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Forestar Group Inc. short interest

1.0M shares of Forestar Group 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 5.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+10.5%+22% over a year
Days to cover5.05at 201K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.99%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 -4% 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 20261.0M+10.5%201K5.05
    30 September 2026919K+20.6%201K4.57
    15 September 2026762K+19.1%138K5.54
    31 August 2026640K+20.9%103K6.22
    14 August 2026530K+2.0%108K4.91
    31 July 2026519K-2.1%153K3.40
    15 July 2026530K-0.9%144K3.68
    30 June 2026535K+4.0%163K3.29
    15 June 2026515K-0.5%144K3.56
    29 May 2026517K+5.6%166K3.12
    15 May 2026490K-10.5%134K3.67
    30 April 2026547K+8.6%149K3.67
    15 April 2026504K-7.7%143K3.53
    31 March 2026546K-11.9%139K3.94
    13 March 2026620K+7.3%131K4.75
    27 February 2026578K-0.4%148K3.91
    13 February 2026580K+35.1%201K2.89
    30 January 2026429K-10.8%200K2.14
    15 January 2026481K-14.8%149K3.23
    31 December 2025564K+4.5%151K3.74
    15 December 2025540K-4.8%140K3.85
    28 November 2025567K-3.4%121K4.68
    14 November 2025588K-12.8%126K4.66
    31 October 2025674K-18.8%126K5.33
    15 October 2025829K-7.2%120K6.89
    30 September 2025894K-3.3%152K5.87
    15 September 2025924K+5.2%134K6.92
    29 August 2025878K+2.2%154K5.72
    15 August 2025860K-10.1%190K4.53
    31 July 2025956K-1.4%240K3.98
    15 July 2025970K+7.0%163K5.96
    30 June 2025907K+12.4%148K6.12
    13 June 2025807K+7.1%155K5.21
    30 May 2025753K-2.9%156K4.82
    15 May 2025775K+0.8%165K4.70
    30 April 2025769K+10.0%270K2.85
    15 April 2025699K+11.6%250K2.80
    31 March 2025627K+6.4%137K4.58
    14 March 2025589K+3.7%292K2.01
    28 February 2025568K-5.0%192K2.96
    14 February 2025598K+10.7%165K3.62
    31 January 2025540K+19.0%266K2.03
    15 January 2025454K+12.3%151K3.00
    31 December 2024404K+28.0%138K2.93
    13 December 2024316K-0.8%136K2.33
    29 November 2024318K-1.4%122K2.61
    15 November 2024323K-6.2%127K2.54
    31 October 2024344K-11.5%109K3.17
    15 October 2024389K-1.2%104K3.74
    30 September 2024394K-6.2%150K2.63
    13 September 2024420K+2.9%141K2.98
    30 August 2024408K-10.6%169K2.41
    15 August 2024456K-22.8%187K2.44
    31 July 2024591K+40.1%308K1.92
    15 July 2024422K-6.4%173K2.44
    28 June 2024451K+2.5%181K2.50
    14 June 2024440K-12.5%125K3.51
    31 May 2024503K-6.5%133K3.77
    15 May 2024537K-2.2%193K2.79
    30 April 2024550K+8.2%382K1.44
    15 April 2024508K+6.0%250K2.03
    28 March 2024479K-19.9%269K1.78
    15 March 2024598K+6.2%248K2.41
    29 February 2024563K+14.7%169K3.32
    15 February 2024491K-17.4%158K3.11
    31 January 2024594K+76.0%225K2.64
    12 January 2024338K-25.4%169K1.99
    29 December 2023452K+3.6%167K2.72
    15 December 2023437K+7.3%174K2.51
    30 November 2023407K-4.8%145K2.80
    15 November 2023427K-10.9%200K2.14
    31 October 2023480K-12.3%168K2.85
    13 October 2023547K+4.6%173K3.17
    29 September 2023523K+32.1%137K3.81
    15 September 2023396K-13.5%157K2.52
    31 August 2023457K-4.2%172K2.66
    15 August 2023477K+19.6%306K1.56
    31 July 2023399K-13.5%315K1.27
    14 July 2023462K+23.4%138K3.35
    30 June 2023374K-11.9%176K2.13
    15 June 2023424K-2.9%119K3.56
    31 May 2023437K-1.6%128K3.41
    15 May 2023444K+20.6%146K3.05
    28 April 2023368K-11.0%147K2.50
    14 April 2023414K+2.7%87K4.73
    31 March 2023403K+22.0%96K4.20
    15 March 2023330K+24.0%77K4.27
    28 February 2023266K-12.8%93K2.88
    15 February 2023305K-7.5%91K3.36
    31 January 2023330K+17.6%150K2.20
    13 January 2023281K-5.4%88K3.18
    30 December 2022297K-1.8%99K2.99
    15 December 2022302K+16.2%135K2.24
    30 November 2022260K+5.7%111K2.35
    15 November 2022246K-20.4%103K2.40
    31 October 2022309K-18.5%136K2.27
    14 October 2022379K+5.3%98K3.87
    30 September 2022360K+1.6%135K2.67
    15 September 2022354K-13.9%110K3.21
    31 August 2022411K+13.6%88K4.65
    15 August 2022362K-5.7%88K4.11
    29 July 2022384K+4.8%170K2.26
    15 July 2022367K+11.1%76K4.85
    30 June 2022330K-4.9%115K2.87
    15 June 2022347K+18.9%122K2.84
    31 May 2022292K+16.9%98K2.97
    13 May 2022250K+7.2%87K2.87
    29 April 2022233K+14.9%105K2.21
    14 April 2022203K+17.2%86K2.36
    31 March 2022173K+12.6%89K1.93
    15 March 2022154K+8.7%70K2.20
    28 February 2022141K+4.3%76K1.86
    15 February 2022136K+26.5%95K1.43
    31 January 2022107K+22.0%141K1.00
    14 January 202288K-37.4%100K1.00
    31 December 2021140K-0.9%80K1.74
    15 December 2021142K+4.5%55K2.57
    30 November 2021135K-3.0%53K2.55
    15 November 2021140K-67.9%77K1.81
    29 October 2021435K+1.1%48K9.00
    15 October 2021430K-0.6%59K7.33
    30 September 2021433K-8.7%64K6.79
    15 September 2021474K-5.6%58K8.22
    31 August 2021502K+6.4%58K8.63
    13 August 2021472K-2.5%73K6.48
    30 July 2021485K+0.4%134K3.63
    15 July 2021483K+3.2%104K4.63
    30 June 2021468K+23.7%124K3.77
    15 June 2021378K-16.6%127K2.99
    28 May 2021453K+0.4%59K7.68
    14 May 2021452K+32.2%126K3.57
    30 April 2021342K+5.4%109K3.12
    15 April 2021324K+1.6%109K2.98
    31 March 2021319K-5.8%158K2.01
    15 March 2021339K-2.9%87K3.89
    26 February 2021349K-4.5%70K4.99
    12 February 2021365K-16.2%88K4.14
    29 January 2021436K+14.5%105K4.16
    15 January 2021380K-20.4%85K4.46
    31 December 2020478K+3.5%83K5.75
    15 December 2020462K+2.3%72K6.44
    30 November 2020452K-4.6%63K7.11
    13 November 2020473K-22.3%90K5.28
    30 October 2020609K+69.3%60K10.19
    15 October 2020360K-8.8%87K4.14
    30 September 2020395K+6.8%108K3.64
    15 September 2020370K-0.5%91K4.05
    31 August 2020372K-4.0%59K6.30
    14 August 2020387K-12.3%98K3.95
    31 July 2020442K-6.0%109K4.06
    15 July 2020470K-7.3%200K2.34
    30 June 2020507K+16.0%123K4.13
    15 June 2020437K-14.4%95K4.59
    29 May 2020511K+5.4%105K4.86
    15 May 2020484K-5.0%115K4.21
    30 April 2020510K+0.7%119K4.30
    15 April 2020507K+14.2%162K3.12
    31 March 2020444K-11.0%231K1.92
    13 March 2020499K-8.7%113K4.42
    28 February 2020546K-5.2%131K4.17
    14 February 2020576K+2.3%82K6.98
    31 January 2020563K+26.1%152K3.70
    15 January 2020446K+12.4%69K6.44
    31 December 2019397K+47.9%107K3.70
    13 December 2019268K-6.2%53K5.09
    29 November 2019286K+7.0%84K3.41
    15 November 2019267K-7.9%64K4.18
    31 October 2019290K-22.4%103K2.83
    15 October 2019374K-10.3%149K2.50
    30 September 2019417K+93.1%442K1.00
    13 September 2019216K+4.5%31K6.88
    30 August 2019207K+5.8%23K8.91
    15 August 2019195K-1.4%23K8.67
    31 July 2019198K-6.6%37K5.34
    15 July 2019212K-2.1%32K6.64
    28 June 2019217K+11.0%36K6.07
    14 June 2019195K-14.9%30K6.40
    31 May 2019229K-5.7%42K5.49
    15 May 2019243K-6.8%47K5.18
    30 April 2019261K+0.5%24K10.72
    15 April 2019260K+13.2%44K5.92
    29 March 2019229K-5.9%30K7.69
    15 March 2019244K+0.0%38K6.44
    28 February 2019244K-19.9%72K3.39
    15 February 2019304K+21.3%40K7.61
    31 January 2019251K+1.8%54K4.67
    15 January 2019247K-4.4%84K2.93
    31 December 2018258K-7.6%115K2.24
    14 December 2018279K+7.7%81K3.46
    30 November 2018259K+13.5%66K3.92
    15 November 2018228K-24.2%92K2.47
    31 October 2018301K-16.4%83K3.64
    15 October 2018361K-24.8%66K5.45
    28 September 2018480K-1.8%37K12.86
    14 September 2018489K-3.8%18K26.70
    31 August 2018508K+5.7%24K20.84
    15 August 2018481K+7.8%46K10.53
    31 July 2018446K+9.6%38K11.79
    13 July 2018407K-9.0%56K7.29
    29 June 2018447K-20.7%106K4.22
    15 June 2018564K+7.3%57K9.84
    31 May 2018525K-5.8%70K7.52
    15 May 2018557K-3.5%95K5.85
    30 April 2018577K+38.7%81K7.15
    13 April 2018416K+0.3%100K4.17
    29 March 2018415K-23.4%105K3.97
    15 March 2018541K-23.4%127K4.26
    28 February 2018706K-1.0%82K8.63
    15 February 2018713K+26.0%178K4.01
    31 January 2018566K-17.6%160K3.55
    12 January 2018687K-10.8%139K4.96
    29 December 2017770K143K5.37
    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.