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Crescent Biopharma, Inc. short interest

4.4M shares of Crescent Biopharma were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (563K to 4.8M). Short sellers would need 12.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.5%+658% over a year
Days to cover12.66at 349K shares a day
Of shares in issue15.92%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 (563K to 4.8M), and the share price moved +25% 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 20264.4M-7.5%349K12.66
    30 September 20264.8M+40.2%697K6.85
    15 September 20263.4M+7.4%400K8.51
    31 August 20263.2M-1.4%159K19.91
    14 August 20263.2M-7.2%188K17.13
    31 July 20263.5M-7.4%388K8.92
    15 July 20263.7M+1.9%385K9.73
    30 June 20263.7M+9.8%523K7.03
    15 June 20263.3M+2.7%212K15.76
    29 May 20263.3M+12.3%289K11.27
    15 May 20262.9M+21.1%344K8.42
    30 April 20262.4M+7.5%270K8.87
    15 April 20262.2M-0.5%255K8.73
    31 March 20262.2M+54.6%247K9.07
    13 March 20261.4M+0.1%149K9.74
    27 February 20261.4M+14.2%164K8.80
    13 February 20261.3M+13.7%252K5.03
    30 January 20261.1M+24.2%205K5.43
    15 January 2026897K+12.8%116K7.70
    31 December 2025795K+0.1%92K8.62
    15 December 2025794K+41.2%319K2.49
    28 November 2025563K-3.1%48K11.61
    14 November 2025581K+0.6%75K7.79
    31 October 2025578K-0.9%103K5.60
    15 October 2025583K+16.0%111K5.26
    30 September 2025502K+91.8%151K3.33
    15 September 2025262K+103.8%113K2.33
    29 August 2025129K-9.0%104K1.24
    15 August 2025141K+57.1%87K1.63
    31 July 202590K+0.9%110K1.00
    15 July 202589K+163.1%161K1.00
    30 June 202534K-0.5%54K1.00
    13 October 202334K-52.6%194K1.00
    29 September 202372K-30.2%150K1.00
    15 September 2023103K-37.7%353K1.00
    31 August 2023165K+61.8%940K1.00
    15 August 2023102K+119.6%174K1.00
    31 July 202347K-83.3%449K1.00
    14 July 2023279K-47.9%233K1.20
    30 June 2023536K+99.2%2.2M1.00
    15 June 2023269K+6.9%189K1.43
    31 May 2023252K-21.9%155K1.62
    15 May 2023322K+52.2%139K2.31
    28 April 2023212K-16.0%248K1.00
    14 April 2023252K+65.3%190K1.33
    31 March 2023152K-79.5%319K1.00
    15 March 2023743K+274.8%982K1.00
    28 February 2023198K-24.8%4.7M1.00
    15 February 2023264K+24.6%573K1.00
    31 January 2023212K-50.7%1.0M1.00
    13 January 2023430K-10.3%2.7M1.00
    30 December 2022479K-10.6%901K1.00
    15 December 2022536K+2.7%307K1.75
    30 November 2022522K+2.4%78K6.72
    15 November 2022509K-1.9%167K3.05
    31 October 2022519K-2.3%145K3.57
    14 October 2022531K-22.8%501K1.06
    30 September 2022688K-50.8%1.7M1.00
    15 September 20221.4M-29.1%489K2.86
    31 August 20222.0M+114.9%587K3.36
    15 August 2022918K-29.8%325K2.83
    29 July 20221.3M-11.2%330K3.96
    15 July 20221.5M+34.9%694K2.12
    30 June 20221.1M-25.9%3.8M1.00
    15 June 20221.5M-41.9%1.8M1.00
    31 May 20222.5M+1502.5%30.8M1.00
    13 May 2022158K-52.3%176K1.00
    29 April 2022332K-16.5%260K1.28
    14 April 2022398K-24.5%178K2.24
    31 March 2022527K+18.5%215K2.45
    15 March 2022445K-18.5%536K1.00
    28 February 2022545K+19.1%712K1.00
    15 February 2022458K-12.4%526K1.00
    31 January 2022523K+63.7%1.2M1.00
    14 January 2022319K+32.2%736K1.00
    31 December 2021242K-4.7%1.6M1.00
    15 December 2021254K-26.3%895K1.00
    30 November 2021344K-33.2%1.0M1.00
    15 November 2021515K+9.1%862K1.00
    29 October 2021472K+11.7%523K1.00
    15 October 2021423K+9.5%225K1.88
    30 September 2021386K-25.5%432K1.00
    15 September 2021518K-37.3%484K1.07
    31 August 2021826K-7.5%188K4.40
    13 August 2021893K+1.9%230K3.88
    30 July 2021876K-2.5%192K4.57
    15 July 2021899K+1.5%273K3.29
    30 June 2021885K-44.2%640K1.38
    15 June 20211.6M-1.4%184K8.61
    28 May 20211.6M+6.9%172K9.36
    14 May 20211.5M-1.6%213K7.07
    30 April 20211.5M+34.4%402K3.81
    15 April 20211.1M+13.8%204K5.59
    31 March 20211.0M+26.6%390K2.57
    15 March 2021791K+7.8%318K2.49
    26 February 2021733K+32.8%558K1.32
    12 February 2021552K-13.6%1.0M1.00
    29 January 2021639K+9.0%344K1.86
    15 January 2021586K+0.2%251K2.33
    31 December 2020585K-18.4%232K2.52
    15 December 2020718K-21.3%297K2.41
    30 November 2020912K-6.6%136K6.72
    13 November 2020976K-11.8%184K5.32
    30 October 20201.1M-18.1%415K2.67
    15 October 20201.4M-5.1%161K8.37
    30 September 20201.4M+2.2%197K7.24
    15 September 20201.4M-2.3%136K10.27
    31 August 20201.4M-3.9%117K12.20
    14 August 20201.5M-4.4%253K5.85
    31 July 20201.6M+4.0%247K6.28
    15 July 20201.5M-9.7%245K6.09
    30 June 20201.7M+51.0%931K1.77
    15 June 20201.1M+26.2%159K6.87
    29 May 2020867K+11.2%195K4.46
    15 May 2020780K-2.7%132K5.91
    30 April 2020801K-17.9%201K3.98
    15 April 2020976K-3.9%159K6.14
    31 March 20201.0M+4.7%229K4.44
    13 March 2020970K+15.1%225K4.31
    28 February 2020843K+17.3%424K1.99
    14 February 2020718K+14.9%522K1.38
    31 January 2020625K+3.7%115K5.44
    15 January 2020603K+7.4%109K5.54
    31 December 2019561K+52.5%2.4M1.00
    13 December 2019368K+2.9%67K5.50
    29 November 2019358K-1.1%83K4.33
    15 November 2019361K+19.9%79K4.59
    31 October 2019301K+10.0%107K2.82
    15 October 2019274K-4.1%335K1.00
    30 September 2019286K-11.3%63K4.54
    13 September 2019322K+4.7%59K5.45
    30 August 2019308K-19.4%70K4.41
    15 August 2019381K-13.3%104K3.66
    31 July 2019440K-1.5%139K3.16
    15 July 2019447K-51.8%461K1.00
    28 June 2019927K+0.3%234K3.96
    14 June 2019925K-12.9%150K6.17
    31 May 20191.1M-9.9%131K8.14
    15 May 20191.2M+38.4%186K6.33
    30 April 2019852K+1.9%170K5.01
    15 April 2019836K-26.9%198K4.22
    29 March 20191.1M+0.9%144K7.92
    15 March 20191.1M+13.1%215K5.27
    28 February 20191.0M-7.6%153K6.56
    15 February 20191.1M+13.4%364K2.98
    31 January 2019957K+26.1%259K3.69
    15 January 2019759K-25.2%181K4.20
    31 December 20181.0M+33.0%395K2.57
    14 December 2018762K-4.6%125K6.11
    30 November 2018799K+0.1%163K4.91
    15 November 2018798K+0.3%233K3.43
    31 October 2018796K-11.6%151K5.26
    15 October 2018901K-18.2%188K4.79
    28 September 20181.1M+2.3%219K5.04
    14 September 20181.1M-2.2%179K6.00
    31 August 20181.1M+21.9%149K7.37
    15 August 2018903K-11.0%216K4.17
    31 July 20181.0M+7.9%1.2M1.00
    13 July 2018939K+2.5%295K3.18
    29 June 2018916K+254.0%2.0M1.00
    15 June 2018259K+18.0%227K1.14
    31 May 2018219K-9.2%231K1.00
    15 May 2018241K-5.9%143K1.69
    30 April 2018257K-10.0%123K2.10
    13 April 2018285K-6.1%166K1.72
    29 March 2018304K+14.5%193K1.58
    15 March 2018265K+56.3%307K1.00
    28 February 2018170K-59.5%583K1.00
    15 February 2018419K+17.7%779K1.00
    31 January 2018356K-29.7%542K1.00
    12 January 2018506K-17.2%201K2.51
    29 December 2017611K482K1.27
    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.