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Delta Air Lines, Inc. short interest

21.1M shares of Delta Air Lines were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 13 Mar 2026. Short sellers would need 2.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short21.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-17.4%+20% over a year
Days to cover2.71at 7.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.21%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 fewest since 13 Mar 2026, and the share price moved +41% 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 202621.1M-17.4%7.8M2.71
    30 September 202625.6M-2.5%8.7M2.94
    15 September 202626.2M+3.8%5.3M4.94
    31 August 202625.3M+12.0%5.0M5.01
    14 August 202622.6M-12.1%4.2M5.35
    31 July 202625.7M+1.7%6.0M4.25
    15 July 202625.2M-13.3%7.8M3.23
    30 June 202629.1M+25.7%9.7M3.01
    15 June 202623.1M-5.0%6.5M3.57
    29 May 202624.3M-4.9%8.5M2.86
    15 May 202625.6M+9.0%7.2M3.57
    30 April 202623.5M+2.5%8.1M2.89
    15 April 202622.9M-4.4%12.6M1.82
    31 March 202624.0M+45.2%15.2M1.58
    13 March 202616.5M+7.5%17.0M1.00
    27 February 202615.4M+5.4%8.1M1.90
    13 February 202614.6M-8.5%9.0M1.61
    30 January 202615.9M-19.8%7.6M2.10
    15 January 202619.9M-11.3%8.8M2.25
    31 December 202522.4M+0.7%6.2M3.62
    15 December 202522.2M+19.5%8.7M2.56
    28 November 202518.6M+12.7%7.3M2.56
    14 November 202516.5M-3.9%8.0M2.06
    31 October 202517.2M-2.6%7.8M2.20
    15 October 202517.7M+4.9%11.3M1.56
    30 September 202516.8M-22.6%7.8M2.15
    15 September 202521.7M+16.6%8.2M2.65
    29 August 202518.7M-5.8%6.1M3.04
    15 August 202519.8M+6.2%7.9M2.51
    31 July 202518.6M-18.0%8.0M2.34
    15 July 202522.7M+0.3%15.4M1.48
    30 June 202522.7M+2.9%10.5M2.16
    13 June 202522.0M+0.5%8.4M2.63
    30 May 202521.9M-6.4%8.8M2.48
    15 May 202523.4M+5.5%13.1M1.78
    30 April 202522.2M+0.4%9.4M2.36
    15 April 202522.1M-3.9%18.9M1.17
    31 March 202523.0M+9.2%11.9M1.93
    14 March 202521.1M-20.4%16.2M1.30
    28 February 202526.5M+0.3%8.7M3.04
    14 February 202526.4M+3.2%7.1M3.70
    31 January 202525.6M-16.1%6.7M3.79
    15 January 202530.5M-18.8%11.2M2.72
    31 December 202437.6M+4.0%6.8M5.53
    13 December 202436.1M+11.5%6.9M5.24
    29 November 202432.4M-8.0%7.3M4.42
    15 November 202435.2M+15.4%8.4M4.21
    31 October 202430.5M+6.3%8.8M3.46
    15 October 202428.7M-12.8%9.6M2.99
    30 September 202432.9M+2.7%8.9M3.69
    13 September 202432.0M+4.9%10.2M3.15
    30 August 202430.6M-4.9%6.2M4.97
    15 August 202432.1M+5.3%9.8M3.26
    31 July 202430.5M+3.9%9.5M3.21
    15 July 202429.4M+11.8%12.0M2.45
    28 June 202426.3M+2.8%7.7M3.42
    14 June 202425.5M+35.4%6.8M3.75
    31 May 202418.9M-2.3%6.1M3.09
    15 May 202419.3M+7.2%7.0M2.76
    30 April 202418.0M-4.5%11.1M1.62
    15 April 202418.9M+6.6%14.0M1.34
    28 March 202417.7M+9.8%8.9M1.99
    15 March 202416.1M+9.1%8.9M1.81
    29 February 202414.8M-12.0%8.4M1.75
    15 February 202416.8M-8.1%7.9M2.13
    31 January 202418.3M+25.2%13.1M1.39
    12 January 202414.6M+1.3%14.2M1.03
    29 December 202314.4M-19.0%7.0M2.06
    15 December 202317.8M+14.5%10.7M1.66
    30 November 202315.5M-5.0%8.4M1.85
    15 November 202316.3M+10.5%9.9M1.65
    31 October 202314.8M+13.6%10.8M1.36
    13 October 202313.0M-22.4%12.8M1.01
    29 September 202316.8M+21.3%8.0M2.10
    15 September 202313.8M-1.4%8.4M1.65
    31 August 202314.0M-4.3%5.9M2.38
    15 August 202314.6M-4.6%6.8M2.15
    31 July 202315.3M-13.8%9.6M1.61
    14 July 202317.8M-12.8%14.8M1.20
    30 June 202320.4M-19.0%14.3M1.43
    15 June 202325.2M+0.2%11.2M2.24
    31 May 202325.2M-0.7%9.5M2.64
    15 May 202325.3M-1.6%9.0M2.81
    28 April 202325.8M+1.0%10.5M2.45
    14 April 202325.5M+12.5%14.0M1.83
    31 March 202322.7M+15.3%10.1M2.24
    15 March 202319.7M-9.7%10.4M1.90
    28 February 202321.8M+5.0%6.9M3.17
    15 February 202320.7M-0.5%7.8M2.65
    31 January 202320.8M+9.3%11.6M1.80
    13 January 202319.1M-2.4%14.2M1.35
    30 December 202219.5M+21.9%7.8M2.51
    15 December 202216.0M-6.7%10.7M1.50
    30 November 202217.2M-5.3%6.0M2.87
    15 November 202218.1M+3.8%9.4M1.94
    31 October 202217.5M-12.5%11.2M1.57
    14 October 202220.0M+15.3%14.7M1.36
    30 September 202217.3M+2.4%11.3M1.53
    15 September 202216.9M+1.7%9.6M1.75
    31 August 202216.6M+6.7%7.7M2.15
    15 August 202215.6M-15.1%9.0M1.73
    29 July 202218.3M-17.9%12.2M1.51
    15 July 202222.3M+8.7%16.2M1.38
    30 June 202220.5M-4.0%17.0M1.21
    15 June 202221.4M+5.9%15.6M1.37
    31 May 202220.2M+22.0%11.6M1.75
    13 May 202216.6M-5.2%13.8M1.20
    29 April 202217.5M-16.6%16.9M1.03
    14 April 202221.0M+17.3%16.1M1.31
    31 March 202217.9M-12.3%14.3M1.25
    15 March 202220.4M+10.9%22.5M1.00
    28 February 202218.4M+1.9%15.2M1.21
    15 February 202218.0M+2.1%13.1M1.38
    31 January 202217.7M-10.7%14.0M1.26
    14 January 202219.8M-11.9%13.7M1.45
    31 December 202122.5M+1.8%12.4M1.81
    15 December 202122.1M-8.0%19.2M1.15
    30 November 202124.0M+21.3%15.7M1.53
    15 November 202119.8M+5.2%10.8M1.83
    29 October 202118.8M-14.4%10.0M1.88
    15 October 202122.0M-0.9%13.3M1.65
    30 September 202122.2M+29.9%11.8M1.89
    15 September 202117.1M-8.1%9.6M1.77
    31 August 202118.6M-11.1%10.2M1.83
    13 August 202120.9M+4.2%13.0M1.60
    30 July 202120.1M+0.3%13.7M1.47
    15 July 202120.0M-4.9%13.1M1.53
    30 June 202121.1M+51.9%11.6M1.81
    15 June 202113.9M+9.0%9.2M1.51
    28 May 202112.7M-1.9%9.7M1.31
    14 May 202113.0M-10.1%9.8M1.33
    30 April 202114.4M-2.8%10.5M1.38
    15 April 202114.8M+17.3%11.6M1.27
    31 March 202112.6M+9.2%11.5M1.10
    15 March 202111.6M+10.7%13.1M1.00
    26 February 202110.5M+6.9%13.5M1.00
    12 February 20219.8M-27.1%10.5M1.00
    29 January 202113.4M+26.5%12.3M1.09
    15 January 202110.6M-21.3%10.9M1.00
    31 December 202013.5M+9.0%10.1M1.34
    15 December 202012.3M+4.8%13.2M1.00
    30 November 202011.8M+14.8%15.4M1.00
    13 November 202010.3M-28.5%19.5M1.00
    30 October 202014.3M-2.5%14.7M1.00
    15 October 202014.7M-13.2%16.0M1.00
    30 September 202016.9M-15.5%21.6M1.00
    15 September 202020.1M-15.9%18.8M1.07
    31 August 202023.8M+13.9%19.2M1.24
    14 August 202020.9M-22.8%22.3M1.00
    31 July 202027.1M+1.1%18.3M1.48
    15 July 202026.8M+1.0%28.7M1.00
    30 June 202026.6M-2.2%39.3M1.00
    15 June 202027.2M-10.3%73.6M1.00
    29 May 202030.3M-8.4%56.2M1.00
    15 May 202033.1M+16.0%51.8M1.00
    30 April 202028.5M+25.4%51.4M1.00
    15 April 202022.7M-9.1%63.5M1.00
    31 March 202025.0M-18.5%44.7M1.00
    13 March 202030.7M+7.2%23.0M1.33
    28 February 202028.6M+27.1%12.6M2.27
    14 February 202022.5M-1.6%4.8M4.67
    31 January 202022.9M+9.5%7.7M2.99
    15 January 202020.9M+15.6%7.2M2.91
    31 December 201918.1M+0.9%4.0M4.50
    13 December 201917.9M-7.1%4.9M3.62
    29 November 201919.3M-1.6%5.4M3.54
    15 November 201919.6M+12.0%5.2M3.81
    31 October 201917.5M+4.5%5.2M3.35
    15 October 201916.7M-13.6%11.0M1.53
    30 September 201919.4M+0.2%5.4M3.61
    13 September 201919.3M+7.3%5.4M3.57
    30 August 201918.0M-11.9%4.3M4.19
    15 August 201920.5M+22.1%5.9M3.47
    31 July 201916.8M+16.2%6.0M2.77
    15 July 201914.4M+22.1%7.3M1.97
    28 June 201911.8M-14.6%4.8M2.47
    14 June 201913.8M+11.2%5.2M2.64
    31 May 201912.4M+4.1%3.8M3.31
    15 May 201912.0M-41.9%4.2M2.88
    30 April 201920.6M+48.3%4.1M4.96
    15 April 201913.9M+6.0%9.7M1.43
    29 March 201913.1M-1.4%6.6M1.98
    15 March 201913.3M-26.4%9.1M1.45
    28 February 201918.1M+5.6%7.4M2.45
    15 February 201917.1M+7.8%6.4M2.69
    31 January 201915.9M-0.7%9.0M1.76
    15 January 201916.0M-6.4%10.1M1.58
    31 December 201817.1M+30.2%7.2M2.37
    14 December 201813.1M-15.1%8.2M1.61
    30 November 201815.4M+5.5%6.7M2.31
    15 November 201814.6M-15.4%5.9M2.49
    31 October 201817.3M+14.4%7.8M2.23
    15 October 201815.1M-21.8%8.5M1.78
    28 September 201819.4M-10.5%5.2M3.75
    14 September 201821.6M-0.8%5.5M3.96
    31 August 201821.8M+19.2%4.5M4.86
    15 August 201818.3M+9.9%3.8M4.75
    31 July 201816.6M-8.9%6.6M2.51
    13 July 201818.3M+36.2%7.9M2.31
    29 June 201813.4M-36.0%6.7M2.00
    15 June 201821.0M+25.2%6.1M3.43
    31 May 201816.7M+15.5%5.6M2.98
    15 May 201814.5M-7.0%7.0M2.08
    30 April 201815.6M+30.3%7.6M2.06
    13 April 201812.0M-33.8%8.4M1.43
    29 March 201818.1M-1.9%6.6M2.73
    15 March 201818.4M+27.6%6.4M2.87
    28 February 201814.4M+10.0%6.1M2.37
    15 February 201813.1M-11.3%9.8M1.34
    31 January 201814.8M-14.2%9.8M1.50
    12 January 201817.2M+31.4%11.0M1.56
    29 December 201713.1M5.4M2.44
    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.