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Core Molding Technologies Inc. short interest

222K shares of Core Molding Technologies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (135K to 240K). Short sellers would need 5.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short222Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.0%+25% over a year
Days to cover5.14at 43K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.60%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 (135K to 240K), and the share price moved +19% 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 2026222K+3.0%43K5.14
    30 September 2026216K-8.7%47K4.60
    15 September 2026237K-0.0%25K9.34
    31 August 2026237K-1.5%25K9.38
    14 August 2026240K+12.9%23K10.40
    31 July 2026213K-3.4%27K7.89
    15 July 2026220K+14.9%21K10.51
    30 June 2026192K+8.3%39K4.85
    15 June 2026177K+5.3%26K6.73
    29 May 2026168K+0.8%28K6.03
    15 May 2026167K+5.0%30K5.49
    30 April 2026159K+1.1%39K4.10
    15 April 2026157K-3.4%38K4.14
    31 March 2026162K+2.9%34K4.81
    13 March 2026158K+10.8%33K4.73
    27 February 2026142K-12.5%19K7.32
    13 February 2026163K+13.8%21K7.59
    30 January 2026143K+5.7%18K8.01
    15 January 2026135K+0.4%30K4.47
    31 December 2025135K-23.9%30K4.55
    15 December 2025177K+13.1%25K7.07
    28 November 2025157K+3.9%21K7.47
    14 November 2025151K-2.1%21K7.35
    31 October 2025154K-13.5%16K9.39
    15 October 2025178K-6.3%24K7.45
    30 September 2025190K+0.5%33K5.82
    15 September 2025189K-0.6%49K3.84
    29 August 2025190K-3.8%23K8.27
    15 August 2025198K-8.3%23K8.56
    31 July 2025215K-3.2%23K9.46
    15 July 2025223K+0.3%23K9.82
    30 June 2025222K+19.5%60K3.72
    13 June 2025186K-9.7%34K5.43
    30 May 2025206K-1.5%25K8.15
    15 May 2025209K-7.3%28K7.41
    30 April 2025225K-4.8%25K8.87
    15 April 2025236K-2.6%43K5.55
    31 March 2025243K+3.5%43K5.70
    14 March 2025234K+6.2%47K4.97
    28 February 2025221K+9.2%38K5.85
    14 February 2025202K+2.4%37K5.53
    31 January 2025197K+7.0%33K5.89
    15 January 2025184K-13.6%57K3.23
    31 December 2024213K+21.0%50K4.29
    13 December 2024176K+7.5%39K4.56
    29 November 2024164K-10.7%42K3.88
    15 November 2024184K+6.4%41K4.50
    31 October 2024173K-0.1%23K7.55
    15 October 2024173K+4.8%40K4.37
    30 September 2024165K+1.3%32K5.18
    13 September 2024163K-8.9%44K3.66
    30 August 2024179K-7.2%47K3.83
    15 August 2024193K+7.6%41K4.68
    31 July 2024179K-37.9%47K3.85
    15 July 2024288K-9.2%40K7.27
    28 June 2024317K+2.8%49K6.48
    14 June 2024309K-2.6%29K10.50
    31 May 2024317K-10.4%34K9.20
    15 May 2024354K-2.5%38K9.26
    30 April 2024363K+6.4%43K8.38
    15 April 2024341K-5.9%48K7.13
    28 March 2024362K-1.1%51K7.15
    15 March 2024366K-2.6%57K6.48
    29 February 2024376K+2.5%36K10.40
    15 February 2024367K+2.8%47K7.74
    31 January 2024357K+74.2%68K5.26
    12 January 2024205K+31.1%70K2.94
    29 December 2023156K+15.2%103K1.52
    15 December 2023136K+14.6%115K1.18
    30 November 2023118K+10.0%106K1.11
    15 November 2023107K-4.2%171K1.00
    31 October 2023112K-13.7%76K1.48
    13 October 2023130K+13.1%113K1.15
    29 September 2023115K-5.1%117K1.00
    15 September 2023121K-7.3%74K1.63
    31 August 2023131K-9.6%60K2.18
    15 August 2023144K-21.9%88K1.64
    31 July 2023185K+5.6%50K3.72
    14 July 2023175K-7.9%64K2.72
    30 June 2023190K+454.7%161K1.18
    15 June 202334K+5.5%44K1.00
    31 May 202333K-9.6%60K1.00
    15 May 202336K-16.6%80K1.00
    28 April 202343K+18.3%61K1.00
    14 April 202336K+0.8%54K1.00
    31 March 202336K-5.8%91K1.00
    15 March 202338K-18.0%58K1.00
    28 February 202347K+45.7%76K1.00
    15 February 202332K-2.8%41K1.00
    31 January 202333K+0.5%46K1.00
    13 January 202333K+112.1%33K1.00
    30 December 202215K+33.0%23K1.00
    15 December 202212K-4.9%18K1.00
    30 November 202212K-4.4%10K1.26
    15 November 202213K-6.3%26K1.00
    31 October 202214K+8.6%7K2.00
    14 October 202213K-9.4%8K1.57
    30 September 202214K-21.5%8K1.67
    15 September 202218K+7.6%12K1.48
    31 August 202216K-26.0%18K1.00
    15 August 202222K+71.0%28K1.00
    29 July 202213K+2.7%19K1.00
    15 July 202213K-33.9%9K1.35
    30 June 202219K+37.4%7K2.56
    15 June 202214K-2.9%9K1.49
    31 May 202214K-20.8%17K1.00
    13 May 202218K+33.0%17K1.05
    29 April 202214K-4.0%7K2.04
    14 April 202214K-26.1%10K1.46
    31 March 202219K-7.7%16K1.21
    15 March 202221K+18.7%16K1.32
    28 February 202218K+15.2%5K3.35
    15 February 202215K-26.6%8K2.00
    31 January 202221K+42.9%14K1.50
    14 January 202214K-16.0%17K1.00
    31 December 202117K+10.2%18K1.00
    15 December 202116K-33.7%35K1.00
    30 November 202124K+33.4%32K1.00
    15 November 202118K-1.2%65K1.00
    29 October 202118K-24.8%30K1.00
    15 October 202124K+41.4%21K1.11
    30 September 202117K-11.5%30K1.00
    15 September 202119K+32.3%25K1.00
    31 August 202114K+2.9%22K1.00
    13 August 202114K-27.9%54K1.00
    30 July 202119K-9.0%17K1.14
    15 July 202121K-53.7%55K1.00
    30 June 202146K+237.3%85K1.00
    15 June 202114K-12.0%19K1.00
    28 May 202116K-46.4%12K1.25
    14 May 202129K+295.4%39K1.00
    30 April 20217K-61.8%20K1.00
    15 April 202119K-2.0%34K1.00
    31 March 202120K+81.7%25K1.00
    15 March 202111K+47.8%31K1.00
    26 February 20217K-23.4%25K1.00
    12 February 20219K+141.4%21K1.00
    29 January 20214K-79.9%33K1.00
    15 January 202120K+111.4%50K1.00
    31 December 20209K+55.5%25K1.00
    15 December 20206K-12.6%45K1.00
    30 November 20207K-45.5%21K1.00
    13 November 202013K+86.3%35K1.00
    30 October 20207K-62.5%8K1.00
    15 October 202018K+16.8%18K1.01
    30 September 202015K+65.7%53K1.00
    15 September 20209K-46.5%36K1.00
    31 August 202017K+25.1%16K1.10
    14 August 202014K-11.7%30K1.00
    31 July 202016K-36.8%11K1.43
    15 July 202025K-24.2%16K1.55
    30 June 202033K-30.1%22K1.49
    15 June 202047K-19.1%43K1.08
    29 May 202058K-15.6%44K1.32
    15 May 202068K+45.0%197K1.00
    30 April 202047K+73.2%112K1.00
    15 April 202027K-21.6%25K1.07
    31 March 202035K+8.6%23K1.52
    13 March 202032K+8.9%10K3.09
    28 February 202029K-10.6%6K4.96
    14 February 202033K-7.6%8K4.33
    31 January 202036K+2.5%3K10.38
    15 January 202035K-12.6%5K7.49
    31 December 201940K-19.1%15K2.56
    13 December 201949K+47.7%12K3.93
    29 November 201933K-0.2%42K1.00
    15 November 201933K+317.0%52K1.00
    31 October 20198K-24.8%8K1.00
    15 October 201911K+11.3%5K2.26
    30 September 201910K+15.6%6K1.61
    13 September 20198K-37.5%9K1.00
    30 August 201913K-4.5%15K1.00
    15 August 201914K+3.3%10K1.38
    31 July 201913K-6.5%14K1.00
    15 July 201914K-32.2%3K5.38
    28 June 201921K+5.1%4K4.85
    14 June 201920K-28.2%4K4.54
    31 May 201928K+19.6%6K4.72
    15 May 201923K+3.5%8K2.86
    30 April 201923K+14.5%6K3.72
    15 April 201920K-9.9%9K2.26
    29 March 201922K-4.4%9K2.55
    15 March 201923K+12.9%11K2.17
    28 February 201920K-10.3%12K1.77
    15 February 201923K+7.6%6K3.75
    31 January 201921K+2.6%18K1.15
    15 January 201921K-16.9%11K1.81
    31 December 201825K-23.5%19K1.28
    14 December 201832K-9.6%21K1.52
    30 November 201836K+13.8%27K1.34
    15 November 201831K-33.2%26K1.22
    31 October 201847K+37.1%40K1.19
    15 October 201834K+43.4%48K1.00
    28 September 201824K-22.4%84K1.00
    14 September 201831K+38.8%38K1.00
    31 August 201822K+11.1%51K1.00
    15 August 201820K-5.7%95K1.00
    31 July 201821K+34.2%19K1.14
    13 July 201816K-31.7%18K1.00
    29 June 201823K-86.0%97K1.00
    15 June 2018165K-30.8%42K3.95
    31 May 2018239K+4.4%26K9.20
    15 May 2018229K+9.9%28K8.29
    30 April 2018208K+19.2%21K9.84
    13 April 2018175K+29.6%30K5.83
    29 March 2018135K+65.6%43K3.14
    15 March 201881K+21.0%24K3.39
    28 February 201867K-10.0%26K2.62
    15 February 201875K+5.8%16K4.70
    31 January 201871K-22.7%16K4.47
    12 January 201891K-7.2%13K7.24
    29 December 201799K21K4.67
    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.