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Escalade Inc. short interest

281K shares of Escalade were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (74K to 294K). Short sellers would need 9.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short281Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.6%+264% over a year
Days to cover9.28at 30K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.04%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 (74K to 294K), and the share price moved +65% 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 2026281K-0.6%30K9.28
    30 September 2026283K-3.9%28K10.04
    15 September 2026294K+4.7%28K10.64
    31 August 2026281K+1.3%35K8.15
    14 August 2026278K+26.4%67K4.13
    31 July 2026220K+1.7%32K6.86
    15 July 2026216K+16.1%34K6.36
    30 June 2026186K+0.2%47K3.94
    15 June 2026186K-7.2%25K7.41
    29 May 2026200K+13.7%34K5.87
    15 May 2026176K+5.4%53K3.30
    30 April 2026167K-0.9%24K6.83
    15 April 2026169K-5.4%45K3.76
    31 March 2026178K+0.3%55K3.25
    13 March 2026178K-0.8%48K3.67
    27 February 2026179K-2.1%13K14.11
    13 February 2026183K+2.4%16K11.12
    30 January 2026179K+5.8%16K11.27
    15 January 2026169K+35.1%23K7.19
    31 December 2025125K+21.9%21K5.94
    15 December 2025103K+12.3%34K2.99
    28 November 202591K+3.6%16K5.87
    14 November 202588K+19.8%17K5.25
    31 October 202574K-4.8%14K5.21
    15 October 202577K-2.2%20K3.80
    30 September 202579K-3.6%15K5.41
    15 September 202582K+2.3%11K7.68
    29 August 202580K-6.3%13K6.10
    15 August 202586K+16.4%19K4.46
    31 July 202574K-6.7%20K3.69
    15 July 202579K-6.7%14K5.59
    30 June 202584K-3.4%25K3.35
    13 June 202587K-1.9%15K5.81
    30 May 202589K-3.6%18K5.04
    15 May 202592K+2.5%12K7.57
    30 April 202590K-11.8%18K4.92
    15 April 2025102K-0.9%24K4.25
    31 March 2025103K+4.1%17K6.17
    14 March 202599K+16.2%14K6.89
    28 February 202585K-13.6%16K5.22
    14 February 202599K+2.4%13K7.43
    31 January 202597K+0.8%16K5.99
    15 January 202596K+3.7%24K3.98
    31 December 202492K+21.8%23K3.95
    13 December 202476K+38.5%40K1.88
    29 November 202455K-4.6%35K1.57
    15 November 202457K+6.8%28K2.05
    31 October 202454K-4.8%16K3.41
    15 October 202456K-31.8%21K2.67
    30 September 202483K+2.2%35K2.36
    13 September 202481K+3.0%52K1.54
    30 August 202479K+0.2%8K9.41
    15 August 202478K-8.3%12K6.44
    31 July 202486K+1.1%17K5.05
    15 July 202485K+2.4%22K3.88
    28 June 202483K+21.0%27K3.08
    14 June 202468K+0.1%11K6.15
    31 May 202468K-10.4%11K6.23
    15 May 202476K+0.9%14K5.26
    30 April 202475K-21.3%27K2.79
    15 April 202496K+28.2%18K5.47
    28 March 202475K-28.5%16K4.55
    15 March 2024105K-21.1%20K5.20
    29 February 2024133K-0.5%17K7.73
    15 February 2024133K-16.1%19K6.96
    31 January 2024159K-8.8%17K9.33
    12 January 2024174K-3.6%19K9.20
    29 December 2023181K+22.7%28K6.46
    15 December 2023147K-5.3%37K4.02
    30 November 2023155K-2.7%21K7.53
    15 November 2023160K+1.1%32K5.00
    31 October 2023158K-13.2%21K7.37
    13 October 2023182K-10.3%17K10.76
    29 September 2023203K+2.6%18K11.51
    15 September 2023198K-9.9%26K7.49
    31 August 2023220K-4.3%15K14.26
    15 August 2023230K+1.8%24K9.73
    31 July 2023225K-9.7%36K6.22
    14 July 2023250K+0.7%31K8.16
    30 June 2023248K+199.1%145K1.71
    15 June 202383K+7.6%31K2.70
    31 May 202377K-13.0%16K4.75
    15 May 202389K+16.2%25K3.62
    28 April 202376K+11.1%14K5.65
    14 April 202369K-8.2%23K3.05
    31 March 202375K+0.5%15K4.87
    15 March 202374K+5.7%6K11.67
    28 February 202370K-6.6%14K5.08
    15 February 202375K+6.8%11K6.95
    31 January 202371K-15.2%11K6.45
    13 January 202383K+4.3%17K4.95
    30 December 202280K+5.7%26K3.12
    15 December 202275K-27.3%32K2.40
    30 November 2022104K+12.3%22K4.83
    15 November 202292K-11.6%20K4.66
    31 October 2022105K-30.3%22K4.75
    14 October 2022150K-3.7%11K13.14
    30 September 2022156K+5.0%17K8.99
    15 September 2022149K-1.7%15K9.70
    31 August 2022151K+6.1%12K12.62
    15 August 2022142K-1.7%22K6.38
    29 July 2022145K+2.6%17K8.78
    15 July 2022141K-7.1%20K7.00
    30 June 2022152K-67.3%167K1.00
    15 June 2022466K-1.2%46K10.15
    31 May 2022472K-2.6%38K12.45
    13 May 2022484K+10.0%49K9.94
    29 April 2022440K+50.7%57K7.68
    14 April 2022292K+7.3%40K7.37
    31 March 2022272K+9.6%34K7.92
    15 March 2022249K+8.3%24K10.51
    28 February 2022229K+11.1%21K10.92
    15 February 2022207K+5.7%21K10.01
    31 January 2022195K+17.3%29K6.74
    14 January 2022167K-7.8%24K7.05
    31 December 2021181K-26.1%27K6.80
    15 December 2021244K+16.8%36K6.84
    30 November 2021209K+2.3%26K8.12
    15 November 2021205K-2.6%16K12.82
    29 October 2021210K+0.0%14K14.62
    15 October 2021210K+1.0%24K8.80
    30 September 2021208K-9.5%60K3.48
    15 September 2021230K+17.1%28K8.33
    31 August 2021196K-1.8%31K6.40
    13 August 2021200K+1.7%13K15.62
    30 July 2021196K+1.4%19K10.27
    15 July 2021194K+0.1%18K10.61
    30 June 2021193K-16.8%50K3.83
    15 June 2021232K-9.1%29K8.07
    28 May 2021256K-6.5%35K7.24
    14 May 2021274K+13.1%34K8.02
    30 April 2021242K+0.1%33K7.30
    15 April 2021242K+5.0%22K10.78
    31 March 2021230K-21.5%50K4.64
    15 March 2021293K+1.0%36K8.13
    26 February 2021290K-10.2%44K6.54
    12 February 2021323K-7.6%26K12.31
    29 January 2021350K+0.8%29K12.22
    15 January 2021347K-8.3%56K6.18
    31 December 2020378K+13.9%48K7.89
    15 December 2020332K+44.7%55K6.08
    30 November 2020230K+26.0%39K5.89
    13 November 2020182K+2.0%63K2.90
    30 October 2020179K-3.8%60K2.96
    15 October 2020186K-6.0%40K4.64
    30 September 2020197K-8.0%70K2.81
    15 September 2020215K-4.2%44K4.89
    31 August 2020224K+11.0%32K6.97
    14 August 2020202K+15.1%55K3.65
    31 July 2020175K+2.6%40K4.36
    15 July 2020171K-10.0%35K4.88
    30 June 2020190K+6.7%76K2.51
    15 June 2020178K-4.9%36K4.93
    29 May 2020187K+1.0%41K4.61
    15 May 2020185K+6.6%30K6.17
    30 April 2020174K+24.4%37K4.73
    15 April 2020140K+8.5%31K4.54
    31 March 2020129K-13.8%35K3.68
    13 March 2020150K+58.8%32K4.69
    28 February 202094K+77.7%22K4.29
    14 February 202053K-6.8%11K4.63
    31 January 202057K+28.2%17K3.40
    15 January 202044K-8.8%23K1.89
    31 December 201949K-19.9%20K2.46
    13 December 201961K-5.9%11K5.57
    29 November 201964K-0.7%8K7.65
    15 November 201965K-3.8%10K6.71
    31 October 201968K-3.5%6K11.84
    15 October 201970K-14.0%18K3.90
    30 September 201981K-15.3%21K3.82
    13 September 201996K+4.1%21K4.49
    30 August 201992K+10.9%12K7.59
    15 August 201983K-4.3%8K10.03
    31 July 201987K+7.5%8K11.47
    15 July 201981K-8.7%5K15.60
    28 June 201988K+10.4%14K6.28
    14 June 201980K-3.4%6K13.57
    31 May 201983K+14.0%7K12.35
    15 May 201973K-4.2%5K15.56
    30 April 201976K-12.6%7K10.81
    15 April 201987K+24.4%8K10.96
    29 March 201970K+6.5%10K7.34
    15 March 201966K+2.8%11K6.18
    28 February 201964K+0.8%17K3.75
    15 February 201963K+10.7%11K5.57
    31 January 201957K-1.1%10K5.89
    15 January 201958K-42.3%7K8.01
    31 December 2018100K-32.3%16K6.20
    14 December 2018148K-1.7%10K14.71
    30 November 2018151K+6.2%7K21.66
    15 November 2018142K-3.3%8K17.15
    31 October 2018147K-10.5%8K19.04
    15 October 2018164K-2.5%11K14.65
    28 September 2018168K+24.8%14K12.32
    14 September 2018135K+8.3%9K15.20
    31 August 2018124K+11.7%9K13.61
    15 August 2018111K-0.4%5K22.72
    31 July 2018112K-4.4%5K22.77
    13 July 2018117K-7.2%7K16.51
    29 June 2018126K+34.3%18K6.88
    15 June 201894K+2.9%8K11.36
    31 May 201891K-2.1%9K9.76
    15 May 201893K+10.1%7K12.76
    30 April 201885K+17.8%11K7.75
    13 April 201872K+7.9%8K9.39
    29 March 201867K-2.9%15K4.32
    15 March 201868K+20.3%10K7.13
    28 February 201857K+1.3%8K6.74
    15 February 201856K+27.1%14K4.14
    31 January 201844K+1.5%7K5.97
    12 January 201844K-66.0%9K5.03
    29 December 2017128K9K14.66
    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.