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Forward Air Corp. short interest

1.8M shares of Forward Air were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 31 Jan 2024. Short sellers would need 4.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-14.9%-60% over a year
Days to cover4.65at 387K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.34%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 fewest since 31 Jan 2024, and the share price moved -11% 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 20261.8M-14.9%387K4.65
    30 September 20262.1M-2.1%567K3.74
    15 September 20262.2M+2.6%505K4.29
    31 August 20262.1M+1.6%456K4.62
    14 August 20262.1M-9.9%695K2.99
    31 July 20262.3M-1.1%822K2.80
    15 July 20262.3M-1.1%619K3.76
    30 June 20262.4M-23.8%1.6M1.49
    15 June 20263.1M-0.5%1.2M2.56
    29 May 20263.1M+2.3%1.4M2.27
    15 May 20263.0M+7.0%2.6M1.16
    30 April 20262.8M-33.5%717K3.96
    15 April 20264.3M-6.6%395K10.81
    31 March 20264.6M+9.1%702K6.50
    13 March 20264.2M-1.7%980K4.27
    27 February 20264.3M-6.9%582K7.32
    13 February 20264.6M+8.6%674K6.79
    30 January 20264.2M-1.8%487K8.65
    15 January 20264.3M-0.5%527K8.13
    31 December 20254.3M+2.1%332K12.99
    15 December 20254.2M-1.1%565K7.48
    28 November 20254.3M+2.6%551K7.74
    14 November 20254.2M+0.3%880K4.73
    31 October 20254.1M-7.6%1.0M4.08
    15 October 20254.5M+19.2%913K4.91
    30 September 20253.8M+4.0%734K5.13
    15 September 20253.6M-3.3%396K9.15
    29 August 20253.7M+14.0%616K6.08
    15 August 20253.3M-3.6%634K5.18
    31 July 20253.4M-4.9%540K6.30
    15 July 20253.6M-9.2%504K7.10
    30 June 20253.9M+2.8%769K5.13
    13 June 20253.8M-0.6%477K8.05
    30 May 20253.9M+2.9%420K9.19
    15 May 20253.8M-6.4%805K4.66
    30 April 20254.0M-6.7%627K6.39
    15 April 20254.3M+16.4%1.3M3.36
    31 March 20253.7M-1.3%572K6.45
    14 March 20253.7M-1.8%805K4.64
    28 February 20253.8M-5.0%751K5.06
    14 February 20254.0M+15.6%525K7.62
    31 January 20253.5M-12.1%534K6.48
    15 January 20253.9M+5.9%446K8.83
    31 December 20243.7M-13.0%613K6.07
    13 December 20244.3M+1.2%517K8.28
    29 November 20244.2M-4.1%457K9.25
    15 November 20244.4M+0.1%879K5.01
    31 October 20244.4M+2.6%716K6.15
    15 October 20244.3M+4.5%514K8.34
    30 September 20244.1M-16.3%1.2M3.39
    13 September 20244.9M-3.8%758K6.46
    30 August 20245.1M+8.6%850K6.00
    15 August 20244.7M-3.8%904K5.19
    31 July 20244.9M-17.0%694K7.03
    15 July 20245.9M+6.2%731K8.04
    28 June 20245.5M-13.4%1.7M3.31
    14 June 20246.4M-7.4%1.3M4.84
    31 May 20246.9M+26.5%2.0M3.47
    15 May 20245.5M+29.3%1.4M3.95
    30 April 20244.2M+2.4%781K5.40
    15 April 20244.1M+11.2%808K5.10
    28 March 20243.7M+11.1%1.1M3.45
    15 March 20243.3M+52.8%1.7M1.96
    29 February 20242.2M+9.8%817K2.67
    15 February 20242.0M+16.0%652K3.05
    31 January 20241.7M+88.8%911K1.88
    12 January 2024908K-0.3%472K1.92
    29 December 2023910K-3.8%289K3.15
    15 December 2023946K+17.5%376K2.52
    30 November 2023805K+51.7%332K2.42
    15 November 2023531K-12.6%363K1.46
    31 October 2023607K+17.1%640K1.00
    13 October 2023519K+8.5%540K1.00
    29 September 2023478K-1.2%441K1.08
    15 September 2023484K-27.4%690K1.00
    31 August 2023666K+187.8%1.1M1.00
    15 August 2023232K-49.5%618K1.00
    31 July 2023458K+22.7%174K2.63
    14 July 2023374K+7.8%127K2.94
    30 June 2023346K-38.3%197K1.76
    15 June 2023562K+3.9%163K3.46
    31 May 2023541K+3.5%134K4.04
    15 May 2023522K-10.1%160K3.25
    28 April 2023581K+11.5%197K2.95
    14 April 2023521K+4.8%102K5.10
    31 March 2023497K-13.8%151K3.29
    15 March 2023576K+16.8%157K3.67
    28 February 2023494K+1.2%216K2.28
    15 February 2023488K+25.6%275K1.78
    31 January 2023388K-5.6%132K2.95
    13 January 2023412K-13.8%171K2.41
    30 December 2022477K-13.1%155K3.09
    15 December 2022549K-1.1%190K2.88
    30 November 2022555K+5.9%169K3.29
    15 November 2022525K-13.7%168K3.12
    31 October 2022608K-14.8%232K2.61
    14 October 2022713K-1.8%193K3.69
    30 September 2022726K-23.2%164K4.44
    15 September 2022945K+7.6%160K5.89
    31 August 2022878K+38.2%155K5.67
    15 August 2022635K-9.6%159K4.00
    29 July 2022703K+4.6%130K5.39
    15 July 2022672K-1.1%94K7.14
    30 June 2022679K-5.5%151K4.49
    15 June 2022719K+8.1%111K6.47
    31 May 2022665K+13.1%221K3.00
    13 May 2022587K-14.9%169K3.47
    29 April 2022691K+15.7%246K2.80
    14 April 2022597K+12.9%269K2.22
    31 March 2022529K-7.9%144K3.67
    15 March 2022574K+17.9%165K3.48
    28 February 2022487K-0.5%146K3.33
    15 February 2022489K+5.4%175K2.80
    31 January 2022464K+12.4%125K3.71
    14 January 2022413K-17.7%138K3.00
    31 December 2021501K-30.5%161K3.12
    15 December 2021721K+40.8%244K2.95
    30 November 2021512K-1.4%148K3.47
    15 November 2021519K+7.4%157K3.31
    29 October 2021484K+6.1%105K4.63
    15 October 2021456K-7.6%83K5.52
    30 September 2021494K-16.9%129K3.83
    15 September 2021594K+2.0%89K6.66
    31 August 2021582K+29.3%90K6.49
    13 August 2021450K-12.3%130K3.46
    30 July 2021513K-15.2%118K4.36
    15 July 2021606K+39.9%111K5.46
    30 June 2021433K-8.0%188K2.30
    15 June 2021471K+30.1%149K3.16
    28 May 2021362K-22.6%110K3.28
    14 May 2021468K+18.5%144K3.24
    30 April 2021395K+22.4%89K4.46
    15 April 2021322K-1.5%78K4.15
    31 March 2021327K-16.8%157K2.08
    15 March 2021393K-7.7%121K3.24
    26 February 2021426K-0.4%126K3.38
    12 February 2021428K+2.8%146K2.93
    29 January 2021416K+0.8%91K4.60
    15 January 2021413K-9.5%114K3.61
    31 December 2020456K-1.0%128K3.56
    15 December 2020461K+0.6%89K5.21
    30 November 2020458K-11.9%116K3.93
    13 November 2020520K-9.3%144K3.60
    30 October 2020573K+3.7%155K3.69
    15 October 2020553K+15.4%169K3.28
    30 September 2020479K-10.3%218K2.20
    15 September 2020534K+11.1%132K4.03
    31 August 2020481K-0.2%128K3.77
    14 August 2020481K+7.4%187K2.57
    31 July 2020448K+15.1%119K3.77
    15 July 2020389K-31.2%123K3.15
    30 June 2020566K-2.1%139K4.06
    15 June 2020578K+16.1%150K3.85
    29 May 2020498K+18.7%156K3.20
    15 May 2020419K-31.2%155K2.70
    30 April 2020609K-12.2%119K5.11
    15 April 2020694K-13.5%170K4.07
    31 March 2020802K+47.9%277K2.89
    13 March 2020542K+0.4%166K3.26
    28 February 2020540K-9.5%184K2.94
    14 February 2020597K-24.6%110K5.45
    31 January 2020792K+14.4%89K8.95
    15 January 2020693K+2.9%78K8.89
    31 December 2019673K+5.1%143K4.69
    13 December 2019641K-4.6%111K5.77
    29 November 2019672K+4.2%87K7.69
    15 November 2019644K+16.2%131K4.92
    31 October 2019554K-8.6%148K3.75
    15 October 2019607K-21.3%105K5.78
    30 September 2019771K-11.1%153K5.03
    13 September 2019867K+5.6%121K7.16
    30 August 2019821K+7.5%158K5.20
    15 August 2019764K+5.2%151K5.05
    31 July 2019726K+18.5%180K4.04
    15 July 2019613K+2.1%150K4.09
    28 June 2019600K-0.9%170K3.54
    14 June 2019606K+12.9%138K4.39
    31 May 2019537K+14.5%197K2.73
    15 May 2019469K-18.4%202K2.32
    30 April 2019574K+10.7%160K3.59
    15 April 2019519K-2.9%152K3.42
    29 March 2019534K+9.6%146K3.67
    15 March 2019487K-12.0%166K2.94
    28 February 2019554K+3.1%212K2.61
    15 February 2019538K+8.1%168K3.19
    31 January 2019497K-3.1%102K4.88
    15 January 2019513K+5.5%104K4.93
    31 December 2018487K-7.4%181K2.69
    14 December 2018525K-18.0%123K4.25
    30 November 2018641K-3.0%120K5.35
    15 November 2018661K+3.0%150K4.39
    31 October 2018641K+5.5%185K3.47
    15 October 2018608K-12.1%223K2.73
    28 September 2018691K+73.6%240K2.88
    14 September 2018398K+7.4%193K2.06
    31 August 2018371K-0.3%110K3.36
    15 August 2018372K+9.5%107K3.48
    31 July 2018339K-14.9%168K2.01
    13 July 2018399K-10.7%124K3.23
    29 June 2018446K-10.8%246K1.81
    15 June 2018500K-8.0%180K2.78
    31 May 2018543K-0.6%201K2.70
    15 May 2018547K-9.2%161K3.39
    30 April 2018602K-0.9%177K3.41
    13 April 2018608K-12.7%195K3.12
    29 March 2018696K+6.2%199K3.50
    15 March 2018655K+143.1%223K2.94
    28 February 2018270K-38.6%302K1.00
    15 February 2018439K+42.7%301K1.46
    31 January 2018308K+0.2%222K1.39
    12 January 2018307K+2.8%240K1.28
    29 December 2017299K112K2.67
    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.