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Firstenergy Corp. short interest

31.4M shares of Firstenergy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (22.6M to 31.9M). Short sellers would need 6.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short31.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.6%+18% over a year
Days to cover6.38at 4.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.43%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 (22.6M to 31.9M), and the share price moved -3% 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 202631.4M-1.6%4.9M6.38
    30 September 202631.9M+6.1%3.9M8.26
    15 September 202630.1M+3.4%4.5M6.74
    31 August 202629.1M+13.9%3.7M7.86
    14 August 202625.6M+2.5%4.2M6.14
    31 July 202624.9M-12.4%4.8M5.22
    15 July 202628.5M+8.1%4.1M6.89
    30 June 202626.3M+5.1%4.5M5.91
    15 June 202625.0M+7.1%4.8M5.26
    29 May 202623.4M+3.6%4.5M5.14
    15 May 202622.6M-10.6%6.5M3.45
    30 April 202625.2M+4.3%5.9M4.30
    15 April 202624.2M-8.1%3.5M6.88
    31 March 202626.3M+2.5%4.6M5.67
    13 March 202625.7M-1.0%4.2M6.18
    27 February 202625.9M-7.8%5.0M5.20
    13 February 202628.1M+4.3%5.8M4.82
    30 January 202627.0M-4.3%5.0M5.43
    15 January 202628.2M+1.0%4.1M6.92
    31 December 202527.9M+11.6%4.2M6.58
    15 December 202525.0M-5.0%4.7M5.32
    28 November 202526.3M-6.0%5.2M5.06
    14 November 202528.0M+2.3%4.0M7.04
    31 October 202527.3M+2.3%5.2M5.28
    15 October 202526.7M+4.4%4.7M5.70
    30 September 202525.6M+1.9%4.5M5.67
    15 September 202525.1M+2.9%3.0M8.24
    29 August 202524.4M+7.8%3.7M6.60
    15 August 202522.6M+16.4%3.7M6.08
    31 July 202519.4M+2.7%4.1M4.77
    15 July 202518.9M-5.6%4.0M4.79
    30 June 202520.1M+7.7%5.1M3.94
    13 June 202518.6M+17.0%6.0M3.12
    30 May 202515.9M-7.9%3.8M4.20
    15 May 202517.3M+12.8%4.2M4.13
    30 April 202515.3M+19.7%6.0M2.53
    15 April 202512.8M+7.0%5.6M2.27
    31 March 202512.0M-3.3%5.7M2.12
    14 March 202512.4M-4.0%7.3M1.70
    28 February 202512.9M-9.3%8.4M1.53
    14 February 202514.2M+25.9%3.9M3.62
    31 January 202511.3M+10.0%4.0M2.80
    15 January 202510.3M-1.3%2.7M3.81
    31 December 202410.4M-3.6%3.0M3.49
    13 December 202410.8M-4.0%2.2M4.79
    29 November 202411.2M+7.8%2.2M5.07
    15 November 202410.4M+1.2%3.3M3.17
    31 October 202410.3M-6.1%2.9M3.50
    15 October 202411.0M+1.2%2.7M4.06
    30 September 202410.8M-10.6%3.6M2.99
    13 September 202412.1M+7.7%2.4M5.09
    30 August 202411.2M+1.0%2.2M5.10
    15 August 202411.1M-4.2%3.2M3.43
    31 July 202411.6M+2.8%2.7M4.38
    15 July 202411.3M-1.2%2.4M4.80
    28 June 202411.5M-2.3%2.8M4.08
    14 June 202411.7M+0.4%2.1M5.63
    31 May 202411.7M-6.6%2.4M4.95
    15 May 202412.5M+3.0%2.3M5.32
    30 April 202412.1M+0.3%3.0M4.06
    15 April 202412.1M+4.1%2.9M4.23
    28 March 202411.6M-8.7%2.5M4.72
    15 March 202412.7M+1.8%2.9M4.40
    29 February 202412.5M-4.2%3.2M3.88
    15 February 202413.1M-2.0%4.1M3.18
    31 January 202413.3M+12.6%4.3M3.11
    12 January 202411.8M-18.0%4.1M2.89
    29 December 202314.4M+17.5%2.9M5.03
    15 December 202312.3M+7.1%4.6M2.69
    30 November 202311.5M+8.7%3.5M3.24
    15 November 202310.6M-3.0%2.9M3.65
    31 October 202310.9M+11.2%3.4M3.17
    13 October 20239.8M+6.8%4.8M2.05
    29 September 20239.2M-14.3%3.8M2.41
    15 September 202310.7M-6.1%3.9M2.71
    31 August 202311.4M-6.9%2.2M5.20
    15 August 202312.2M+6.1%4.3M2.84
    31 July 202311.5M+0.6%2.3M4.97
    14 July 202311.5M-6.9%2.3M5.00
    30 June 202312.3M-0.4%3.5M3.50
    15 June 202312.3M+14.4%3.6M3.38
    31 May 202310.8M-4.3%3.3M3.29
    15 May 202311.3M+110.9%6.8M1.66
    28 April 20235.4M-2.2%3.0M1.79
    14 April 20235.5M+3.8%3.2M1.72
    31 March 20235.3M-29.2%4.0M1.32
    15 March 20237.4M-22.9%3.6M2.09
    28 February 20239.7M+67.5%3.5M2.79
    15 February 20235.8M-13.4%4.4M1.32
    31 January 20236.7M-11.1%4.7M1.43
    13 January 20237.5M+28.6%3.5M2.17
    30 December 20225.8M-13.0%2.7M2.17
    15 December 20226.7M+20.7%3.1M2.13
    30 November 20225.5M-1.8%2.5M2.19
    15 November 20225.6M-13.5%3.5M1.60
    31 October 20226.5M-12.4%3.9M1.65
    14 October 20227.5M+4.0%4.8M1.55
    30 September 20227.2M-10.3%5.3M1.36
    15 September 20228.0M+14.8%3.5M2.31
    31 August 20227.0M+4.1%2.2M3.12
    15 August 20226.7M+25.1%4.8M1.40
    29 July 20225.3M-15.6%2.9M1.84
    15 July 20226.3M+15.2%2.6M2.48
    30 June 20225.5M-16.9%4.8M1.15
    15 June 20226.6M-15.5%5.1M1.30
    31 May 20227.8M-10.4%3.1M2.53
    13 May 20228.7M-0.3%3.8M2.31
    29 April 20228.8M-16.6%3.4M2.58
    14 April 202210.5M-15.5%3.3M3.14
    31 March 202212.4M-11.4%4.8M2.62
    15 March 202214.0M-1.9%5.3M2.63
    28 February 202214.3M+2.6%5.3M2.68
    15 February 202214.0M-13.0%4.6M3.05
    31 January 202216.0M+26.6%4.8M3.33
    14 January 202212.7M-10.5%3.7M3.46
    31 December 202114.2M-3.1%2.3M6.24
    15 December 202114.6M-10.3%3.9M3.77
    30 November 202116.3M-1.8%3.3M4.94
    15 November 202116.6M+15.7%3.6M4.64
    29 October 202114.3M-6.7%3.5M4.12
    15 October 202115.4M-13.4%2.9M5.27
    30 September 202117.8M+3.7%3.0M5.84
    15 September 202117.1M+4.5%2.8M6.06
    31 August 202116.4M-3.4%2.4M6.94
    13 August 202117.0M+0.4%2.6M6.45
    30 July 202116.9M-6.4%5.5M3.05
    15 July 202118.1M-2.5%2.5M7.13
    30 June 202118.5M-5.1%3.1M5.99
    15 June 202119.5M+3.6%2.4M8.19
    28 May 202118.8M+8.8%2.2M8.43
    14 May 202117.3M-8.2%3.3M5.26
    30 April 202118.9M-17.8%3.3M5.78
    15 April 202123.0M+5.8%3.4M6.74
    31 March 202121.7M+5.5%3.9M5.53
    15 March 202120.6M+6.2%4.0M5.12
    26 February 202119.4M+1.9%5.9M3.30
    12 February 202119.0M+14.9%4.5M4.27
    29 January 202116.6M-1.9%3.9M4.28
    15 January 202116.9M+3.8%4.3M3.95
    31 December 202016.2M-15.5%4.3M3.81
    15 December 202019.2M+6.1%6.1M3.16
    30 November 202018.1M+20.0%8.6M2.11
    13 November 202015.1M-5.7%6.1M2.49
    30 October 202016.0M+33.4%5.9M2.73
    15 October 202012.0M+14.9%3.7M3.22
    30 September 202010.4M-3.1%4.1M2.55
    15 September 202010.8M-9.1%4.4M2.43
    31 August 202011.9M-6.5%4.8M2.47
    14 August 202012.7M+113.7%7.3M1.74
    31 July 20205.9M-17.1%28.2M1.00
    15 July 20207.2M+19.3%3.7M1.92
    30 June 20206.0M-3.2%4.3M1.40
    15 June 20206.2M-8.2%2.9M2.17
    29 May 20206.8M-6.8%2.8M2.40
    15 May 20207.3M+24.4%3.1M2.35
    30 April 20205.8M+3.3%3.2M1.83
    15 April 20205.6M-6.7%4.3M1.33
    31 March 20206.1M-14.3%5.6M1.07
    13 March 20207.1M+17.4%6.5M1.09
    28 February 20206.0M-0.7%4.6M1.31
    14 February 20206.1M-13.7%2.9M2.08
    31 January 20207.0M+15.2%2.8M2.47
    15 January 20206.1M-17.4%2.7M2.26
    31 December 20197.4M-12.2%2.8M2.66
    13 December 20198.4M+0.5%2.6M3.22
    29 November 20198.4M+9.6%5.1M1.64
    15 November 20197.6M-26.7%5.9M1.29
    31 October 201910.4M-8.6%4.0M2.63
    15 October 201911.4M-27.0%2.9M3.88
    30 September 201915.6M+11.4%4.2M3.72
    13 September 201914.0M-3.4%3.4M4.07
    30 August 201914.5M-24.1%4.1M3.50
    15 August 201919.1M-33.4%4.9M3.88
    31 July 201928.7M+4.5%4.5M6.32
    15 July 201927.5M-8.9%2.4M11.31
    28 June 201930.2M+6.5%3.9M7.82
    14 June 201928.3M+20.1%2.8M10.03
    31 May 201923.6M-2.2%3.6M6.50
    15 May 201924.1M-2.0%3.6M6.73
    30 April 201924.6M-3.8%3.6M6.87
    15 April 201925.6M-2.4%5.5M4.67
    29 March 201926.3M-10.3%4.4M6.02
    15 March 201929.3M+3.3%4.8M6.10
    28 February 201928.3M+8.3%5.4M5.21
    15 February 201926.2M-7.2%6.1M4.30
    31 January 201928.2M-4.6%4.3M6.55
    15 January 201929.6M+3.4%4.8M6.20
    31 December 201828.6M-3.1%5.7M5.05
    14 December 201829.5M+1.3%6.7M4.41
    30 November 201829.1M-3.7%4.2M6.98
    15 November 201830.3M-7.7%4.0M7.50
    31 October 201832.8M+7.2%4.4M7.45
    15 October 201830.6M-2.5%3.5M8.78
    28 September 201831.4M+3.3%4.5M7.05
    14 September 201830.4M-1.0%3.1M9.80
    31 August 201830.7M+3.0%2.6M11.70
    15 August 201829.8M-0.2%3.3M9.05
    31 July 201829.8M-9.1%4.2M7.04
    13 July 201832.8M-4.3%3.6M9.23
    29 June 201834.3M+0.6%4.0M8.50
    15 June 201834.1M+3.4%3.9M8.64
    31 May 201833.0M+2.3%4.0M8.32
    15 May 201832.2M-4.1%4.1M7.86
    30 April 201833.6M+4.1%5.1M6.54
    13 April 201832.3M-7.7%3.7M8.79
    29 March 201835.0M+19.3%7.8M4.49
    15 March 201829.3M+36.2%6.5M4.53
    28 February 201821.5M+0.5%6.3M3.40
    15 February 201821.4M+6.8%7.7M2.78
    31 January 201820.1M+13.8%14.3M1.40
    12 January 201817.6M+26.5%4.6M3.87
    29 December 201713.9M3.1M4.51
    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.