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Community Trust Bancorp Inc. short interest

553K shares of Community Trust Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (143K to 631K). Short sellers would need 4.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short553Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-12.5%+246% over a year
Days to cover4.26at 130K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.04%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 (143K to 631K), and the share price moved +32% 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 2026553K-12.5%130K4.26
    30 September 2026631K+2.9%137K4.62
    15 September 2026614K+14.0%82K7.50
    31 August 2026538K-7.7%102K5.25
    14 August 2026583K+4.2%93K6.25
    31 July 2026559K+26.1%133K4.21
    15 July 2026444K+0.6%131K3.39
    30 June 2026441K+49.0%162K2.72
    15 June 2026296K+17.0%85K3.47
    29 May 2026253K+5.7%86K2.96
    15 May 2026239K-3.8%75K3.20
    30 April 2026249K+14.5%103K2.42
    15 April 2026217K-10.5%106K2.05
    31 March 2026243K+20.5%103K2.36
    13 March 2026201K+16.6%83K2.43
    27 February 2026173K+5.5%60K2.89
    13 February 2026164K+14.6%68K2.43
    30 January 2026143K-17.0%88K1.62
    15 January 2026172K+12.0%67K2.55
    31 December 2025154K-10.0%73K2.11
    15 December 2025171K-0.9%57K2.98
    28 November 2025172K-0.6%54K3.22
    14 November 2025173K+5.3%48K3.60
    31 October 2025165K+3.0%75K2.20
    15 October 2025160K+12.7%73K2.18
    30 September 2025142K+1.6%60K2.37
    15 September 2025140K+4.1%46K3.03
    29 August 2025134K-9.3%46K2.94
    15 August 2025148K-1.2%57K2.60
    31 July 2025150K-1.6%55K2.72
    15 July 2025152K-23.2%59K2.59
    30 June 2025198K+17.5%79K2.51
    13 June 2025169K+8.1%47K3.61
    30 May 2025156K-4.5%43K3.65
    15 May 2025163K+4.0%43K3.77
    30 April 2025157K+10.2%57K2.74
    15 April 2025143K-0.4%75K1.89
    31 March 2025143K+60.9%61K2.33
    14 March 202589K-7.3%53K1.68
    28 February 202596K-10.6%43K2.24
    14 February 2025107K-10.1%63K1.71
    31 January 2025119K+3.9%71K1.68
    15 January 2025115K+57.3%79K1.46
    31 December 202473K+49.5%58K1.27
    13 December 202449K-43.0%57K1.00
    29 November 202486K-8.8%44K1.95
    15 November 202494K+4.0%70K1.34
    31 October 202490K-20.6%50K1.82
    15 October 2024114K+44.2%34K3.31
    30 September 202479K-19.7%52K1.50
    13 September 202498K-20.6%43K2.26
    30 August 2024124K+11.6%31K3.98
    15 August 2024111K-3.3%49K2.28
    31 July 2024115K-26.5%86K1.33
    15 July 2024156K+23.3%69K2.27
    28 June 2024127K+5.3%73K1.73
    14 June 2024120K+13.3%35K3.46
    31 May 2024106K-12.2%36K2.93
    15 May 2024121K-15.4%34K3.52
    30 April 2024143K+15.3%39K3.64
    15 April 2024124K+7.8%46K2.69
    28 March 2024115K-13.6%57K2.03
    15 March 2024133K+7.7%55K2.43
    29 February 2024124K+4.8%44K2.81
    15 February 2024118K+6.6%53K2.24
    31 January 2024111K+16.6%43K2.55
    12 January 202495K-12.0%37K2.58
    29 December 2023108K+13.8%51K2.13
    15 December 202395K-2.9%58K1.62
    30 November 202398K-19.4%27K3.57
    15 November 2023121K+7.2%42K2.87
    31 October 2023113K-3.7%46K2.43
    13 October 2023117K-7.0%44K2.64
    29 September 2023126K-14.2%40K3.13
    15 September 2023147K+8.9%68K2.14
    31 August 2023135K+3.9%36K3.77
    15 August 2023130K+5.8%39K3.37
    31 July 2023123K-6.2%51K2.42
    14 July 2023131K+8.0%42K3.09
    30 June 2023121K-27.8%51K2.37
    15 June 2023168K+4.2%54K3.09
    31 May 2023161K-4.6%56K2.89
    15 May 2023169K-0.1%57K2.94
    28 April 2023169K+10.8%53K3.21
    14 April 2023152K+1.7%45K3.39
    31 March 2023150K-11.4%74K2.02
    15 March 2023169K+26.4%71K2.39
    28 February 2023134K+8.9%53K2.54
    15 February 2023123K-13.1%34K3.57
    31 January 2023141K-18.0%64K2.20
    13 January 2023173K-2.0%47K3.69
    30 December 2022176K-2.7%59K2.99
    15 December 2022181K+32.3%49K3.70
    30 November 2022137K-15.1%36K3.81
    15 November 2022161K-24.8%43K3.78
    31 October 2022214K+1.7%51K4.20
    14 October 2022211K+5.1%33K6.37
    30 September 2022201K-5.1%41K4.84
    15 September 2022211K+6.5%38K5.62
    31 August 2022198K-11.1%36K5.48
    15 August 2022223K+3.2%27K8.13
    29 July 2022216K-4.5%32K6.81
    15 July 2022226K+3.3%37K6.11
    30 June 2022219K+2.0%63K3.45
    15 June 2022215K+5.3%52K4.15
    31 May 2022204K+3.6%43K4.73
    13 May 2022197K+14.0%51K3.87
    29 April 2022172K-6.7%43K4.03
    14 April 2022185K-4.0%54K3.44
    31 March 2022192K-15.2%72K2.67
    15 March 2022227K+41.7%58K3.88
    28 February 2022160K+14.0%40K3.95
    15 February 2022140K+24.4%38K3.67
    31 January 2022113K+16.7%45K2.53
    14 January 202297K-18.7%42K2.31
    31 December 2021119K+21.9%52K2.29
    15 December 202198K+12.0%46K2.10
    30 November 202187K-14.4%48K1.82
    15 November 2021102K-35.1%35K2.88
    29 October 2021157K+8.7%31K5.00
    15 October 2021144K+3.5%27K5.35
    30 September 2021139K-6.6%90K1.55
    15 September 2021149K-31.7%40K3.78
    31 August 2021218K+4.0%36K6.09
    13 August 2021210K+15.4%37K5.69
    30 July 2021182K-5.2%46K3.99
    15 July 2021192K+50.0%51K3.77
    30 June 2021128K-13.0%69K1.86
    15 June 2021147K-20.5%35K4.18
    28 May 2021185K+9.0%29K6.46
    14 May 2021170K+5.4%31K5.53
    30 April 2021161K-13.6%32K5.04
    15 April 2021186K+39.7%39K4.74
    31 March 2021133K+6.5%67K1.99
    15 March 2021125K-2.8%61K2.04
    26 February 2021129K-7.4%99K1.31
    12 February 2021139K+5.8%35K3.92
    29 January 2021132K+67.7%75K1.76
    15 January 202178K-45.8%58K1.36
    31 December 2020145K+91.8%57K2.56
    15 December 202075K-36.7%44K1.70
    30 November 2020119K+4.4%38K3.14
    13 November 2020114K-8.0%44K2.62
    30 October 2020124K+30.0%41K3.05
    15 October 202095K-9.8%50K1.89
    30 September 2020106K+23.4%75K1.41
    15 September 202086K+6.4%46K1.86
    31 August 202081K-35.1%32K2.50
    14 August 2020124K-6.8%40K3.13
    31 July 2020133K-24.0%38K3.52
    15 July 2020175K-16.3%39K4.47
    30 June 2020210K+77.7%55K3.78
    15 June 2020118K-12.2%45K2.60
    29 May 2020134K-3.3%38K3.52
    15 May 2020139K+43.2%53K2.62
    30 April 202097K-8.8%43K2.24
    15 April 2020106K+8.3%51K2.09
    31 March 202098K+7.6%61K1.60
    13 March 202091K+20.0%56K1.64
    28 February 202076K+1.1%31K2.47
    14 February 202075K-20.1%28K2.67
    31 January 202094K+7.2%33K2.89
    15 January 202088K+4.2%26K3.42
    31 December 201984K+29.2%41K2.06
    13 December 201965K+20.0%38K1.72
    29 November 201954K-32.3%29K1.85
    15 November 201980K+3.9%30K2.68
    31 October 201977K-13.5%29K2.65
    15 October 201989K-8.6%33K2.68
    30 September 201998K-3.3%45K2.15
    13 September 2019101K+19.5%35K2.88
    30 August 201985K+0.8%30K2.78
    15 August 201984K+51.1%35K2.39
    31 July 201956K-15.4%31K1.79
    15 July 201966K-26.1%18K3.61
    28 June 201989K+100.5%36K2.45
    14 June 201944K+3.3%21K2.09
    31 May 201943K+34.2%21K2.09
    15 May 201932K-4.2%20K1.57
    30 April 201933K-29.1%23K1.47
    15 April 201947K-20.7%23K2.06
    29 March 201959K-49.2%44K1.34
    15 March 2019117K+35.6%58K2.03
    28 February 201986K+2.4%26K3.34
    15 February 201984K+0.4%31K2.72
    31 January 201984K-24.4%29K2.92
    15 January 2019111K-4.1%29K3.82
    31 December 2018116K+68.2%69K1.69
    14 December 201869K-26.4%39K1.75
    30 November 201894K+11.0%20K4.73
    15 November 201884K-15.2%22K3.87
    31 October 201899K-0.4%36K2.76
    15 October 2018100K-19.2%25K3.98
    28 September 2018124K+107.9%51K2.43
    14 September 201859K+17.1%33K1.82
    31 August 201851K-10.0%23K2.20
    15 August 201856K-18.2%29K1.92
    31 July 201869K-22.7%40K1.73
    13 July 201889K-11.1%33K2.70
    29 June 2018100K+19.4%55K1.83
    15 June 201884K-3.3%37K2.26
    31 May 201887K+5.1%30K2.87
    15 May 201883K-7.6%34K2.46
    30 April 201890K-12.4%46K1.93
    13 April 2018102K+4.1%35K2.88
    29 March 201898K-21.2%60K1.64
    15 March 2018125K+43.6%61K2.05
    28 February 201887K-0.9%54K1.61
    15 February 201888K-38.2%59K1.47
    31 January 2018142K-1.9%30K4.67
    12 January 2018144K-4.1%29K4.92
    29 December 2017150K23K6.52
    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.