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Duke Energy Corp. short interest

18.1M shares of Duke Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (12.6M to 19.0M). Short sellers would need 4.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short18.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.0%+26% over a year
Days to cover4.47at 4.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.33%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 (12.6M to 19.0M), and the share price moved -1% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202618.1M+2.0%4.1M4.47
    30 September 202617.8M-6.5%4.4M4.00
    15 September 202619.0M+10.9%3.5M5.40
    31 August 202617.1M-4.0%3.6M4.77
    14 August 202617.9M+8.8%5.7M3.15
    31 July 202616.4M-7.4%3.8M4.29
    15 July 202617.7M-1.5%3.6M4.93
    30 June 202618.0M+15.3%4.3M4.21
    15 June 202615.6M-0.2%3.2M4.80
    29 May 202615.6M-3.1%3.2M4.87
    15 May 202616.1M+11.6%3.4M4.78
    30 April 202614.4M-8.1%2.8M5.22
    15 April 202615.7M+3.4%3.2M4.85
    31 March 202615.2M-4.5%4.6M3.31
    13 March 202615.9M-12.4%5.2M3.05
    27 February 202618.2M+5.9%4.5M4.06
    13 February 202617.2M+27.7%5.2M3.28
    30 January 202613.4M+6.6%4.5M2.97
    15 January 202612.6M-4.3%3.4M3.69
    31 December 202513.2M-5.5%3.1M4.25
    15 December 202513.9M-8.8%3.6M3.90
    28 November 202515.3M-2.8%3.2M4.71
    14 November 202515.7M+15.5%3.8M4.09
    31 October 202513.6M-5.9%2.9M4.67
    15 October 202514.5M-1.8%2.6M5.65
    30 September 202514.7M+1.9%3.0M4.88
    15 September 202514.5M+2.8%2.4M6.14
    29 August 202514.1M-5.3%2.7M5.28
    15 August 202514.8M+22.0%3.8M3.96
    31 July 202512.2M+1.6%2.9M4.18
    15 July 202512.0M-0.8%2.5M4.82
    30 June 202512.1M+5.9%3.3M3.68
    13 June 202511.4M+17.8%2.5M4.58
    30 May 20259.7M-20.0%3.7M2.60
    15 May 202512.1M+16.9%4.1M2.98
    30 April 202510.4M-3.7%3.0M3.46
    15 April 202510.7M-7.5%5.3M2.01
    31 March 202511.6M-4.5%4.7M2.47
    14 March 202512.2M+14.0%4.6M2.65
    28 February 202510.7M+10.9%3.7M2.85
    14 February 20259.6M+10.5%3.6M2.65
    31 January 20258.7M+1.7%3.1M2.79
    15 January 20258.6M+3.1%3.1M2.77
    31 December 20248.3M-8.7%3.4M2.44
    13 December 20249.1M-9.3%3.1M2.97
    29 November 202410.0M-4.4%3.1M3.29
    15 November 202410.5M+10.9%3.5M2.97
    31 October 20249.5M-3.7%3.1M3.03
    15 October 20249.8M-6.9%4.0M2.45
    30 September 202410.6M-9.2%3.5M3.04
    13 September 202411.6M+9.4%2.9M3.96
    30 August 202410.6M-2.0%2.8M3.79
    15 August 202410.8M+23.3%3.6M2.98
    31 July 20248.8M-6.4%2.8M3.13
    15 July 20249.4M-2.9%2.5M3.80
    28 June 20249.7M-2.3%2.9M3.37
    14 June 20249.9M-6.7%2.6M3.88
    31 May 202410.6M-4.5%2.9M3.70
    15 May 202411.1M+11.7%3.3M3.34
    30 April 202410.0M+17.2%2.6M3.88
    15 April 20248.5M+1.2%2.4M3.60
    28 March 20248.4M-10.7%2.6M3.20
    15 March 20249.4M+2.5%3.5M2.72
    29 February 20249.2M-12.8%3.5M2.63
    15 February 202410.5M+11.6%3.3M3.16
    31 January 20249.4M-8.5%3.1M3.01
    12 January 202410.3M-4.2%2.8M3.70
    29 December 202310.7M+6.2%2.6M4.06
    15 December 202310.1M+32.5%4.4M2.31
    30 November 20237.6M+4.3%3.1M2.50
    15 November 20237.3M+0.3%3.7M1.97
    31 October 20237.3M-12.6%3.0M2.45
    13 October 20238.3M-8.4%3.7M2.23
    29 September 20239.1M-3.7%3.2M2.81
    15 September 20239.5M+13.1%4.5M2.12
    31 August 20238.4M-0.1%2.6M3.26
    15 August 20238.4M+1.9%3.1M2.73
    31 July 20238.2M+3.8%2.4M3.39
    14 July 20237.9M-1.6%2.5M3.20
    30 June 20238.0M+12.5%3.3M2.48
    15 June 20237.2M-13.0%3.0M2.35
    31 May 20238.2M+3.0%3.0M2.71
    15 May 20238.0M+2.4%2.8M2.83
    28 April 20237.8M-10.6%2.2M3.48
    14 April 20238.7M+38.3%3.5M2.50
    31 March 20236.3M-13.2%3.4M1.83
    15 March 20237.3M-9.4%3.2M2.25
    28 February 20238.0M+1.4%2.5M3.16
    15 February 20237.9M+17.3%3.2M2.51
    31 January 20236.7M-19.5%3.0M2.26
    13 January 20238.4M-3.0%2.4M3.48
    30 December 20228.6M+8.8%3.0M2.88
    15 December 20227.9M+11.5%3.1M2.60
    30 November 20227.1M-12.8%3.0M2.36
    15 November 20228.2M+16.8%3.7M2.23
    31 October 20227.0M-2.8%3.1M2.26
    14 October 20227.2M+2.3%4.2M1.70
    30 September 20227.0M-9.0%2.9M2.45
    15 September 20227.7M+6.2%2.2M3.55
    31 August 20227.3M-10.3%2.2M3.31
    15 August 20228.1M+8.8%2.7M2.99
    29 July 20227.4M-11.0%2.2M3.39
    15 July 20228.4M+14.2%2.3M3.66
    30 June 20227.3M+9.5%3.1M2.33
    15 June 20226.7M+1.2%2.6M2.57
    31 May 20226.6M+5.0%3.3M2.00
    13 May 20226.3M-2.2%3.1M2.06
    29 April 20226.4M-9.8%3.0M2.18
    14 April 20227.1M+14.3%2.5M2.88
    31 March 20226.2M-15.5%2.6M2.38
    15 March 20227.4M+9.7%2.7M2.70
    28 February 20226.7M+16.6%3.5M1.94
    15 February 20225.8M+4.8%3.3M1.73
    31 January 20225.5M-1.1%3.4M1.62
    14 January 20225.6M+8.5%2.9M1.92
    31 December 20215.1M-3.4%2.4M2.15
    15 December 20215.3M-9.7%3.5M1.53
    30 November 20215.9M-9.1%2.9M2.03
    15 November 20216.5M+7.5%2.4M2.65
    29 October 20216.0M-4.1%2.0M3.02
    15 October 20216.3M-3.5%2.8M2.25
    30 September 20216.5M-8.9%3.5M1.86
    15 September 20217.1M+4.0%3.0M2.37
    31 August 20216.9M-8.8%2.6M2.63
    13 August 20217.5M+4.7%2.5M3.05
    30 July 20217.2M-2.1%2.6M2.73
    15 July 20217.4M-2.1%2.5M2.89
    30 June 20217.5M-1.1%3.4M2.22
    15 June 20217.6M+4.5%2.5M3.05
    28 May 20217.3M-4.8%3.5M2.10
    14 May 20217.6M+9.9%3.7M2.09
    30 April 20216.9M-24.0%2.9M2.40
    15 April 20219.1M+8.2%3.0M3.06
    31 March 20218.5M+25.0%4.2M2.03
    15 March 20216.8M+4.9%3.1M2.18
    26 February 20216.4M-18.9%2.9M2.24
    12 February 20218.0M+10.2%2.2M3.58
    29 January 20217.2M+10.6%2.2M3.29
    15 January 20216.5M-0.9%2.6M2.55
    31 December 20206.6M+15.1%2.8M2.32
    15 December 20205.7M-83.6%2.6M2.20
    30 November 202034.9M-0.7%2.8M12.50
    13 November 202035.2M-2.3%2.7M12.85
    30 October 202036.0M-3.1%2.8M13.04
    15 October 202037.1M+0.5%3.2M11.43
    30 September 202037.0M+1.2%2.8M13.38
    15 September 202036.5M-0.4%3.1M11.90
    31 August 202036.6M-0.1%2.8M13.15
    14 August 202036.7M-1.1%3.2M11.63
    31 July 202037.1M+3.8%3.2M11.67
    15 July 202035.7M-1.1%3.2M11.29
    30 June 202036.1M-4.1%3.9M9.20
    15 June 202037.7M-1.2%3.0M12.65
    29 May 202038.1M+0.2%3.3M11.51
    15 May 202038.1M-0.3%3.1M12.41
    30 April 202038.2M-1.0%2.9M13.01
    15 April 202038.6M+6.9%4.0M9.76
    31 March 202036.1M-7.8%6.0M5.99
    13 March 202039.1M+2.4%5.2M7.53
    28 February 202038.2M-2.6%4.5M8.48
    14 February 202039.2M-0.3%2.7M14.37
    31 January 202039.3M+1.2%2.8M13.87
    15 January 202038.9M+0.1%2.7M14.29
    31 December 201938.8M-1.9%3.3M11.81
    13 December 201939.6M+3.9%3.6M10.94
    29 November 201938.1M+236.4%6.4M5.96
    15 November 201911.3M+12.3%3.9M2.93
    31 October 201910.1M-6.0%2.3M4.47
    15 October 201910.7M+10.2%2.6M4.11
    30 September 20199.7M+6.6%2.8M3.53
    13 September 20199.1M+10.7%2.7M3.35
    30 August 20198.2M-2.0%2.6M3.12
    15 August 20198.4M-0.4%2.9M2.88
    31 July 20198.5M-1.3%2.4M3.51
    15 July 20198.6M+0.1%2.2M3.94
    28 June 20198.6M+2.9%3.4M2.49
    14 June 20198.3M-9.2%3.0M2.74
    31 May 20199.2M-15.0%3.1M2.95
    15 May 201910.8M-2.9%3.2M3.41
    30 April 201911.1M-13.1%2.7M4.04
    15 April 201912.8M-2.2%3.5M3.61
    29 March 201913.1M+3.3%4.1M3.16
    15 March 201912.6M-0.6%4.1M3.07
    28 February 201912.7M-7.3%3.2M3.98
    15 February 201913.7M-0.4%3.4M3.99
    31 January 201913.8M-8.9%2.9M4.72
    15 January 201915.1M+1.9%3.1M4.84
    31 December 201814.8M-3.3%3.9M3.79
    14 December 201815.3M-2.8%4.5M3.37
    30 November 201815.8M-2.7%3.5M4.55
    15 November 201816.2M-0.3%4.1M4.00
    31 October 201816.3M+5.4%4.3M3.75
    15 October 201815.4M+13.6%4.2M3.66
    28 September 201813.6M+21.4%5.3M2.58
    14 September 201811.2M+6.1%3.9M2.86
    31 August 201810.6M-3.4%2.7M3.91
    15 August 201810.9M+3.8%3.1M3.51
    31 July 201810.5M-0.5%3.0M3.51
    13 July 201810.6M-11.9%3.5M3.04
    29 June 201812.0M+7.2%3.8M3.19
    15 June 201811.2M-50.1%4.2M2.65
    31 May 201822.4M+1.4%3.5M6.33
    15 May 201822.1M+0.3%3.7M6.05
    30 April 201822.0M-1.5%2.7M8.31
    13 April 201822.4M-1.7%3.5M6.46
    29 March 201822.8M+7.6%4.2M5.36
    15 March 201821.1M+102.0%4.7M4.54
    28 February 201810.5M-0.1%3.8M2.73
    15 February 201810.5M-5.9%5.1M2.05
    31 January 201811.1M+24.5%4.2M2.63
    12 January 20188.9M+10.6%3.2M2.77
    29 December 20178.1M2.2M3.74
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.