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Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. short interest

1.3M shares of Esquire Financial Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 10.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.8%+65% over a year
Days to cover10.42at 124K shares a day
Of shares in issue14.89%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 most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +24% 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+2.8%124K10.42
    30 September 20261.3M+23.2%240K5.23
    15 September 20261.0M+19.2%177K5.73
    31 August 2026853K-9.2%144K5.94
    14 August 2026940K+16.2%122K7.70
    31 July 2026809K+4.0%174K4.66
    15 July 2026778K-4.0%124K6.28
    30 June 2026810K+10.6%145K5.58
    15 June 2026733K+0.3%99K7.43
    29 May 2026731K-7.7%115K6.37
    15 May 2026792K+12.5%80K9.85
    30 April 2026704K-0.3%142K4.95
    15 April 2026706K+9.5%113K6.28
    31 March 2026645K+5.2%111K5.79
    13 March 2026613K+3.3%76K8.07
    27 February 2026593K-5.3%73K8.18
    13 February 2026627K+13.9%74K8.48
    30 January 2026550K-17.0%129K4.27
    15 January 2026663K+0.4%53K12.43
    31 December 2025660K-4.7%57K11.50
    15 December 2025693K-3.6%65K10.70
    28 November 2025719K-8.4%78K9.24
    14 November 2025784K+9.0%65K12.13
    31 October 2025719K-8.0%64K11.29
    15 October 2025782K+8.2%57K13.80
    30 September 2025723K+9.6%84K8.60
    15 September 2025659K+1.2%44K14.90
    29 August 2025651K-12.2%61K10.71
    15 August 2025741K+11.6%85K8.70
    31 July 2025664K-9.8%105K6.31
    15 July 2025736K+18.7%200K3.69
    30 June 2025620K+19.1%156K3.99
    13 June 2025521K-9.0%81K6.40
    30 May 2025572K-18.1%98K5.84
    15 May 2025699K+26.3%47K14.98
    30 April 2025553K+1.3%68K8.14
    15 April 2025546K+11.1%78K6.97
    31 March 2025491K+14.4%66K7.47
    14 March 2025430K-1.1%49K8.75
    28 February 2025434K-26.3%68K6.36
    14 February 2025589K+34.0%69K8.53
    31 January 2025440K+35.7%151K2.92
    15 January 2025324K+9.5%61K5.29
    31 December 2024296K+23.7%65K4.57
    13 December 2024239K-0.6%44K5.40
    29 November 2024241K-1.1%33K7.26
    15 November 2024243K+0.1%30K8.03
    31 October 2024243K-2.9%22K11.28
    15 October 2024250K+4.9%21K11.88
    30 September 2024239K+9.7%35K6.79
    13 September 2024218K-3.7%23K9.41
    30 August 2024226K+4.1%22K10.07
    15 August 2024217K+23.7%25K8.72
    31 July 2024176K+7.4%47K3.77
    15 July 2024164K-2.2%29K5.60
    28 June 2024167K+3.3%42K3.95
    14 June 2024162K+2.0%22K7.41
    31 May 2024159K-10.7%21K7.60
    15 May 2024178K-11.9%23K7.62
    30 April 2024202K-9.4%52K3.87
    15 April 2024223K-9.5%59K3.78
    28 March 2024246K+2.0%38K6.52
    15 March 2024241K+3.4%33K7.32
    29 February 2024233K+3.7%23K10.24
    15 February 2024225K+23.0%36K6.17
    31 January 2024183K-10.0%64K2.86
    12 January 2024203K-1.7%14K14.99
    29 December 2023207K+4.2%20K10.42
    15 December 2023199K+4.8%24K8.37
    30 November 2023189K-8.9%16K12.17
    15 November 2023208K+1.8%18K11.31
    31 October 2023204K-7.3%19K10.56
    13 October 2023220K+3.1%19K11.56
    29 September 2023214K+4.0%26K8.31
    15 September 2023206K-0.1%18K11.20
    31 August 2023206K-4.7%18K11.21
    15 August 2023216K+2.2%16K13.40
    31 July 2023211K+1.2%34K6.22
    14 July 2023209K-3.8%28K7.50
    30 June 2023217K+2.2%43K5.07
    15 June 2023212K-8.9%25K8.57
    31 May 2023233K-9.4%21K11.17
    15 May 2023257K+11.5%33K7.68
    28 April 2023231K+1.7%26K8.96
    14 April 2023227K+5.1%30K7.56
    31 March 2023216K-8.6%59K3.67
    15 March 2023236K-3.5%37K6.32
    28 February 2023245K-18.2%17K14.05
    15 February 2023299K+38.1%26K11.60
    31 January 2023217K+18.5%35K6.14
    13 January 2023183K+7.5%18K10.12
    30 December 2022170K+3.1%21K8.07
    15 December 2022165K+0.6%16K10.05
    30 November 2022164K-22.5%21K7.82
    15 November 2022211K+22.5%28K7.52
    31 October 2022173K-7.4%47K3.66
    14 October 2022186K-14.7%20K9.48
    30 September 2022218K-1.2%26K8.47
    15 September 2022221K+6.0%19K11.85
    31 August 2022209K-19.2%32K6.49
    15 August 2022258K+52.2%27K9.54
    29 July 2022170K+15.2%28K6.02
    15 July 2022147K-7.2%30K4.86
    30 June 2022159K+146.7%172K1.00
    15 June 202264K-0.3%42K1.53
    31 May 202265K+7.3%33K1.93
    13 May 202260K+20.6%35K1.72
    29 April 202250K+29.2%48K1.05
    14 April 202239K+27.2%11K3.36
    31 March 202230K-16.8%6K5.17
    15 March 202236K+17.8%9K4.17
    28 February 202231K+0.7%12K2.66
    15 February 202231K-15.3%22K1.43
    31 January 202236K+4.9%17K2.19
    14 January 202235K+17.4%20K1.72
    31 December 202129K+8.0%24K1.25
    15 December 202127K-37.4%30K1.00
    30 November 202144K-6.9%8K5.25
    15 November 202147K-12.4%48K1.00
    29 October 202153K-7.0%13K3.97
    15 October 202158K+29.2%21K2.78
    30 September 202145K-6.1%34K1.30
    15 September 202147K+59.5%26K1.81
    31 August 202130K+18.3%20K1.47
    13 August 202125K-16.3%15K1.67
    30 July 202130K-12.3%16K1.87
    15 July 202134K+29.5%22K1.57
    30 June 202126K-86.4%126K1.00
    15 June 2021194K+3.8%23K8.57
    28 May 2021187K+5.9%15K12.73
    14 May 2021176K+47.1%18K9.80
    30 April 2021120K+21.3%18K6.66
    15 April 202199K+4.9%11K9.26
    31 March 202194K-2.7%22K4.33
    15 March 202197K+3.0%13K7.37
    26 February 202194K+8.3%11K8.43
    12 February 202187K+4.9%10K8.36
    29 January 202183K+6.1%42K1.94
    15 January 202178K+3.5%17K4.49
    31 December 202075K-2.3%9K8.21
    15 December 202077K+31.5%31K2.46
    30 November 202059K+39.0%13K4.36
    13 November 202042K-3.2%14K2.98
    30 October 202044K-28.9%11K3.85
    15 October 202061K-17.5%13K4.58
    30 September 202074K-10.7%17K4.36
    15 September 202083K-5.2%18K4.58
    31 August 202088K-5.8%15K6.01
    14 August 202093K+1.7%20K4.66
    31 July 202091K-4.4%12K7.50
    15 July 202096K-7.7%15K6.22
    30 June 2020104K+48.9%15K6.71
    15 June 202070K-8.6%35K1.97
    29 May 202076K+36.2%31K2.45
    15 May 202056K+207.3%60K1.00
    30 April 202018K+20.7%33K1.00
    15 April 202015K-28.0%23K1.00
    31 March 202021K-38.2%32K1.00
    13 March 202034K+25.9%21K1.64
    28 February 202027K-2.9%15K1.82
    14 February 202028K+4.1%10K2.75
    31 January 202027K-22.3%10K2.62
    15 January 202034K-9.0%15K2.36
    31 December 201938K+39.2%31K1.22
    13 December 201927K-0.1%28K1.00
    29 November 201927K-19.2%42K1.00
    15 November 201934K-6.1%23K1.49
    31 October 201936K-9.0%10K3.70
    15 October 201939K-24.1%12K3.18
    30 September 201952K-11.7%12K4.32
    13 September 201959K+8.7%13K4.61
    30 August 201954K+18.6%11K4.82
    15 August 201945K+3.1%9K4.80
    31 July 201944K+2.9%10K4.60
    15 July 201943K+9.3%6K7.24
    28 June 201939K-5.1%19K2.01
    14 June 201941K+6.8%11K3.78
    31 May 201939K+77.3%5K7.59
    15 May 201922K-7.6%8K2.56
    30 April 201924K-26.6%12K1.99
    15 April 201932K-29.3%18K1.83
    29 March 201945K+9.8%11K4.08
    15 March 201941K+1.3%9K4.74
    28 February 201941K-15.0%10K4.25
    15 February 201948K-24.5%10K4.73
    31 January 201964K-3.5%14K4.59
    15 January 201966K-7.3%6K11.17
    31 December 201871K-27.6%21K3.38
    14 December 201898K-13.2%7K13.97
    30 November 2018113K+1.7%6K20.06
    15 November 2018111K-12.0%12K9.54
    31 October 2018127K-14.0%16K8.12
    15 October 2018147K-19.8%16K9.44
    28 September 2018184K-19.5%26K7.11
    14 September 2018228K+31.7%19K12.33
    31 August 2018173K-1.8%12K14.71
    15 August 2018176K-20.7%25K6.94
    31 July 2018222K-21.5%24K9.18
    13 July 2018283K-8.7%22K12.85
    29 June 2018310K+915.1%92K3.39
    15 June 201831K+7.0%19K1.65
    31 May 201829K+72.2%14K1.97
    15 May 201817K+5.5%10K1.58
    30 April 201816K+61.5%13K1.19
    13 April 201810K-35.0%19K1.00
    29 March 201815K+103.8%35K1.00
    15 March 20187K+202.5%27K1.00
    28 February 20182K+69.5%27K1.00
    15 February 20181K-72.0%13K1.00
    31 January 20185K+67.7%7K1.00
    12 January 20183K-5.0%5K1.00
    29 December 20173K8K1.00
    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.