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Citi Trends Inc. short interest

1.3M shares of Citi Trends were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (395K to 1.3M). Short sellers would need 10.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.7%+220% over a year
Days to cover10.68at 118K shares a day
Of shares in issue15.18%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 (395K to 1.3M), 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 20261.3M-0.7%118K10.68
    30 September 20261.3M+38.5%237K5.37
    15 September 2026919K+3.3%147K6.24
    31 August 2026890K-2.1%189K4.70
    14 August 2026909K+3.4%122K7.45
    31 July 2026879K+13.2%129K6.80
    15 July 2026777K+2.0%154K5.03
    30 June 2026761K-8.9%335K2.28
    15 June 2026836K-2.1%133K6.29
    29 May 2026854K+15.6%188K4.54
    15 May 2026738K+11.9%102K7.22
    30 April 2026660K-3.1%81K8.13
    15 April 2026681K+6.5%84K8.10
    31 March 2026639K+9.3%120K5.33
    13 March 2026585K+22.1%66K8.91
    27 February 2026479K-1.5%68K7.10
    13 February 2026486K+1.7%72K6.75
    30 January 2026478K-6.7%78K6.15
    15 January 2026513K-5.0%153K3.34
    31 December 2025539K+15.4%120K4.51
    15 December 2025468K+15.3%139K3.37
    28 November 2025406K+2.4%82K4.97
    14 November 2025396K-2.3%118K3.36
    31 October 2025405K+2.5%58K6.94
    15 October 2025395K-3.2%112K3.52
    30 September 2025408K+5.2%85K4.78
    15 September 2025388K+1.2%125K3.09
    29 August 2025384K-2.9%89K4.29
    15 August 2025395K-8.0%45K8.82
    31 July 2025429K-6.7%55K7.85
    15 July 2025460K+0.5%62K7.38
    30 June 2025458K-1.9%118K3.89
    13 June 2025466K-20.1%207K2.26
    30 May 2025584K+2.5%55K10.53
    15 May 2025570K-5.2%61K9.39
    30 April 2025601K+0.3%69K8.72
    15 April 2025599K-0.9%82K7.28
    31 March 2025605K+1.5%120K5.04
    14 March 2025596K+4.9%90K6.60
    28 February 2025568K-19.0%79K7.15
    14 February 2025701K-6.1%103K6.78
    31 January 2025747K-5.5%64K11.71
    15 January 2025791K-19.2%75K10.58
    31 December 2024979K+1.8%86K11.43
    13 December 2024961K+0.4%130K7.39
    29 November 2024958K-15.5%113K8.49
    15 November 20241.1M-22.9%79K14.30
    31 October 20241.5M-3.4%57K25.96
    15 October 20241.5M-5.7%80K18.97
    30 September 20241.6M-6.0%185K8.75
    13 September 20241.7M+8.2%173K9.95
    30 August 20241.6M-13.0%263K6.04
    15 August 20241.8M+6.0%129K14.20
    31 July 20241.7M+11.9%116K14.81
    15 July 20241.5M+10.1%229K6.73
    28 June 20241.4M+8.0%315K4.45
    14 June 20241.3M-1.8%155K8.37
    31 May 20241.3M+5.7%116K11.41
    15 May 20241.2M+2.8%67K18.69
    30 April 20241.2M+3.7%86K14.05
    15 April 20241.2M+4.1%77K15.26
    28 March 20241.1M+4.4%131K8.60
    15 March 20241.1M+14.9%90K12.00
    29 February 2024937K-5.8%72K12.96
    15 February 2024995K-0.0%43K23.02
    31 January 2024995K+6.7%47K21.19
    12 January 2024933K-2.0%82K11.44
    29 December 2023952K+2.0%63K15.22
    15 December 2023934K+9.3%69K13.58
    30 November 2023855K-2.4%146K5.86
    15 November 2023876K-1.2%47K18.53
    31 October 2023887K-3.7%63K14.00
    13 October 2023920K+6.6%54K17.15
    29 September 2023863K+8.0%80K10.84
    15 September 2023799K+25.6%102K7.84
    31 August 2023636K+33.2%107K5.93
    15 August 2023478K-3.1%88K5.40
    31 July 2023493K-8.6%69K7.14
    14 July 2023539K-9.3%75K7.21
    30 June 2023595K-21.3%254K2.35
    15 June 2023756K-5.6%153K4.95
    31 May 2023801K+15.1%227K3.52
    15 May 2023696K-6.2%108K6.46
    28 April 2023742K-14.4%101K7.37
    14 April 2023867K-5.6%173K5.02
    31 March 2023918K-17.3%273K3.36
    15 March 20231.1M-1.7%97K11.41
    28 February 20231.1M+16.0%107K10.56
    15 February 2023973K-2.9%95K10.26
    31 January 20231.0M+6.2%103K9.74
    13 January 2023944K+1.9%125K7.57
    30 December 2022926K-5.1%105K8.81
    15 December 2022976K-6.1%156K6.26
    30 November 20221.0M+17.6%299K3.47
    15 November 2022883K-5.6%140K6.32
    31 October 2022935K+2.3%150K6.23
    14 October 2022914K-1.4%196K4.65
    30 September 2022928K-2.9%269K3.45
    15 September 2022955K-21.6%206K4.64
    31 August 20221.2M-18.6%375K3.25
    15 August 20221.5M-17.8%199K7.53
    29 July 20221.8M-4.6%192K9.48
    15 July 20221.9M+6.1%217K8.82
    30 June 20221.8M-19.2%393K4.59
    15 June 20222.2M-5.7%328K6.80
    31 May 20222.4M-29.0%924K2.56
    13 May 20223.3M-15.1%445K7.48
    29 April 20223.9M+9.6%560K7.00
    14 April 20223.6M+7.2%653K5.48
    31 March 20223.3M+18.9%606K5.50
    15 March 20222.8M-5.9%597K4.70
    28 February 20223.0M+5.4%415K7.19
    15 February 20222.8M+13.2%332K8.51
    31 January 20222.5M+0.5%495K5.06
    14 January 20222.5M+12.6%448K5.56
    31 December 20212.2M+4.3%339K6.51
    15 December 20212.1M+17.7%341K6.22
    30 November 20211.8M-14.3%338K5.32
    15 November 20212.1M-3.0%135K15.56
    29 October 20212.2M+5.0%162K13.36
    15 October 20212.1M+8.1%213K9.68
    30 September 20211.9M-1.2%196K9.72
    15 September 20211.9M+4.2%236K8.19
    31 August 20211.9M+14.0%264K7.02
    13 August 20211.6M+9.0%178K9.11
    30 July 20211.5M+10.5%185K8.04
    15 July 20211.3M+6.4%219K6.15
    30 June 20211.3M-1.7%297K4.27
    15 June 20211.3M-0.3%312K4.14
    28 May 20211.3M+61.5%334K3.88
    14 May 2021802K+19.1%202K3.98
    30 April 2021673K+20.8%153K4.39
    15 April 2021557K-12.8%150K3.72
    31 March 2021639K+12.9%251K2.55
    15 March 2021566K+6.9%203K2.79
    26 February 2021529K+21.8%261K2.03
    12 February 2021435K+14.2%114K3.80
    29 January 2021381K-6.5%218K1.75
    15 January 2021407K-2.2%177K2.30
    31 December 2020416K-11.3%117K3.56
    15 December 2020469K-27.1%204K2.30
    30 November 2020643K-18.2%110K5.85
    13 November 2020786K+7.6%136K5.79
    30 October 2020731K+28.5%104K6.99
    15 October 2020569K+17.1%147K3.87
    30 September 2020485K+8.4%213K2.28
    15 September 2020448K-18.0%176K2.54
    31 August 2020546K-10.3%190K2.87
    14 August 2020608K-9.3%113K5.39
    31 July 2020671K+30.1%173K3.88
    15 July 2020516K+26.8%264K1.95
    30 June 2020407K+0.8%171K2.38
    15 June 2020404K-7.4%161K2.51
    29 May 2020436K-3.7%153K2.84
    15 May 2020453K+3.9%100K4.55
    30 April 2020436K+7.8%83K5.23
    15 April 2020404K+9.0%94K4.30
    31 March 2020371K-24.1%205K1.81
    13 March 2020489K-9.2%103K4.73
    28 February 2020538K+8.1%94K5.75
    14 February 2020498K-14.5%100K4.97
    31 January 2020582K+5.9%91K6.41
    15 January 2020550K-2.8%73K7.53
    31 December 2019566K+7.1%70K8.09
    13 December 2019528K+4.2%93K5.69
    29 November 2019507K+1.2%100K5.08
    15 November 2019501K+6.1%53K9.39
    31 October 2019472K+6.5%68K6.99
    15 October 2019443K+28.5%81K5.46
    30 September 2019345K-8.1%101K3.40
    13 September 2019375K-8.4%92K4.09
    30 August 2019409K-11.5%113K3.63
    15 August 2019463K+3.2%90K5.16
    31 July 2019448K-8.3%62K7.22
    15 July 2019489K+1.0%75K6.53
    28 June 2019484K+3.4%126K3.83
    14 June 2019468K+7.0%112K4.17
    31 May 2019437K-15.5%163K2.69
    15 May 2019517K+6.6%55K9.49
    30 April 2019486K-2.6%66K7.34
    15 April 2019499K+12.5%76K6.54
    29 March 2019443K-2.7%105K4.21
    15 March 2019455K+8.7%72K6.33
    28 February 2019419K-8.6%57K7.32
    15 February 2019458K-2.3%57K8.10
    31 January 2019469K-0.6%65K7.23
    15 January 2019472K+1.5%104K4.55
    31 December 2018465K-9.1%160K2.91
    14 December 2018512K-8.2%148K3.45
    30 November 2018558K+4.8%102K5.49
    15 November 2018532K+1.4%74K7.18
    31 October 2018525K-1.1%56K9.29
    15 October 2018531K+5.8%71K7.53
    28 September 2018502K-2.3%87K5.76
    14 September 2018513K+14.5%104K4.94
    31 August 2018448K-18.1%118K3.81
    15 August 2018547K-4.3%61K9.02
    31 July 2018572K-0.2%68K8.45
    13 July 2018573K-1.8%105K5.45
    29 June 2018583K+14.9%126K4.62
    15 June 2018508K-0.1%103K4.94
    31 May 2018508K-8.5%107K4.76
    15 May 2018555K+9.1%76K7.33
    30 April 2018509K-3.0%88K5.77
    13 April 2018525K+6.3%122K4.28
    29 March 2018493K+28.9%241K2.04
    15 March 2018383K+15.7%102K3.74
    28 February 2018331K-25.1%74K4.48
    15 February 2018441K+12.3%140K3.16
    31 January 2018393K-2.7%75K5.27
    12 January 2018404K+12.2%115K3.51
    29 December 2017360K117K3.08
    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.