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Hooker Furnishings Corp. short interest

90K shares of Hooker Furnishings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (87K to 221K). Short sellers would need 3.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short90Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.1%-57% over a year
Days to cover3.17at 29K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.84%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 bottom of its range over the last year (87K to 221K), and the share price moved +64% 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 202690K+4.1%29K3.17
    30 September 202687K-15.3%46K1.90
    15 September 2026103K+4.1%57K1.79
    31 August 202699K-9.5%37K2.67
    14 August 2026109K+3.2%38K2.88
    31 July 2026106K+5.0%58K1.83
    15 July 2026100K-23.0%65K1.54
    30 June 2026131K-29.9%141K1.00
    15 June 2026186K-0.9%64K2.92
    29 May 2026188K-5.1%29K6.42
    15 May 2026198K+5.1%39K5.06
    30 April 2026188K-3.7%64K2.96
    15 April 2026196K+1.7%31K6.33
    31 March 2026192K-4.1%37K5.23
    13 March 2026200K+6.5%38K5.30
    27 February 2026188K+2.0%23K8.06
    13 February 2026185K+10.7%55K3.36
    30 January 2026167K+4.8%37K4.56
    15 January 2026159K-5.7%22K7.15
    31 December 2025169K-11.3%54K3.13
    15 December 2025190K-5.3%32K5.90
    28 November 2025201K-5.1%26K7.81
    14 November 2025212K-4.0%29K7.20
    31 October 2025221K+4.5%35K6.31
    15 October 2025211K-7.4%40K5.31
    30 September 2025228K+8.4%63K3.65
    15 September 2025210K+4.9%51K4.09
    29 August 2025200K+2.9%28K7.18
    15 August 2025195K-19.4%36K5.47
    31 July 2025242K-12.4%53K4.56
    15 July 2025276K-18.7%73K3.76
    30 June 2025339K-19.0%284K1.19
    13 June 2025419K+6.9%100K4.19
    30 May 2025392K+6.9%46K8.50
    15 May 2025366K+7.0%48K7.57
    30 April 2025342K+18.1%102K3.37
    15 April 2025290K+3.2%91K3.20
    31 March 2025281K-15.0%88K3.19
    14 March 2025330K+8.8%55K5.99
    28 February 2025304K+24.6%58K5.27
    14 February 2025244K+23.3%54K4.49
    31 January 2025198K+12.7%45K4.39
    15 January 2025175K+7.0%56K3.15
    31 December 2024164K-12.9%61K2.70
    13 December 2024188K+16.3%32K5.95
    29 November 2024162K-6.7%17K9.73
    15 November 2024173K+7.4%24K7.16
    31 October 2024161K-7.4%21K7.77
    15 October 2024174K+0.6%18K9.63
    30 September 2024173K+3.5%34K5.06
    13 September 2024167K+5.9%22K7.65
    30 August 2024158K-1.7%22K7.08
    15 August 2024161K+8.8%30K5.32
    31 July 2024148K+2.6%34K4.29
    15 July 2024144K+3.5%42K3.42
    28 June 2024139K+13.1%57K2.45
    14 June 2024123K+20.8%42K2.90
    31 May 2024102K-9.8%18K5.73
    15 May 2024113K-4.8%18K6.10
    30 April 2024118K-2.6%42K2.80
    15 April 2024122K-16.0%58K2.11
    28 March 2024145K-18.2%25K5.81
    15 March 2024177K-4.2%34K5.23
    29 February 2024185K+3.6%30K6.16
    15 February 2024178K-3.1%27K6.70
    31 January 2024184K-0.4%41K4.54
    12 January 2024185K-12.7%62K3.00
    29 December 2023211K-13.5%50K4.19
    15 December 2023245K+2.6%59K4.14
    30 November 2023238K-4.1%15K15.58
    15 November 2023249K-0.8%20K12.61
    31 October 2023251K-5.1%23K10.83
    13 October 2023264K-4.6%29K9.22
    29 September 2023277K-11.7%34K8.08
    15 September 2023313K-5.5%78K4.00
    31 August 2023332K+2.0%34K9.61
    15 August 2023325K-12.9%64K5.06
    31 July 2023373K-2.3%41K9.20
    14 July 2023382K+33.8%57K6.66
    30 June 2023285K+94.7%185K1.55
    15 June 2023147K+38.7%49K3.01
    31 May 2023106K-0.4%37K2.84
    15 May 2023106K-8.4%41K2.58
    28 April 2023116K-26.4%65K1.78
    14 April 2023157K+0.1%57K2.76
    31 March 2023157K-9.2%58K2.72
    15 March 2023173K+10.1%34K5.02
    28 February 2023157K+3.3%33K4.76
    15 February 2023152K+3.7%33K4.60
    31 January 2023147K-20.6%39K3.73
    13 January 2023185K-3.7%51K3.64
    30 December 2022192K-8.2%46K4.16
    15 December 2022209K-12.0%51K4.09
    30 November 2022237K+3.0%39K6.16
    15 November 2022230K-10.2%52K4.46
    31 October 2022257K+14.4%68K3.80
    14 October 2022224K-6.3%69K3.27
    30 September 2022240K-30.7%86K2.78
    15 September 2022346K+43.1%101K3.44
    31 August 2022242K+4.7%86K2.80
    15 August 2022231K-8.2%93K2.48
    29 July 2022251K-35.8%59K4.25
    15 July 2022392K+60.9%84K4.66
    30 June 2022243K-63.1%249K1.00
    15 June 2022659K+12.9%132K5.00
    31 May 2022584K+0.2%87K6.71
    13 May 2022582K+16.2%83K7.01
    29 April 2022501K+32.3%102K4.90
    14 April 2022379K+0.3%92K4.12
    31 March 2022378K+2.5%193K1.96
    15 March 2022368K+9.5%49K7.52
    28 February 2022336K+26.8%76K4.41
    15 February 2022265K+17.9%54K4.90
    31 January 2022225K+16.4%56K4.04
    14 January 2022193K-0.5%47K4.13
    31 December 2021194K-5.1%47K4.14
    15 December 2021205K+3.9%58K3.55
    30 November 2021197K+2.7%47K4.22
    15 November 2021192K-14.1%31K6.23
    29 October 2021223K+4.0%46K4.89
    15 October 2021215K+1.0%51K4.22
    30 September 2021213K-18.3%71K2.98
    15 September 2021260K+4.7%84K3.08
    31 August 2021249K+3.0%28K8.92
    13 August 2021241K+1.0%33K7.37
    30 July 2021239K-1.5%32K7.38
    15 July 2021243K+7.8%53K4.58
    30 June 2021225K-9.9%62K3.61
    15 June 2021250K-12.0%81K3.10
    28 May 2021284K-7.7%34K8.42
    14 May 2021308K+3.4%27K11.59
    30 April 2021298K-29.5%52K5.73
    15 April 2021422K-16.8%55K7.75
    31 March 2021508K-1.7%55K9.25
    15 March 2021516K+0.9%36K14.23
    26 February 2021512K+1.1%34K15.08
    12 February 2021506K+0.7%32K15.89
    29 January 2021502K-0.5%39K12.83
    15 January 2021505K-1.6%39K13.06
    31 December 2020513K-0.6%44K11.64
    15 December 2020515K-0.4%46K11.24
    30 November 2020517K-1.8%34K15.36
    13 November 2020527K-7.2%44K12.08
    30 October 2020568K-2.6%38K14.88
    15 October 2020583K+4.8%63K9.21
    30 September 2020556K-1.2%64K8.67
    15 September 2020563K-4.6%95K5.92
    31 August 2020591K-6.3%58K10.23
    14 August 2020630K-0.9%40K15.64
    31 July 2020636K-3.3%66K9.65
    15 July 2020658K+8.6%43K15.47
    30 June 2020606K+6.2%65K9.27
    15 June 2020570K-2.8%72K7.88
    29 May 2020587K-2.1%63K9.33
    15 May 2020600K+3.6%74K8.07
    30 April 2020579K-9.8%83K6.99
    15 April 2020641K-0.0%79K8.13
    31 March 2020642K+6.1%81K7.91
    13 March 2020605K-15.9%88K6.90
    28 February 2020719K+0.6%76K9.43
    14 February 2020715K-2.3%45K15.75
    31 January 2020732K-6.3%52K14.05
    15 January 2020781K-0.9%58K13.41
    31 December 2019788K+10.4%103K7.66
    13 December 2019714K+1.0%105K6.79
    29 November 2019707K+10.7%87K8.09
    15 November 2019639K+13.3%102K6.25
    31 October 2019564K+1.6%87K6.46
    15 October 2019555K+1.9%99K5.59
    30 September 2019544K+4.1%117K4.67
    13 September 2019523K+14.0%130K4.03
    30 August 2019459K+9.1%59K7.71
    15 August 2019421K+239.2%117K3.59
    31 July 2019124K-0.4%131K1.00
    15 July 2019124K-19.3%82K1.53
    28 June 2019154K+49.8%174K1.00
    14 June 2019103K-23.8%119K1.00
    31 May 2019135K+9.2%66K2.06
    15 May 2019124K+56.8%51K2.43
    30 April 201979K-31.2%83K1.00
    15 April 2019115K-5.2%55K2.10
    29 March 2019121K-8.9%40K3.00
    15 March 2019133K-35.1%37K3.54
    28 February 2019204K+31.1%36K5.76
    15 February 2019156K+34.3%29K5.32
    31 January 2019116K+22.7%37K3.12
    15 January 201995K+43.5%49K1.94
    31 December 201866K-10.4%60K1.09
    14 December 201874K-34.3%55K1.33
    30 November 2018112K+6.4%29K3.91
    15 November 2018105K-1.2%30K3.47
    31 October 2018107K-13.7%35K3.03
    15 October 2018123K+18.2%47K2.61
    28 September 2018104K+13.2%65K1.62
    14 September 201892K+72.8%60K1.53
    31 August 201853K-53.9%48K1.10
    15 August 2018116K+99.4%40K2.93
    31 July 201858K-4.4%31K1.88
    13 July 201861K-22.0%42K1.44
    29 June 201878K+5.0%104K1.00
    15 June 201874K+6.8%111K1.00
    31 May 201869K-11.2%45K1.56
    15 May 201878K-17.2%66K1.19
    30 April 201894K-3.7%35K2.71
    13 April 201898K-26.3%73K1.35
    29 March 2018133K+12.8%76K1.76
    15 March 2018118K-11.8%67K1.77
    28 February 2018134K-4.8%63K2.14
    15 February 2018141K+30.4%62K2.27
    31 January 2018108K-12.7%63K1.71
    12 January 2018124K+8.2%68K1.82
    29 December 2017114K62K1.85
    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.