in issue11.22%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 near the top of its range over the last year (793K to 2.7M), and the share price moved +54% 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 20262.5M-6.3%154K16.21
    30 September 20262.7M+18.2%318K8.36
    15 September 20262.2M+6.8%216K10.39
    31 August 20262.1M+1.4%289K7.29
    14 August 20262.1M+5.1%450K4.61
    31 July 20262.0M+5.9%415K4.75
    15 July 20261.9M-2.9%346K5.38
    30 June 20261.9M+34.0%562K3.41
    15 June 20261.4M+21.8%311K4.61
    29 May 20261.2M+7.4%253K4.65
    15 May 20261.1M+14.3%304K3.60
    30 April 2026958K+6.9%398K2.41
    15 April 2026896K-11.9%324K2.77
    31 March 20261.0M-7.4%255K3.99
    13 March 20261.1M+3.4%179K6.13
    27 February 20261.1M-1.0%177K6.00
    13 February 20261.1M+14.2%173K6.20
    30 January 2026940K+4.1%138K6.82
    15 January 2026902K-1.4%89K10.16
    31 December 2025915K+0.8%85K10.80
    15 December 2025908K+3.6%75K12.09
    28 November 2025876K+8.9%96K9.16
    14 November 2025804K+1.5%78K10.35
    31 October 2025793K-2.4%123K6.47
    15 October 2025812K+1.4%77K10.55
    30 September 2025801K+4.2%86K9.32
    15 September 2025769K+2.8%64K12.07
    29 August 2025748K+1.0%64K11.72
    15 August 2025740K+6.8%76K9.71
    31 July 2025693K+1.0%84K8.22
    15 July 2025686K-4.0%75K9.14
    30 June 2025715K+1.2%133K5.36
    13 June 2025706K+7.2%100K7.09
    30 May 2025659K+1.5%77K8.54
    15 May 2025649K+0.5%55K11.76
    30 April 2025646K+10.1%52K12.31
    15 April 2025587K-0.9%95K6.14
    31 March 2025592K+2.0%60K9.92
    14 March 2025580K-0.6%63K9.22
    28 February 2025583K-10.1%55K10.65
    14 February 2025649K+2.2%73K8.84
    31 January 2025635K+0.2%59K10.67
    15 January 2025634K-0.8%64K9.91
    31 December 2024639K-8.0%82K7.83
    13 December 2024694K+1.8%72K9.63
    29 November 2024682K-0.8%99K6.89
    15 November 2024688K+4.6%76K9.06
    31 October 2024658K+4.2%50K13.08
    15 October 2024631K+7.9%48K13.06
    30 September 2024585K+2.9%81K7.26
    13 September 2024568K+0.5%79K7.23
    30 August 2024566K-1.3%58K9.82
    15 August 2024573K+1.9%79K7.27
    31 July 2024562K+7.4%118K4.77
    15 July 2024523K-2.0%67K7.82
    28 June 2024534K+35.3%103K5.17
    14 June 2024394K-3.5%46K8.56
    31 May 2024409K+31.3%62K6.59
    15 May 2024311K+8.5%121K2.58
    30 April 2024287K+2.4%77K3.73
    15 April 2024280K+12.1%60K4.70
    28 March 2024250K-10.1%50K4.98
    15 March 2024278K+10.2%47K5.97
    29 February 2024252K+2.1%41K6.13
    15 February 2024247K-10.3%65K3.82
    31 January 2024275K+39.7%68K4.04
    12 January 2024197K-0.1%46K4.33
    29 December 2023197K-10.5%45K4.35
    15 December 2023220K+2.1%85K2.58
    30 November 2023216K-3.8%41K5.23
    15 November 2023224K+10.2%66K3.42
    31 October 2023204K-3.3%53K3.85
    13 October 2023211K-6.5%52K4.08
    29 September 2023225K-7.5%49K4.60
    15 September 2023243K+57.9%83K2.94
    31 August 2023154K+25.0%91K1.69
    15 August 2023123K+38.0%73K1.69
    31 July 202389K+6.8%61K1.46
    14 July 202384K+2.1%55K1.51
    30 June 202382K-43.8%72K1.14
    15 June 2023146K-12.6%98K1.48
    31 May 2023167K-10.4%57K2.92
    15 May 2023186K+7.3%72K2.57
    28 April 2023173K+16.6%48K3.62
    14 April 2023149K-18.4%52K2.88
    31 March 2023182K+2.6%71K2.55
    15 March 2023178K+44.0%62K2.87
    28 February 2023123K-5.7%41K3.03
    15 February 2023131K+10.1%44K3.00
    31 January 2023119K+12.9%37K3.22
    13 January 2023105K-6.5%45K2.36
    30 December 2022113K-10.2%78K1.45
    15 December 2022125K-1.7%61K2.06
    30 November 2022128K-28.2%43K2.95
    15 November 2022178K-18.6%61K2.93
    31 October 2022218K-22.5%65K3.36
    14 October 2022281K+8.3%40K6.96
    30 September 2022260K-8.9%68K3.83
    15 September 2022285K+19.1%73K3.90
    31 August 2022239K-7.1%79K3.03
    15 August 2022258K+8.6%45K5.69
    29 July 2022237K-10.7%35K6.84
    15 July 2022266K+0.2%56K4.74
    30 June 2022265K-23.1%99K2.68
    15 June 2022345K+15.3%48K7.25
    31 May 2022299K+3.1%53K5.65
    13 May 2022290K+8.7%68K4.29
    29 April 2022267K+8.1%96K2.77
    14 April 2022247K+6.5%103K2.40
    31 March 2022232K+4.2%110K2.10
    15 March 2022222K+16.6%125K1.78
    28 February 2022191K+14.3%99K1.92
    15 February 2022167K+43.2%67K2.49
    31 January 2022116K+10.7%71K1.65
    14 January 2022105K-6.1%43K2.45
    31 December 2021112K-54.0%41K2.70
    15 December 2021244K+5.3%51K4.81
    30 November 2021232K+46.2%101K2.29
    15 November 2021158K+8.8%67K2.37
    29 October 2021146K-4.5%49K2.99
    15 October 2021153K-25.9%46K3.28
    30 September 2021206K-14.0%89K2.32
    15 September 2021239K+1.1%92K2.60
    31 August 2021237K+22.0%46K5.09
    13 August 2021194K-4.8%59K3.26
    30 July 2021204K-3.9%94K2.17
    15 July 2021212K-9.3%57K3.74
    30 June 2021234K-13.7%136K1.72
    15 June 2021271K+16.6%117K2.31
    28 May 2021233K+12.6%80K2.90
    14 May 2021207K+9.2%61K3.40
    30 April 2021189K-3.5%38K4.99
    15 April 2021196K-1.1%33K5.87
    31 March 2021198K-13.3%48K4.14
    15 March 2021229K-5.1%62K3.68
    26 February 2021241K-1.6%48K5.03
    12 February 2021245K+3.2%38K6.40
    29 January 2021237K+9.4%51K4.63
    15 January 2021217K-10.3%41K5.27
    31 December 2020242K+26.8%80K3.01
    15 December 2020191K-2.4%51K3.77
    30 November 2020196K-5.7%87K2.25
    13 November 2020207K+1.1%66K3.16
    30 October 2020205K-4.6%42K4.90
    15 October 2020215K-12.7%64K3.34
    30 September 2020246K+15.0%89K2.77
    15 September 2020214K-0.7%52K4.12
    31 August 2020216K-9.8%43K5.08
    14 August 2020239K-7.4%50K4.76
    31 July 2020258K-7.0%58K4.43
    15 July 2020278K+3.9%62K4.45
    30 June 2020267K+66.2%104K2.56
    15 June 2020161K-14.4%151K1.06
    29 May 2020188K-12.7%88K2.15
    15 May 2020215K+3.6%74K2.90
    30 April 2020208K-7.4%64K3.25
    15 April 2020224K-2.1%75K3.01
    31 March 2020229K-32.6%97K2.36
    13 March 2020340K-16.7%85K4.00
    28 February 2020408K-15.7%51K8.08
    14 February 2020484K+1.0%63K7.64
    31 January 2020480K+1.4%44K10.95
    15 January 2020473K-4.0%50K9.54
    31 December 2019493K+23.5%53K9.30
    13 December 2019399K-16.6%68K5.85
    29 November 2019478K+13.8%167K2.86
    15 November 2019420K-15.0%188K2.24
    31 October 2019495K-12.1%148K3.35
    15 October 2019563K-9.6%74K7.61
    30 September 2019622K-12.0%87K7.15
    13 September 2019707K-5.2%38K18.49
    30 August 2019746K-6.1%29K25.30
    15 August 2019795K-12.7%35K22.39
    31 July 2019911K+1.8%59K15.48
    15 July 2019895K+290.7%101K8.83
    28 June 2019229K+114.3%515K1.00
    14 June 2019107K+69.7%77K1.39
    31 May 201963K+132.7%40K1.57
    15 May 201927K+22.3%36K1.00
    30 April 201922K+393.9%26K1.00
    15 April 20194K+44.6%23K1.00
    29 March 20193K+582.4%53K1.00
    15 March 2019454-30.7%47K1.00
    15 February 2019655+227.5%14K1.00
    31 January 2019200+135.3%28K1.00
    14 December 201885-71.7%26K1.00
    15 November 2018300+566.7%17K1.00
    31 October 201845-56.7%51K1.00
    28 September 2018104+116.7%103K1.00
    14 September 201848-43.5%25K1.00
    15 August 201885+117.9%13K1.00
    31 July 201839-95.0%20K1.00
    13 July 2018787+64.3%14K1.00
    15 June 2018479+9480.0%43K1.00
    31 May 20185-92.5%30K1.00
    15 May 201867-85.6%17K1.00
    30 April 2018465+12.9%30K1.00
    13 April 2018412+34.2%31K1.00
    29 March 2018307-78.4%40K1.00
    15 March 20181K+302.8%27K1.00
    28 February 2018353-44.6%27K1.00
    15 February 2018637-16.9%58K1.00
    31 January 2018767+6872.7%17K1.00
    12 January 201811-94.8%29K1.00
    29 December 201721345K1.00
    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.