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Cadence Design Systems Inc. short interest

5.6M shares of Cadence Design Systems were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.6M to 7.2M). Short sellers would need 2.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.5%+44% over a year
Days to cover2.74at 2.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.03%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 middle of its range over the last year (3.6M to 7.2M), and the share price moved -1% 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 20265.6M-5.5%2.0M2.74
    30 September 20265.9M+35.6%2.7M2.17
    15 September 20264.3M-25.2%2.7M1.62
    31 August 20265.8M+29.1%2.1M2.83
    14 August 20264.5M-26.3%1.9M2.31
    31 July 20266.1M-1.4%2.9M2.09
    15 July 20266.2M+2.5%1.5M4.08
    30 June 20266.0M+22.7%3.0M2.04
    15 June 20264.9M+1.0%2.6M1.87
    29 May 20264.9M-10.5%2.1M2.33
    15 May 20265.4M-13.9%2.1M2.56
    30 April 20266.3M+6.9%2.9M2.21
    15 April 20265.9M-18.0%2.0M2.89
    31 March 20267.2M+16.2%2.2M3.28
    13 March 20266.2M+17.2%2.5M2.52
    27 February 20265.3M+5.3%3.2M1.65
    13 February 20265.0M+14.0%3.4M1.48
    30 January 20264.4M+0.4%1.9M2.35
    15 January 20264.4M-0.2%1.9M2.27
    31 December 20254.4M+9.8%1.4M3.15
    15 December 20254.0M-8.9%1.5M2.71
    28 November 20254.4M+6.1%1.7M2.58
    14 November 20254.1M+15.8%2.0M2.08
    31 October 20253.6M-7.6%2.0M1.79
    15 October 20253.9M+1.9%1.4M2.71
    30 September 20253.8M-0.8%1.8M2.08
    15 September 20253.8M+3.7%2.0M1.95
    29 August 20253.7M-10.3%1.3M2.76
    15 August 20254.1M+9.5%1.5M2.78
    31 July 20253.8M+23.1%2.2M1.71
    15 July 20253.1M-9.5%1.6M1.97
    30 June 20253.4M-8.5%1.8M1.85
    13 June 20253.7M+0.8%1.6M2.35
    30 May 20253.7M-10.4%2.6M1.40
    15 May 20254.1M-12.5%1.8M2.30
    30 April 20254.7M-4.2%2.3M2.02
    15 April 20254.9M-5.1%2.6M1.86
    31 March 20255.1M+1.6%2.2M2.31
    14 March 20255.1M+19.2%2.4M2.14
    28 February 20254.2M-1.2%3.6M1.17
    14 February 20254.3M+5.2%1.3M3.36
    31 January 20254.1M-6.8%1.8M2.32
    15 January 20254.4M-2.4%1.4M3.18
    31 December 20244.5M-0.1%1.4M3.17
    13 December 20244.5M+17.8%1.7M2.57
    29 November 20243.8M+5.0%1.3M2.84
    15 November 20243.6M-7.4%1.8M2.06
    31 October 20243.9M+19.2%2.9M1.36
    15 October 20243.3M-2.1%1.4M2.31
    30 September 20243.4M-5.8%1.6M2.09
    13 September 20243.6M+6.7%1.9M1.90
    30 August 20243.3M+1.8%1.5M2.21
    15 August 20243.3M+16.8%2.7M1.21
    31 July 20242.8M-11.2%2.9M1.00
    15 July 20243.2M-14.9%1.1M2.90
    28 June 20243.7M-2.7%1.8M2.03
    14 June 20243.8M+8.9%1.4M2.73
    31 May 20243.5M+10.6%1.5M2.28
    15 May 20243.2M+13.1%1.3M2.43
    30 April 20242.8M+13.9%2.2M1.28
    15 April 20242.5M-10.5%1.1M2.26
    28 March 20242.7M+3.8%1.4M1.90
    15 March 20242.6M+8.7%1.5M1.81
    29 February 20242.4M-3.7%1.4M1.80
    15 February 20242.5M-7.2%1.8M1.41
    31 January 20242.7M-0.7%1.6M1.71
    12 January 20242.7M-4.9%1.4M1.93
    29 December 20232.9M+0.2%1.1M2.63
    15 December 20232.9M+6.5%1.8M1.61
    30 November 20232.7M-9.1%1.1M2.38
    15 November 20233.0M+21.9%1.5M2.05
    31 October 20232.4M-7.2%1.5M1.60
    13 October 20232.6M-1.9%1.1M2.34
    29 September 20232.7M-1.1%906K2.96
    15 September 20232.7M+15.1%1.4M2.00
    31 August 20232.4M-3.3%1.2M1.93
    15 August 20232.4M+11.4%1.2M2.05
    31 July 20232.2M-3.2%2.2M1.01
    14 July 20232.3M+8.3%1.4M1.57
    30 June 20232.1M-52.5%2.8M1.00
    15 June 20234.4M+20.3%1.9M2.27
    31 May 20233.6M-2.7%2.3M1.60
    15 May 20233.8M+10.7%1.3M2.92
    28 April 20233.4M+1.5%1.8M1.89
    14 April 20233.3M-1.4%1.6M2.13
    31 March 20233.4M-23.9%2.3M1.51
    15 March 20234.5M+22.3%1.8M2.42
    28 February 20233.6M+15.4%1.8M2.05
    15 February 20233.2M+21.3%1.7M1.90
    31 January 20232.6M-1.8%1.4M1.82
    13 January 20232.6M+0.7%1.3M1.99
    30 December 20222.6M-20.3%1.1M2.37
    15 December 20223.3M-2.5%1.5M2.25
    30 November 20223.4M-3.7%1.2M2.74
    15 November 20223.5M+3.1%2.0M1.78
    31 October 20223.4M+7.1%2.1M1.59
    14 October 20223.2M+16.3%2.7M1.20
    30 September 20222.7M+2.5%1.9M1.45
    15 September 20222.7M+5.3%1.7M1.59
    31 August 20222.5M-18.2%1.4M1.83
    15 August 20223.1M-17.4%1.8M1.73
    29 July 20223.7M+0.5%1.7M2.22
    15 July 20223.7M+1.8%1.3M2.83
    30 June 20223.7M+15.3%1.8M2.02
    15 June 20223.2M-5.0%1.2M2.58
    31 May 20223.3M-13.8%1.7M1.98
    13 May 20223.9M+11.3%1.7M2.31
    29 April 20223.5M+22.3%1.9M1.87
    14 April 20222.9M-1.5%1.5M1.90
    31 March 20222.9M-4.0%1.6M1.79
    15 March 20223.0M-4.6%2.1M1.46
    28 February 20223.2M+5.1%2.5M1.24
    15 February 20223.0M+13.9%1.5M2.04
    31 January 20222.6M-2.8%2.0M1.35
    14 January 20222.7M+16.9%1.5M1.84
    31 December 20212.3M-1.8%1.3M1.75
    15 December 20212.4M-10.4%1.6M1.46
    30 November 20212.6M-1.0%1.4M1.94
    15 November 20212.7M-0.1%968K2.76
    29 October 20212.7M-1.8%1.3M2.06
    15 October 20212.7M+8.4%1.0M2.69
    30 September 20212.5M-4.8%1.2M2.13
    15 September 20212.6M-5.0%931K2.83
    31 August 20212.8M+5.7%1.1M2.63
    13 August 20212.6M+1.1%982K2.67
    30 July 20212.6M-6.8%1.2M2.23
    15 July 20212.8M-7.9%996K2.79
    30 June 20213.0M+11.4%1.6M1.94
    15 June 20212.7M-8.8%1.3M2.03
    28 May 20213.0M-2.9%1.4M2.16
    14 May 20213.1M+12.2%1.5M1.98
    30 April 20212.7M-18.8%2.1M1.31
    15 April 20213.4M-19.5%1.2M2.69
    31 March 20214.2M+6.6%1.6M2.61
    15 March 20213.9M+10.4%2.4M1.66
    26 February 20213.5M+41.2%1.9M1.89
    12 February 20212.5M-12.3%1.2M2.12
    29 January 20212.9M-3.4%1.2M2.40
    15 January 20213.0M+0.5%1.6M1.81
    31 December 20203.0M+4.1%1.3M2.29
    15 December 20202.8M+3.0%1.2M2.37
    30 November 20202.8M-10.0%1.2M2.26
    13 November 20203.1M+5.7%1.6M1.88
    30 October 20202.9M+17.7%1.3M2.21
    15 October 20202.5M+7.1%1.1M2.18
    30 September 20202.3M-21.8%1.7M1.38
    15 September 20202.9M-3.1%1.6M1.88
    31 August 20203.0M-6.5%1.1M2.64
    14 August 20203.2M-6.3%1.3M2.43
    31 July 20203.5M-0.7%1.6M2.16
    15 July 20203.5M-10.4%1.6M2.20
    30 June 20203.9M+0.7%2.0M1.91
    15 June 20203.9M-7.2%1.7M2.21
    29 May 20204.2M+2.1%1.8M2.35
    15 May 20204.1M-10.1%1.8M2.21
    30 April 20204.5M-12.5%2.3M1.94
    15 April 20205.2M+6.5%2.2M2.37
    31 March 20204.9M-14.6%2.8M1.75
    13 March 20205.7M+13.8%2.7M2.11
    28 February 20205.0M+1.1%2.5M2.00
    14 February 20205.0M-2.1%1.4M3.44
    31 January 20205.1M-7.6%1.2M4.40
    15 January 20205.5M+1.8%1.2M4.45
    31 December 20195.4M+4.5%1.6M3.38
    13 December 20195.1M-4.0%1.6M3.12
    29 November 20195.4M-5.5%1.5M3.47
    15 November 20195.7M+15.0%1.4M4.13
    31 October 20194.9M-0.5%1.6M3.03
    15 October 20195.0M-3.2%1.5M3.21
    30 September 20195.1M-10.7%1.8M2.83
    13 September 20195.7M-18.4%1.8M3.19
    30 August 20197.0M-5.5%1.9M3.75
    15 August 20197.4M+15.4%1.9M3.82
    31 July 20196.4M+13.9%2.3M2.86
    15 July 20195.7M-18.0%1.7M3.28
    28 June 20196.9M+22.9%2.4M2.83
    14 June 20195.6M-13.4%2.5M2.24
    31 May 20196.5M-2.4%2.6M2.54
    15 May 20196.6M+18.9%1.9M3.42
    30 April 20195.6M+7.3%2.7M2.10
    15 April 20195.2M-0.6%2.0M2.59
    29 March 20195.2M-12.8%2.1M2.54
    15 March 20196.0M+10.8%2.2M2.71
    28 February 20195.4M-0.8%2.7M1.99
    15 February 20195.5M+17.9%1.7M3.26
    31 January 20194.6M+4.0%1.4M3.30
    15 January 20194.5M-8.7%1.4M3.15
    31 December 20184.9M-2.0%1.9M2.51
    14 December 20185.0M-2.8%1.8M2.84
    30 November 20185.1M-5.6%1.6M3.21
    15 November 20185.4M-9.4%1.8M3.04
    31 October 20186.0M+13.9%3.5M1.69
    15 October 20185.3M+16.2%2.1M2.56
    28 September 20184.5M-6.9%1.5M3.00
    14 September 20184.9M+9.1%1.7M2.94
    31 August 20184.5M-7.9%1.2M3.85
    15 August 20184.8M-6.2%1.3M3.68
    31 July 20185.2M-6.0%1.7M3.05
    13 July 20185.5M-2.8%1.3M4.25
    29 June 20185.7M-5.9%1.9M2.98
    15 June 20186.0M-7.9%1.9M3.22
    31 May 20186.5M+4.6%2.6M2.55
    15 May 20186.2M-4.1%2.7M2.32
    30 April 20186.5M+8.5%3.5M1.87
    13 April 20186.0M-1.2%2.3M2.59
    29 March 20186.1M+1.1%3.1M1.93
    15 March 20186.0M-6.3%2.7M2.27
    28 February 20186.4M-2.0%2.2M2.91
    15 February 20186.5M-9.9%3.5M1.86
    31 January 20187.3M-8.3%2.0M3.69
    12 January 20187.9M+7.1%1.9M4.21
    29 December 20177.4M1.8M4.11
    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.