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FS Bancorp, Inc. short interest

163K shares of FS Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (59K to 213K). Short sellers would need 5.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short163Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+13.3%+122% over a year
Days to cover5.71at 29K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.20%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 middle of its range over the last year (59K to 213K), and the share price moved +14% 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 2026163K+13.3%29K5.71
    30 September 2026144K-5.2%33K4.40
    15 September 2026152K+5.1%22K6.87
    31 August 2026145K-32.1%20K7.37
    14 August 2026213K+9.6%22K9.68
    31 July 2026195K+11.3%22K8.88
    15 July 2026175K-7.1%16K11.01
    30 June 2026188K+4.2%29K6.49
    15 June 2026181K+10.3%15K12.44
    29 May 2026164K+8.3%10K17.12
    15 May 2026151K-0.7%10K14.64
    30 April 2026152K+93.5%21K7.10
    15 April 202679K-4.8%10K7.63
    31 March 202683K-0.3%14K5.87
    13 March 202683K+31.2%13K6.59
    27 February 202663K+1.7%9K6.85
    13 February 202662K+3.5%9K6.85
    30 January 202660K-8.8%11K5.44
    15 January 202666K+12.0%8K8.32
    31 December 202559K-17.1%12K4.87
    15 December 202571K+6.2%17K4.25
    28 November 202567K-1.9%12K5.44
    14 November 202568K-1.9%18K3.84
    31 October 202569K-6.1%10K6.75
    15 October 202574K+2.1%13K5.51
    30 September 202572K-4.1%23K3.17
    15 September 202575K+10.3%12K6.27
    29 August 202568K-19.3%20K3.40
    15 August 202585K+6.7%15K5.80
    31 July 202579K-7.7%13K5.98
    15 July 202586K-9.9%18K4.86
    30 June 202596K+20.2%17K5.76
    13 June 202580K+38.7%16K4.93
    30 May 202557K-17.2%16K3.63
    15 May 202569K+37.3%18K3.81
    30 April 202550K+2.0%15K3.27
    15 April 202549K+10.7%18K2.73
    31 March 202545K+6.3%15K2.92
    14 March 202542K+0.8%12K3.38
    28 February 202542K+2.2%12K3.49
    14 February 202541K-2.3%15K2.71
    31 January 202542K-21.2%15K2.80
    15 January 202553K+25.5%15K3.54
    31 December 202442K+17.2%15K2.81
    13 December 202436K-10.2%14K2.64
    29 November 202440K-9.7%18K2.18
    15 November 202444K+3.9%18K2.49
    31 October 202443K+4.4%14K3.13
    15 October 202441K+5.5%12K3.48
    30 September 202439K+21.8%27K1.43
    13 September 202432K+6.5%16K1.97
    30 August 202430K+14.6%15K2.03
    15 August 202426K-14.0%19K1.38
    31 July 202430K-29.2%23K1.33
    15 July 202443K+49.5%21K2.01
    28 June 202429K+30.5%26K1.09
    14 June 202422K+27.3%10K2.25
    31 May 202417K-46.5%11K1.51
    15 May 202432K+2.2%15K2.15
    30 April 202432K-15.6%11K2.90
    15 April 202438K-24.5%9K4.04
    28 March 202450K-18.9%10K5.22
    15 March 202461K-1.0%8K7.49
    29 February 202462K+5.7%10K6.19
    15 February 202459K+0.4%11K5.29
    31 January 202458K+4.6%10K6.07
    12 January 202456K-0.2%21K2.65
    29 December 202356K+10.0%15K3.71
    15 December 202351K-11.4%22K2.33
    30 November 202357K-14.9%9K6.13
    15 November 202367K+2.1%9K7.17
    31 October 202366K-11.8%9K7.16
    13 October 202375K-13.7%15K4.96
    29 September 202387K-4.7%15K5.84
    15 September 202391K-16.8%20K4.64
    31 August 2023109K+0.5%14K8.01
    15 August 2023109K-3.6%13K8.59
    31 July 2023113K-7.0%12K9.43
    14 July 2023121K+5.4%15K8.33
    30 June 2023115K+456.8%97K1.19
    15 June 202321K-7.7%17K1.24
    31 May 202322K-6.3%13K1.70
    15 May 202324K+63.8%27K1.00
    28 April 202315K-53.5%25K1.00
    14 April 202331K+13.6%25K1.27
    31 March 202328K-26.0%27K1.03
    15 March 202337K-47.6%29K1.29
    28 February 202371K+281.7%24K2.96
    15 February 202319K+30.2%19K1.00
    31 January 202314K-8.3%38K1.00
    13 January 202316K-30.4%16K1.00
    30 December 202222K-7.9%21K1.09
    15 December 202224K+38.3%13K1.83
    30 November 202218K+20.7%14K1.24
    15 November 202215K+3.7%24K1.00
    31 October 202214K-12.6%13K1.09
    14 October 202216K-12.9%7K2.16
    30 September 202219K-17.4%12K1.60
    15 September 202222K-16.9%12K1.88
    31 August 202227K+50.5%22K1.23
    15 August 202218K-12.8%20K1.00
    29 July 202221K+45.0%25K1.00
    15 July 202214K-49.5%29K1.00
    30 June 202228K-87.7%170K1.00
    15 June 2022229K+14.9%52K4.42
    31 May 2022199K+7.1%28K7.09
    13 May 2022186K+28.0%52K3.61
    29 April 2022145K+41.7%32K4.58
    14 April 2022103K+19.0%17K5.97
    31 March 202286K+10.7%21K4.03
    15 March 202278K+30.1%21K3.75
    28 February 202260K+9.3%13K4.58
    15 February 202255K+32.6%9K5.78
    31 January 202241K+28.8%13K3.13
    14 January 202232K-10.7%10K3.17
    31 December 202136K-20.2%17K2.17
    15 December 202145K-1.3%17K2.70
    30 November 202146K-13.9%21K2.17
    15 November 202153K-9.0%9K5.98
    29 October 202158K-23.7%10K5.79
    15 October 202176K-34.3%13K5.75
    30 September 2021116K-0.2%20K5.79
    15 September 2021116K+19.3%20K5.74
    31 August 202198K+81.6%23K4.29
    13 August 202154K-0.2%21K2.54
    30 July 202154K+10.0%24K2.21
    15 July 202149K-5.7%35K1.41
    30 June 202152K-30.0%46K1.13
    15 June 202174K+10.3%16K4.50
    28 May 202167K+11.2%29K2.28
    14 May 202160K+12.3%26K2.35
    30 April 202154K-22.9%24K2.21
    15 April 202170K-0.7%16K4.27
    31 March 202170K-11.4%29K2.45
    15 March 202179K+5.4%38K2.08
    26 February 202175K+22.9%21K3.53
    12 February 202161K+28.7%18K3.32
    29 January 202148K-35.5%24K1.96
    15 January 202174K-13.5%20K3.77
    31 December 202085K-2.3%20K4.36
    15 December 202087K+73.6%19K4.70
    30 November 202050K+0.9%16K3.05
    13 November 202050K+8.4%16K3.09
    30 October 202046K-10.8%18K2.57
    15 October 202051K+10.1%19K2.66
    30 September 202047K-7.3%19K2.50
    15 September 202050K-12.8%17K2.90
    31 August 202058K+6.9%15K3.90
    14 August 202054K+8.6%18K2.98
    31 July 202050K-12.3%23K2.13
    15 July 202057K+0.2%17K3.25
    30 June 202057K-18.8%36K1.58
    15 June 202070K+1.1%18K3.96
    29 May 202069K+35.0%20K3.37
    15 May 202051K+32.4%24K2.17
    30 April 202039K+19.7%29K1.34
    15 April 202032K+18.5%41K1.00
    31 March 202027K-25.4%53K1.00
    13 March 202037K+57.2%49K1.00
    28 February 202023K-3.8%26K1.00
    14 February 202024K-35.7%30K1.00
    31 January 202038K-2.5%22K1.67
    15 January 202038K+60.1%19K2.01
    31 December 201924K-41.6%26K1.00
    13 December 201941K-24.5%32K1.30
    29 November 201955K-3.1%22K2.52
    15 November 201956K+4.3%28K1.99
    31 October 201954K-24.6%22K2.46
    15 October 201972K-0.7%13K5.48
    30 September 201972K+6.1%26K2.79
    13 September 201968K+5.6%13K5.33
    30 August 201964K+15.2%14K4.66
    15 August 201956K+1.0%18K3.13
    31 July 201955K-6.6%17K3.33
    15 July 201959K+0.4%12K5.14
    28 June 201959K+16.8%37K1.59
    14 June 201950K+11.3%15K3.37
    31 May 201945K-5.4%22K2.04
    15 May 201948K+38.5%19K2.54
    30 April 201935K-37.0%20K1.72
    15 April 201955K-8.0%19K2.93
    29 March 201960K+21.1%19K3.20
    15 March 201949K-10.1%19K2.63
    28 February 201955K-17.5%16K3.33
    15 February 201966K+4.9%25K2.69
    31 January 201963K-17.2%34K1.89
    15 January 201976K-24.1%23K3.37
    31 December 2018101K-26.7%44K2.27
    14 December 2018137K-7.2%30K4.61
    30 November 2018148K-50.4%43K3.45
    15 November 2018298K-7.7%28K10.59
    31 October 2018323K-7.9%38K8.49
    15 October 2018351K+1.2%38K9.24
    28 September 2018347K-0.2%51K6.81
    14 September 2018348K-2.4%34K10.11
    31 August 2018356K+1.1%43K8.26
    15 August 2018352K-0.9%41K8.52
    31 July 2018356K+32.9%49K7.33
    13 July 2018268K-21.5%38K6.97
    29 June 2018341K+3453.9%125K2.73
    15 June 201810K-23.3%33K1.00
    31 May 201813K+22.8%32K1.00
    15 May 201810K+2.0%24K1.00
    30 April 201810K-28.3%27K1.00
    13 April 201814K+122.7%24K1.00
    29 March 20186K-19.3%20K1.00
    15 March 20188K+57.3%16K1.00
    28 February 20185K-26.2%16K1.00
    15 February 20187K-51.9%25K1.00
    31 January 201814K-44.0%27K1.00
    12 January 201825K+25.7%21K1.21
    29 December 201720K29K1.00
    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.