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C & F Financial Corp. short interest

67K shares of C & F Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Dec 2025. Short sellers would need 1.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short67Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+37.2%+6% over a year
Days to cover1.21at 55K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.06%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 15 Dec 2025, and the share price moved +59% 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 202667K+37.2%55K1.21
    30 September 202649K-2.6%78K1.00
    15 September 202650K+30.4%75K1.00
    31 August 202638K+13.5%66K1.00
    14 August 202634K+5.6%42K1.00
    31 July 202632K-0.6%5K6.12
    15 July 202632K-15.3%5K6.05
    30 June 202638K+10.4%12K3.12
    15 June 202635K+14.8%5K6.77
    29 May 202630K+1.8%6K5.28
    15 May 202630K-16.1%4K7.62
    30 April 202635K-7.0%4K8.72
    15 April 202638K-6.4%5K7.60
    31 March 202640K-16.6%6K6.63
    13 March 202649K+24.4%3K14.13
    27 February 202639K-4.3%3K12.20
    13 February 202641K-24.6%4K11.12
    30 January 202654K+4.7%4K13.72
    15 January 202652K-1.2%3K15.42
    31 December 202552K-26.9%6K8.17
    15 December 202572K+18.9%5K13.73
    28 November 202560K-2.5%5K12.78
    14 November 202562K+3.9%3K17.98
    31 October 202559K-5.9%4K15.44
    15 October 202563K-9.3%5K12.74
    30 September 202570K-13.6%6K11.04
    15 September 202581K-15.4%7K12.20
    29 August 202595K+15.2%10K9.93
    15 August 202583K-19.1%15K5.45
    31 July 2025102K+1.6%16K6.53
    15 July 2025101K+10.3%19K5.18
    30 June 202591K+234.7%62K1.47
    13 June 202527K+11.8%7K4.16
    30 May 202524K+3.4%6K3.84
    15 May 202524K-4.5%5K4.87
    30 April 202525K+0.5%10K2.55
    15 April 202525K-4.5%15K1.62
    31 March 202526K-21.5%11K2.30
    14 March 202533K+20.1%11K2.87
    28 February 202527K-5.1%10K2.71
    14 February 202529K-6.5%12K2.48
    31 January 202531K+10.7%12K2.63
    15 January 202528K+3.3%11K2.64
    31 December 202427K+2.5%8K3.40
    13 December 202426K+36.8%13K2.01
    29 November 202419K-15.6%15K1.31
    15 November 202423K+16.0%8K2.79
    31 October 202420K-9.8%6K3.33
    15 October 202422K+4.6%4K5.17
    30 September 202421K-21.5%7K3.04
    13 September 202426K+30.2%8K3.13
    30 August 202420K+7.5%8K2.44
    15 August 202419K-20.6%9K2.10
    31 July 202424K+3.1%16K1.53
    15 July 202423K-74.4%23K1.00
    28 June 202490K-24.3%64K1.41
    14 June 2024119K+5.9%15K8.20
    31 May 2024112K-4.2%19K5.86
    15 May 2024117K+17.2%15K7.89
    30 April 2024100K+299.8%25K4.02
    15 April 202425K+23.9%9K2.94
    28 March 202420K-45.6%4K4.69
    15 March 202437K+49.4%4K9.76
    29 February 202425K+10.1%3K8.06
    15 February 202423K+10.5%6K3.55
    31 January 202420K-10.2%6K3.33
    12 January 202423K-5.0%8K2.95
    29 December 202324K-31.2%8K3.12
    15 December 202335K+50.5%13K2.71
    30 November 202323K-0.8%5K4.85
    15 November 202323K-15.2%6K4.10
    31 October 202327K-27.8%6K4.24
    13 October 202338K-22.2%6K6.04
    29 September 202349K+2.1%5K10.47
    15 September 202348K+3.3%10K5.02
    31 August 202346K-4.8%4K11.25
    15 August 202349K-3.2%4K11.42
    31 July 202350K-3.4%7K7.72
    14 July 202352K+4.6%9K5.54
    30 June 202350K+758.1%48K1.03
    15 June 20236K+46.3%8K1.00
    31 May 20234K-47.7%13K1.00
    15 May 20238K-4.3%5K1.40
    28 April 20238K-18.0%6K1.26
    14 April 202310K+82.4%7K1.30
    31 March 20235K-35.7%9K1.00
    15 March 20238K+28.1%5K1.83
    28 February 20236K+10.6%6K1.01
    15 February 20236K-31.3%8K1.00
    31 January 20238K+4.9%5K1.55
    13 January 20238K+72.9%4K1.79
    30 December 20225K-24.4%4K1.13
    15 December 20226K+6.3%8K1.00
    30 November 20226K+142.9%4K1.54
    15 November 20222K-3.0%5K1.00
    31 October 20222K-38.0%4K1.00
    14 October 20224K-36.9%5K1.00
    30 September 20226K+8.2%11K1.00
    15 September 20226K+11.9%5K1.15
    31 August 20225K-14.3%4K1.16
    15 August 20226K+15.6%7K1.00
    29 July 20225K+11.3%9K1.00
    15 July 20225K+66.8%2K3.15
    30 June 20223K-12.0%2K1.46
    15 June 20223K+0.8%3K1.21
    31 May 20223K-14.6%4K1.00
    13 May 20224K+43.0%3K1.31
    29 April 20223K-12.6%2K1.29
    14 April 20223K+22.0%3K1.00
    31 March 20222K-20.5%3K1.00
    15 March 20223K+0.3%2K1.54
    28 February 20223K+1.8%2K1.24
    15 February 20223K-30.7%3K1.00
    31 January 20224K-15.4%2K2.06
    14 January 20225K+10.2%3K1.54
    31 December 20215K-35.5%1K3.63
    15 December 20217K-6.7%2K3.03
    30 November 20218K-27.1%4K1.98
    15 November 202111K-8.3%2K4.55
    29 October 202112K-13.9%3K4.21
    15 October 202114K-5.4%3K4.17
    30 September 202114K-4.3%4K3.58
    15 September 202115K-2.4%3K5.74
    31 August 202115K+0.0%3K5.52
    13 August 202115K-19.6%3K4.57
    30 July 202119K+0.0%10K1.89
    15 July 202119K-5.1%20K1.00
    30 June 202120K-83.6%63K1.00
    15 June 2021122K+7.8%10K12.55
    28 May 2021113K+1.9%14K8.12
    14 May 2021111K+26.0%15K7.40
    30 April 202188K+47.8%15K6.09
    15 April 202160K+31.6%8K7.11
    31 March 202145K-13.1%12K3.85
    15 March 202152K+23.4%12K4.20
    26 February 202142K+5.5%6K7.51
    12 February 202140K+28.7%9K4.28
    29 January 202131K+9.6%8K4.03
    15 January 202128K-5.3%9K3.26
    31 December 202030K+24.2%9K3.25
    15 December 202024K-2.6%8K2.85
    30 November 202025K+9.6%7K3.73
    13 November 202023K+8.6%5K4.72
    30 October 202021K-12.2%10K2.04
    15 October 202024K+2.2%6K4.31
    30 September 202023K-11.7%6K4.11
    15 September 202026K+2.9%4K6.44
    31 August 202026K-10.1%3K8.63
    14 August 202029K-2.1%5K5.58
    31 July 202029K+3.8%4K7.88
    15 July 202028K+7.2%5K5.78
    30 June 202026K+63.1%8K3.41
    15 June 202016K-18.2%10K1.68
    29 May 202020K+29.1%5K3.57
    15 May 202015K+11.1%8K1.93
    30 April 202014K-2.5%7K2.00
    15 April 202014K+36.5%10K1.39
    31 March 202010K-10.5%13K1.00
    13 March 202011K+84.6%9K1.27
    28 February 20206K+176.3%8K1.00
    14 February 20202K-3.1%4K1.00
    31 January 20202K-18.0%3K1.00
    15 January 20203K-73.9%2K1.25
    31 December 201911K-9.6%5K2.20
    13 December 201912K-16.1%6K2.17
    29 November 201914K+23.5%4K3.45
    15 November 201912K-23.1%7K1.58
    31 October 201915K-8.4%4K4.06
    15 October 201916K-20.3%4K4.61
    30 September 201921K-15.9%5K4.48
    13 September 201925K+24.2%4K5.74
    30 August 201920K+72.3%5K3.76
    15 August 201911K+15.7%3K3.76
    31 July 201910K-19.3%5K1.95
    15 July 201912K-18.6%5K2.34
    28 June 201915K+48.4%6K2.47
    14 June 201910K-6.1%5K1.95
    31 May 201911K-14.3%7K1.60
    15 May 201913K-5.6%4K3.45
    30 April 201913K-23.8%4K3.16
    15 April 201918K+5.2%2K8.67
    29 March 201917K-17.9%5K3.66
    15 March 201920K-6.3%4K5.29
    28 February 201922K-6.2%2K9.93
    15 February 201923K+14.7%6K3.80
    31 January 201920K-1.5%5K3.71
    15 January 201920K-1.5%3K5.96
    31 December 201821K+11.7%7K3.04
    14 December 201819K-2.7%6K3.36
    30 November 201819K+1.5%6K3.33
    15 November 201819K+19.8%8K2.41
    31 October 201816K-2.4%8K2.02
    15 October 201816K-19.7%3K5.43
    28 September 201820K+31.7%4K4.72
    14 September 201815K+7.5%4K4.27
    31 August 201814K-1.2%7K1.96
    15 August 201814K+3.0%7K2.00
    31 July 201814K+19.1%10K1.44
    13 July 201812K-12.7%8K1.52
    29 June 201813K+18.5%11K1.17
    15 June 201811K+7.5%12K1.00
    31 May 201811K-13.6%6K1.77
    15 May 201812K-7.5%7K1.77
    30 April 201813K-1.6%4K3.10
    13 April 201813K-1.8%8K1.71
    29 March 201814K-18.8%10K1.39
    15 March 201817K+7.8%8K2.02
    28 February 201816K+0.7%3K4.47
    15 February 201815K-46.7%7K2.21
    31 January 201829K-12.7%3K9.03
    12 January 201833K-4.6%3K12.33
    29 December 201735K4K8.26
    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.