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Charter Communications, Inc. short interest

17.4M shares of Charter Communications were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (15.0M to 23.0M). Short sellers would need 5.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+5.6%+12% over a year
Days to cover5.86at 3.0M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 (15.0M to 23.0M), and the share price moved -55% 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 202617.4M+5.6%3.0M5.86
    30 September 202616.5M+7.1%3.3M5.01
    15 September 202615.4M+2.8%2.7M5.66
    31 August 202615.0M-34.8%3.1M4.79
    14 August 202623.0M+2.3%1.9M12.28
    31 July 202622.5M+10.8%3.7M6.11
    15 July 202620.3M-3.7%2.2M9.42
    30 June 202621.0M-5.7%5.4M3.92
    15 June 202622.3M+4.3%2.9M7.62
    29 May 202621.4M-1.2%2.8M7.67
    15 May 202621.6M+13.4%3.4M6.45
    30 April 202619.1M+6.9%4.4M4.34
    15 April 202617.9M+0.4%1.5M11.57
    31 March 202617.8M+6.2%1.8M9.89
    13 March 202616.8M-0.1%1.5M11.26
    27 February 202616.8M+0.7%1.3M12.88
    13 February 202616.7M-4.9%2.5M6.69
    30 January 202617.5M+0.9%2.7M6.53
    15 January 202617.4M+0.1%1.8M9.79
    31 December 202517.3M+5.1%1.8M9.79
    15 December 202516.5M-2.8%1.6M10.58
    28 November 202517.0M+1.4%1.8M9.22
    14 November 202516.7M+5.2%1.9M8.62
    31 October 202515.9M+2.6%2.3M6.87
    15 October 202515.5M+4.7%1.6M9.55
    30 September 202514.8M+2.8%2.3M6.31
    15 September 202514.4M+1.3%1.9M7.63
    29 August 202514.2M-2.0%1.6M8.67
    15 August 202514.5M+15.3%2.2M6.64
    31 July 202512.6M+1.2%3.0M4.23
    15 July 202512.4M+0.1%1.1M11.21
    30 June 202512.4M+6.3%1.2M9.93
    13 June 202511.7M+1.0%1.1M11.11
    30 May 202511.6M-3.0%1.6M7.17
    15 May 202511.9M+2.0%1.2M9.69
    30 April 202511.7M+3.8%1.6M7.52
    15 April 202511.3M-8.2%1.6M7.23
    31 March 202512.3M+0.5%1.3M9.37
    14 March 202512.2M-3.0%1.5M8.08
    28 February 202512.6M+0.2%941K13.36
    14 February 202512.5M+6.6%867K14.47
    31 January 202511.8M+4.8%1.5M8.03
    15 January 202511.2M+2.0%1.1M10.51
    31 December 202411.0M-3.1%879K12.53
    13 December 202411.4M-0.8%1.2M9.76
    29 November 202411.5M-7.2%911K12.58
    15 November 202412.3M-0.8%2.0M6.30
    31 October 202412.4M-0.2%1.1M11.72
    15 October 202412.5M+0.0%892K13.99
    30 September 202412.5M+5.0%1.7M7.38
    13 September 202411.9M+0.5%1.1M10.50
    30 August 202411.8M-1.5%784K15.09
    15 August 202412.0M+2.4%986K12.18
    31 July 202411.7M-7.8%1.9M6.32
    15 July 202412.7M+2.6%1.1M11.18
    28 June 202412.4M+5.4%1.6M7.58
    14 June 202411.8M-4.7%804K14.63
    31 May 202412.3M+1.6%978K12.61
    15 May 202412.1M+1.4%1.4M8.41
    30 April 202412.0M-2.0%1.3M8.99
    15 April 202412.2M+7.1%1.3M9.58
    28 March 202411.4M+13.5%1.3M8.73
    15 March 202410.0M-8.3%1.6M6.13
    29 February 202411.0M+21.4%2.0M5.58
    15 February 20249.0M-0.9%2.7M3.31
    31 January 20249.1M+0.5%1.2M7.65
    12 January 20249.1M+4.9%1.0M8.78
    29 December 20238.6M+5.0%645K13.38
    15 December 20238.2M-2.4%1.4M5.92
    30 November 20238.4M-5.3%858K9.82
    15 November 20238.9M+2.1%806K11.03
    31 October 20238.7M+2.6%1.3M6.72
    13 October 20238.5M+1.5%813K10.45
    29 September 20238.4M-0.6%1.0M8.32
    15 September 20238.4M-0.1%1.3M6.42
    31 August 20238.4M-4.6%1.3M6.46
    15 August 20238.8M+7.2%1.1M8.24
    31 July 20238.2M-2.2%1.7M4.81
    14 July 20238.4M+0.8%905K9.32
    30 June 20238.4M-2.8%1.3M6.36
    15 June 20238.6M-2.5%961K8.95
    31 May 20238.8M-1.3%1.1M7.68
    15 May 20238.9M-2.1%883K10.12
    28 April 20239.1M+5.7%1.2M7.70
    14 April 20238.6M-2.9%960K9.00
    31 March 20238.9M-4.7%1.1M8.20
    15 March 20239.3M+4.6%1.1M8.63
    28 February 20238.9M+3.5%1.2M7.72
    15 February 20238.6M-3.2%873K9.87
    31 January 20238.9M-1.7%1.5M5.88
    13 January 20239.1M+1.1%1.2M7.66
    30 December 20229.0M+3.0%1.7M5.43
    15 December 20228.7M-1.0%1.8M4.94
    30 November 20228.8M-3.9%1.1M7.89
    15 November 20229.2M+10.6%1.3M6.95
    31 October 20228.3M-6.1%1.6M5.19
    14 October 20228.8M+0.3%1.6M5.54
    30 September 20228.8M+4.9%1.9M4.70
    15 September 20228.4M-2.0%1.3M6.22
    31 August 20228.5M+4.3%1.0M8.19
    15 August 20228.2M+2.7%1.1M7.19
    29 July 20228.0M+8.6%1.4M5.91
    15 July 20227.3M-0.9%1.0M7.34
    30 June 20227.4M-6.9%1.5M5.02
    15 June 20228.0M-2.0%1.2M6.47
    31 May 20228.1M+0.9%1.1M7.22
    13 May 20228.1M+6.6%2.0M4.10
    29 April 20227.6M-0.4%2.0M3.87
    14 April 20227.6M+2.0%1.2M6.58
    31 March 20227.4M-17.6%1.4M5.36
    15 March 20229.0M-9.1%1.6M5.47
    28 February 20229.9M+0.1%2.4M4.09
    15 February 20229.9M-0.5%1.6M6.08
    31 January 20229.9M+2.8%1.5M6.74
    14 January 20229.7M-11.9%1.2M7.84
    31 December 202111.0M+37.9%1.1M10.07
    15 December 20218.0M-1.7%1.6M4.94
    30 November 20218.1M-0.8%1.0M7.91
    15 November 20218.2M+4.8%827K9.87
    29 October 20217.8M+0.8%931K8.36
    15 October 20217.7M-1.1%786K9.83
    30 September 20217.8M-1.5%1.1M7.24
    15 September 20217.9M+4.2%921K8.61
    31 August 20217.6M+4.9%846K9.00
    13 August 20217.3M+6.1%730K9.94
    30 July 20216.8M-5.5%682K10.03
    15 July 20217.2M-2.9%783K9.24
    30 June 20217.5M-14.2%1.0M7.36
    15 June 20218.7M-2.3%677K12.83
    28 May 20218.9M+1.9%859K10.35
    14 May 20218.7M+1.6%749K11.66
    30 April 20218.6M-2.5%751K11.46
    15 April 20218.8M+1.9%868K10.16
    31 March 20218.7M+0.0%1.2M7.41
    15 March 20218.7M+5.4%1.2M7.28
    26 February 20218.2M-4.9%1.1M7.47
    12 February 20218.6M+5.0%920K9.39
    29 January 20218.2M-22.5%986K8.34
    15 January 202110.6M-0.0%1.1M9.55
    31 December 202010.6M+31.5%1.8M5.85
    15 December 20208.1M+8.5%939K8.60
    30 November 20207.4M-2.0%960K7.76
    13 November 20207.6M+5.6%1.0M7.53
    30 October 20207.2M-10.2%896K8.03
    15 October 20208.0M+1.8%856K9.37
    30 September 20207.9M-6.4%1.1M7.32
    15 September 20208.4M-0.7%845K9.97
    31 August 20208.5M+5.2%744K11.40
    14 August 20208.1M-6.6%766K10.52
    31 July 20208.6M+1.5%684K12.62
    15 July 20208.5M+6.6%754K11.27
    30 June 20208.0M-10.1%1.1M7.14
    15 June 20208.9M-4.2%956K9.27
    29 May 20209.3M+2.0%986K9.39
    15 May 20209.1M+4.1%866K10.48
    30 April 20208.7M-3.1%919K9.48
    15 April 20209.0M+0.4%1.2M7.49
    31 March 20209.0M-15.7%2.6M3.44
    13 March 202010.6M-2.8%2.6M4.08
    28 February 202010.9M+1.2%1.7M6.59
    14 February 202010.8M+20.0%1.1M10.23
    31 January 20209.0M-6.6%1.3M7.03
    15 January 20209.6M+4.3%964K10.01
    31 December 20199.3M-6.8%1.0M8.90
    13 December 20199.9M+2.2%839K11.82
    29 November 20199.7M-8.5%952K10.19
    15 November 201910.6M+11.2%976K10.87
    31 October 20199.5M-7.4%1.1M8.39
    15 October 201910.3M+2.9%1.0M10.29
    30 September 201910.0M-6.1%1.4M7.36
    13 September 201910.7M+1.9%1.1M9.61
    30 August 201910.5M+9.7%1.1M9.54
    15 August 20199.5M-6.0%1.6M6.03
    31 July 201910.1M+4.2%946K10.72
    15 July 20199.7M+3.8%831K11.71
    28 June 20199.4M-9.6%927K10.11
    14 June 201910.4M+5.3%1.1M9.59
    31 May 20199.8M+4.3%1.1M9.30
    15 May 20199.4M+4.1%874K10.80
    30 April 20199.1M+2.8%835K10.85
    15 April 20198.8M-5.1%948K9.30
    29 March 20199.3M-18.1%1.6M5.83
    15 March 201911.3M+25.7%1.3M8.53
    28 February 20199.0M-3.5%1.3M7.12
    15 February 20199.4M+1.6%1.2M7.75
    31 January 20199.2M-9.7%1.7M5.33
    15 January 201910.2M-4.2%1.3M7.63
    31 December 201810.7M+10.6%1.7M6.10
    14 December 20189.6M-4.0%1.1M8.71
    30 November 201810.0M+0.8%1.3M7.51
    15 November 201810.0M+7.5%999K9.97
    31 October 20189.3M-2.4%1.7M5.49
    15 October 20189.5M-10.7%1.4M6.58
    28 September 201810.6M-13.3%1.6M6.58
    14 September 201812.3M+2.5%1.5M8.22
    31 August 201811.9M+0.9%1.5M8.07
    15 August 201811.8M+25.1%1.5M8.06
    31 July 20189.5M-0.6%1.4M6.81
    13 July 20189.5M-5.4%894K10.65
    29 June 201810.1M-8.7%1.4M7.38
    15 June 201811.0M-0.1%2.2M5.10
    31 May 201811.0M+0.7%1.6M7.00
    15 May 201811.0M+23.7%1.9M5.76
    30 April 20188.9M+16.7%3.0M2.94
    13 April 20187.6M+28.8%1.4M5.26
    29 March 20185.9M-18.4%1.6M3.62
    15 March 20187.2M-0.3%1.4M5.19
    28 February 20187.2M+0.5%803K9.01
    15 February 20187.2M+5.5%2.0M3.52
    31 January 20186.8M+0.9%1.4M5.01
    12 January 20186.8M-10.3%1.5M4.43
    29 December 20177.6M1.5M4.94
    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.