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First National Corp. short interest

117K shares of First National were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 7.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short117Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-16.4%-34% over a year
Days to cover7.73at 15K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.29%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 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +36% 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 2026117K-16.4%15K7.73
    30 September 2026140K-22.1%31K4.44
    15 September 2026179K+5.1%24K7.60
    31 August 2026170K+4.3%38K4.50
    14 August 2026163K+6.2%28K5.94
    31 July 2026154K+3.9%36K4.30
    15 July 2026148K+0.6%37K4.00
    30 June 2026147K+32.0%133K1.11
    15 June 2026111K+12.1%72K1.54
    29 May 202699K+16.7%64K1.56
    15 May 202685K-12.2%77K1.11
    30 April 202697K+2.9%97K1.00
    15 April 202694K-33.6%90K1.04
    31 March 2026142K+2.5%53K2.66
    13 March 2026139K+35.1%79K1.75
    27 February 2026103K+19.1%63K1.63
    13 February 202686K+2.2%81K1.07
    30 January 202684K-9.1%35K2.39
    15 January 202693K-21.7%25K3.72
    31 December 2025118K-13.5%22K5.35
    15 December 2025137K-12.5%27K5.04
    28 November 2025156K+4.3%18K8.55
    14 November 2025150K+20.6%14K10.69
    31 October 2025124K-29.9%19K6.59
    15 October 2025177K+0.5%14K12.97
    30 September 2025176K-13.8%23K7.68
    15 September 2025205K-1.6%9K21.65
    29 August 2025208K-5.1%13K15.58
    15 August 2025219K+7.3%19K11.83
    31 July 2025204K-9.3%21K9.72
    15 July 2025225K+1.7%22K10.25
    30 June 2025221K+136.3%131K1.69
    13 June 202594K+10.6%19K4.86
    30 May 202585K+25.9%14K5.96
    15 May 202567K+6.2%20K3.35
    30 April 202563K-7.0%19K3.25
    15 April 202568K+16.6%23K3.00
    31 March 202558K+32.6%21K2.82
    14 March 202544K-20.3%39K1.13
    28 February 202555K+119.7%23K2.43
    14 February 202525K+9.7%31K1.00
    31 January 202523K-27.0%19K1.22
    15 January 202531K+23.9%9K3.50
    31 December 202425K+252.7%35K1.00
    13 December 20247K-3.3%19K1.00
    29 November 20247K+11.4%18K1.00
    15 November 20247K-6.1%13K1.00
    31 October 20247K-11.6%12K1.00
    15 October 20248K-88.3%12K1.00
    30 September 202468K+9.0%5K15.15
    13 September 202463K+6.7%3K21.08
    30 August 202459K+3.5%2K29.09
    15 August 202457K+13.5%4K14.28
    31 July 202450K+110.5%5K9.25
    15 July 202424K+58.6%4K5.36
    28 June 202415K-1.8%3K5.08
    14 June 202415K+124.1%4K3.60
    31 May 20247K+11.3%3K2.31
    15 May 20246K-17.8%5K1.17
    30 April 20247K-8.6%5K1.56
    15 April 20248K-17.2%4K2.28
    28 March 202410K+2.8%4K2.23
    15 March 202410K-0.9%2K5.83
    29 February 202410K+29.5%3K3.42
    15 February 20247K+4.1%5K1.65
    31 January 20247K-20.8%5K1.35
    12 January 20249K+31.6%9K1.00
    29 December 20237K+8.7%9K1.00
    15 December 20236K+22.3%17K1.00
    30 November 20235K-0.1%2K2.83
    15 November 20235K+1.6%5K1.11
    31 October 20235K+3.8%3K1.52
    13 October 20235K-23.0%6K1.00
    29 September 20236K+34.0%23K1.00
    15 September 20235K-3.3%5K1.00
    31 August 20235K+4.4%2K3.17
    15 August 20235K-16.0%2K2.31
    31 July 20236K-1.1%1K4.34
    14 July 20236K-14.2%1K5.12
    30 June 20237K+70.1%5K1.30
    15 June 20234K-1.3%11K1.00
    31 May 20234K-43.4%9K1.00
    15 May 20237K+10.0%13K1.00
    28 April 20236K+0.0%7K1.00
    14 April 20236K+16.2%6K1.05
    31 March 20235K+53.8%5K1.14
    15 March 20234K+111.9%6K1.00
    28 February 20232K-1.8%11K1.00
    15 February 20232K-69.4%3K1.00
    31 January 20236K+56.7%2K3.15
    13 January 20234K+15.0%2K1.74
    30 December 20223K+83.7%3K1.00
    15 December 20222K+14.9%4K1.00
    30 November 20221K-14.3%4K1.00
    15 November 20222K+21.1%6K1.00
    31 October 20221K-15.6%10K1.00
    14 October 20222K-23.3%6K1.00
    30 September 20222K-78.6%16K1.00
    15 September 202210K+185.8%13K1.00
    31 August 20224K-21.7%3K1.25
    15 August 20225K-0.3%2K1.85
    29 July 20225K-25.3%4K1.24
    15 July 20226K-32.5%4K1.49
    30 June 20229K+30.2%5K1.93
    15 June 20227K-4.0%4K1.57
    31 May 20227K-2.4%1K4.96
    13 May 20227K-13.2%3K2.26
    29 April 20229K+13.9%1K8.26
    14 April 20228K+0.5%9627.81
    31 March 20227K-9.0%2K3.29
    15 March 20228K-8.3%2K4.57
    28 February 20229K-16.0%8K1.06
    15 February 202211K-24.5%3K3.11
    31 January 202214K-11.1%2K8.13
    14 January 202216K-10.6%5K3.48
    31 December 202118K-15.2%5K3.46
    15 December 202121K-8.8%4K5.53
    30 November 202123K-1.8%2K11.32
    15 November 202123K-3.4%58140.20
    29 October 202124K-11.5%1K23.98
    15 October 202127K-16.7%1K23.65
    30 September 202133K+91.7%19K1.69
    15 September 202117K+13.8%6K2.91
    31 August 202115K-17.8%8K1.81
    13 August 202118K-11.4%4K4.58
    30 July 202121K-1.9%8K2.67
    15 July 202121K-8.1%5K4.22
    30 June 202123K+1001.4%18K1.24
    15 June 20212K-69.3%5K1.00
    28 May 20217K+322.9%2K3.21
    14 May 20212K-48.3%9K1.00
    30 April 20213K+65.2%8833.51
    15 April 20212K-71.5%9K1.00
    31 March 20217K+642.2%6K1.05
    15 March 2021888-91.4%8K1.00
    26 February 202110K+209.2%11K1.00
    12 February 20213K+57.9%6874.89
    29 January 20212K-17.0%1K2.11
    15 January 20213K-7.0%2K1.42
    31 December 20203K+64.7%2K1.23
    15 December 20202K+198.4%2K1.00
    30 November 2020560-12.5%8K1.00
    13 November 2020640-41.1%6K1.00
    30 October 20201K-16.1%1K1.00
    15 October 20201K-10.8%2744.73
    30 September 20201K-1.4%7K1.00
    15 September 20201K-37.7%6452.28
    31 August 20202K+77.4%2K1.04
    14 August 20201K+43.2%3K1.00
    31 July 2020930-19.5%4K1.00
    15 July 20201K-63.6%3K1.00
    30 June 20203K+13.0%2K1.88
    15 June 20203K+30.0%2K1.20
    29 May 20202K+280.6%7K1.00
    15 May 2020568+6.8%2K1.00
    30 April 2020532+34.7%1K1.00
    15 April 2020395+65.3%3K1.00
    31 March 2020239+624.2%9261.00
    13 March 202033-85.1%17K1.00
    28 February 2020221-58.2%2K1.00
    14 February 2020529-34.7%4K1.00
    31 January 2020810+30.0%1K1.00
    15 January 2020623-52.8%4181.49
    31 December 20191K+387.1%2K1.00
    13 December 2019271-57.2%1K1.00
    29 November 2019633+830.9%3K1.00
    15 November 201968-82.0%4801.00
    31 October 2019377+49.6%2K1.00
    15 October 2019252-86.0%4041.00
    30 September 20192K-21.5%9K1.00
    13 September 20192K-5.4%2K1.18
    30 August 20192K-18.3%3896.25
    15 August 20193K-6.0%1K2.23
    31 July 20193K+30.0%2K1.78
    15 July 20192K-19.8%2K1.26
    28 June 20193K+127.1%21K1.00
    14 June 20191K+664.0%1K1.06
    31 May 2019175-62.9%1K1.00
    15 May 2019472+84.4%3591.31
    30 April 2019256+146.2%2K1.00
    15 April 2019104-42.5%3091.00
    29 March 2019181+182.8%3811.00
    15 March 201964+392.3%2K1.00
    15 February 201913-98.5%9K1.00
    31 January 2019863+763.0%2K1.00
    30 November 2018100-32.4%3K1.00
    31 July 2018148+48.0%2K1.00
    15 February 2018100+0.0%3K1.00
    31 January 2018100+0.0%2K1.00
    12 January 2018100-18.0%3K1.00
    29 December 201712220K1.00
    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.