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Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. short interest

172K shares of Consumer Portfolio Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 30 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 6.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short172Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.0%-25% over a year
Days to cover6.19at 28K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.78%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 30 Apr 2026, 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 2026172K+6.0%28K6.19
    30 September 2026162K+0.6%30K5.37
    15 September 2026161K-0.6%30K5.29
    31 August 2026162K+8.5%16K10.17
    14 August 2026149K+8.7%16K9.31
    31 July 2026137K+0.1%21K6.63
    15 July 2026137K+6.0%22K6.21
    30 June 2026129K-8.4%36K3.64
    15 June 2026141K+5.0%16K9.12
    29 May 2026135K-13.3%24K5.57
    15 May 2026155K-29.5%38K4.09
    30 April 2026220K-3.1%25K8.67
    15 April 2026227K-4.2%17K12.99
    31 March 2026237K-21.8%25K9.40
    13 March 2026303K+1.3%16K18.94
    27 February 2026299K-2.2%9K33.90
    13 February 2026306K+1.9%16K19.02
    30 January 2026300K+2.3%19K15.84
    15 January 2026293K+0.5%15K19.35
    31 December 2025292K+0.9%20K14.96
    15 December 2025289K+4.9%21K13.64
    28 November 2025276K+6.4%23K11.86
    14 November 2025259K+1.4%22K11.58
    31 October 2025256K+11.0%26K9.97
    15 October 2025230K-0.2%27K8.67
    30 September 2025231K+11.4%23K10.09
    15 September 2025207K-13.9%20K10.30
    29 August 2025240K-4.2%13K17.89
    15 August 2025251K+12.4%14K18.32
    31 July 2025223K-8.7%16K14.21
    15 July 2025245K-5.0%16K15.24
    30 June 2025258K-0.4%27K9.63
    13 June 2025259K-7.0%17K14.83
    30 May 2025278K-6.4%11K26.09
    15 May 2025297K-3.7%13K22.28
    30 April 2025309K+1.4%14K22.67
    15 April 2025304K-0.4%27K11.08
    31 March 2025306K+2.1%17K17.87
    14 March 2025299K+0.4%21K14.58
    28 February 2025298K-3.0%14K20.89
    14 February 2025308K-36.7%16K19.39
    31 January 2025486K-5.3%43K11.31
    15 January 2025513K-15.8%24K21.62
    31 December 2024610K-6.7%22K27.97
    13 December 2024654K-5.3%29K22.47
    29 November 2024690K-14.3%32K21.56
    15 November 2024805K-20.2%55K14.75
    31 October 20241.0M-2.9%18K56.20
    15 October 20241.0M-2.8%20K51.04
    30 September 20241.1M-5.8%41K25.94
    13 September 20241.1M+32.9%68K16.73
    30 August 2024855K-0.4%41K21.06
    15 August 2024858K-4.2%34K25.62
    31 July 2024896K-8.9%47K19.16
    15 July 2024984K-5.0%31K31.99
    28 June 20241.0M-4.7%61K16.86
    14 June 20241.1M-2.4%33K33.42
    31 May 20241.1M-4.2%23K49.00
    15 May 20241.2M-0.9%33K35.03
    30 April 20241.2M-1.0%25K46.67
    15 April 20241.2M+2.6%32K37.50
    28 March 20241.2M-2.5%26K44.36
    15 March 20241.2M-0.4%21K55.20
    29 February 20241.2M-0.0%11K112.69
    15 February 20241.2M+0.4%16K76.23
    31 January 20241.2M-1.1%14K84.25
    12 January 20241.2M+2.0%19K62.99
    29 December 20231.2M+0.5%20K59.85
    15 December 20231.2M+0.1%29K40.02
    30 November 20231.2M-1.2%13K91.02
    15 November 20231.2M-0.8%19K61.49
    31 October 20231.2M+0.1%25K47.69
    13 October 20231.2M-0.7%32K37.32
    29 September 20231.2M+0.1%18K65.33
    15 September 20231.2M-3.0%41K29.36
    31 August 20231.2M-0.7%26K47.93
    15 August 20231.2M+2.1%20K63.02
    31 July 20231.2M-2.6%15K78.79
    14 July 20231.2M+0.6%38K32.96
    30 June 20231.2M-2.4%32K39.06
    15 June 20231.3M-2.7%32K39.70
    31 May 20231.3M-3.5%26K50.78
    15 May 20231.4M+0.2%37K36.63
    28 April 20231.4M-0.3%42K32.40
    14 April 20231.4M-0.7%34K39.88
    31 March 20231.4M+0.3%48K28.60
    15 March 20231.4M-5.7%45K30.16
    28 February 20231.4M+1.7%39K37.08
    15 February 20231.4M-3.2%46K30.88
    31 January 20231.5M-2.2%29K50.33
    13 January 20231.5M-2.1%30K50.61
    30 December 20221.5M-1.3%62K24.63
    15 December 20221.6M-2.5%60K25.84
    30 November 20221.6M-0.3%48K32.90
    15 November 20221.6M-3.2%97K16.46
    31 October 20221.7M+17.3%175K9.41
    14 October 20221.4M+29.7%139K10.15
    30 September 20221.1M+8.9%151K7.18
    15 September 2022995K+0.4%97K10.23
    31 August 2022992K-6.4%49K20.05
    15 August 20221.1M-1.0%52K20.28
    29 July 20221.1M+11.0%100K10.72
    15 July 2022964K+15.3%96K10.05
    30 June 2022836K+47.2%392K2.13
    15 June 2022568K+20.9%142K4.00
    31 May 2022470K+72.7%133K3.54
    13 May 2022272K+3.2%292K1.00
    29 April 2022263K-4.3%100K2.63
    14 April 2022275K+31.9%103K2.67
    31 March 2022209K-22.8%107K1.94
    15 March 2022270K-2.9%108K2.50
    28 February 2022278K+28.0%122K2.28
    15 February 2022218K-1.2%334K1.00
    31 January 2022220K+0.0%101K2.17
    14 January 2022220K-16.6%166K1.32
    31 December 2021264K+30.2%154K1.72
    15 December 2021203K+23.5%127K1.60
    30 November 2021164K-1.0%105K1.56
    15 November 2021166K-2.4%110K1.50
    29 October 2021170K-7.4%244K1.00
    15 October 2021183K-1.4%11K16.25
    30 September 2021186K+4.9%27K6.77
    15 September 2021177K+6.1%41K4.32
    31 August 2021167K+20.2%38K4.36
    13 August 2021139K+2.6%28K5.02
    30 July 2021136K+16.6%26K5.19
    15 July 2021116K-6.0%25K4.63
    30 June 2021124K+6.2%15K8.20
    15 June 2021116K+1.5%13K8.68
    28 May 2021115K-8.3%29K3.94
    14 May 2021125K-6.1%42K3.00
    30 April 2021133K+6.2%10K13.43
    15 April 2021125K+4.4%6K21.33
    31 March 2021120K-1.8%12K10.29
    15 March 2021122K-3.2%23K5.21
    26 February 2021126K+0.5%14K9.32
    12 February 2021126K-2.9%26K4.76
    29 January 2021129K-10.4%18K7.21
    15 January 2021144K-9.4%19K7.50
    31 December 2020159K-14.7%37K4.26
    15 December 2020187K-25.2%37K5.03
    30 November 2020250K-27.4%33K7.50
    13 November 2020344K-17.7%36K9.64
    30 October 2020418K-26.2%62K6.78
    15 October 2020567K+49.7%614K1.00
    30 September 2020379K-14.2%16K23.94
    15 September 2020441K-11.2%12K37.91
    31 August 2020497K-15.1%14K36.63
    14 August 2020586K-17.9%16K35.76
    31 July 2020713K-12.0%21K33.91
    15 July 2020810K-3.8%13K60.68
    30 June 2020842K-4.7%9K92.63
    15 June 2020883K-7.8%20K43.18
    29 May 2020958K-0.1%7K135.04
    15 May 2020959K-0.5%13K75.58
    30 April 2020965K-14.6%104K9.30
    15 April 20201.1M-0.5%22K52.52
    31 March 20201.1M-0.9%28K40.12
    13 March 20201.1M-0.8%9K123.43
    28 February 20201.2M+0.1%24K49.03
    14 February 20201.2M-5.1%22K52.99
    31 January 20201.2M-0.3%11K111.04
    15 January 20201.2M+0.3%7K170.48
    31 December 20191.2M-0.2%8K144.28
    13 December 20191.2M-0.2%3K382.40
    29 November 20191.2M-0.8%7K164.15
    15 November 20191.2M+0.5%36K34.33
    31 October 20191.2M+0.0%9K132.06
    15 October 20191.2M-0.1%7K169.70
    30 September 20191.2M-0.5%12K103.24
    13 September 20191.2M-0.5%12K103.87
    30 August 20191.2M-0.9%13K98.37
    15 August 20191.3M-0.0%9K138.51
    31 July 20191.3M-0.5%10K120.82
    15 July 20191.3M-1.7%7K183.58
    28 June 20191.3M+0.3%26K48.66
    14 June 20191.3M+1.1%28K45.81
    31 May 20191.3M+1.4%196K6.43
    15 May 20191.2M-0.6%14K87.29
    30 April 20191.3M+0.7%27K46.87
    15 April 20191.2M-0.2%8K150.42
    29 March 20191.2M-0.8%19K65.86
    15 March 20191.3M+1.3%58K21.55
    28 February 20191.2M-0.6%27K46.68
    15 February 20191.2M-2.2%32K39.51
    31 January 20191.3M-0.6%35K36.06
    15 January 20191.3M-1.6%24K54.44
    31 December 20181.3M+0.2%37K34.94
    14 December 20181.3M+0.1%20K64.88
    30 November 20181.3M-0.9%18K74.05
    15 November 20181.3M-0.5%15K85.40
    31 October 20181.3M+0.4%16K84.61
    15 October 20181.3M-1.2%25K53.15
    28 September 20181.3M-1.1%23K58.32
    14 September 20181.3M+0.1%27K48.83
    31 August 20181.3M+2.2%37K36.01
    15 August 20181.3M-0.6%35K37.55
    31 July 20181.3M-2.7%26K50.73
    13 July 20181.4M-2.0%17K77.85
    29 June 20181.4M-0.0%18K77.40
    15 June 20181.4M+1.5%49K28.12
    31 May 20181.4M-0.2%23K58.59
    15 May 20181.4M+0.5%28K49.34
    30 April 20181.4M+2.9%67K20.27
    13 April 20181.3M-0.2%48K27.65
    29 March 20181.3M+3.3%36K37.16
    15 March 20181.3M-1.3%34K37.88
    28 February 20181.3M-1.2%32K40.35
    15 February 20181.3M-2.8%35K37.30
    31 January 20181.3M-0.7%36K37.69
    12 January 20181.4M+0.8%25K53.70
    29 December 20171.3M55K24.47
    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.