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Incyte Corp. short interest

10.0M shares of Incyte were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (9.1M to 12.0M). Short sellers would need 5.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.4%+7% over a year
Days to cover5.32at 1.9M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.91%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 (9.1M to 12.0M), 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 202610.0M+0.4%1.9M5.32
    30 September 202610.0M+0.1%1.6M6.06
    15 September 202610.0M+6.6%1.4M7.26
    31 August 20269.4M-0.3%1.2M7.69
    14 August 20269.4M-8.4%1.4M6.66
    31 July 202610.2M-2.5%2.1M4.80
    15 July 202610.5M-0.6%1.6M6.45
    30 June 202610.6M+0.2%2.2M4.82
    15 June 202610.6M-7.4%2.2M4.74
    29 May 202611.4M+3.3%1.2M9.22
    15 May 202611.0M-2.8%1.3M8.65
    30 April 202611.4M-5.1%1.6M7.05
    15 April 202612.0M+4.6%1.2M9.79
    31 March 202611.4M+3.6%1.7M6.61
    13 March 202611.0M+0.3%1.6M7.00
    27 February 202611.0M+0.0%1.6M6.84
    13 February 202611.0M-1.7%2.1M5.13
    30 January 202611.2M+3.7%1.7M6.60
    15 January 202610.8M+2.4%2.4M4.55
    31 December 202510.5M-2.0%1.8M5.86
    15 December 202510.8M+17.5%2.3M4.60
    28 November 20259.1M-3.6%1.9M4.88
    14 November 20259.5M-0.2%2.7M3.49
    31 October 20259.5M+1.6%2.8M3.42
    15 October 20259.4M+10.1%1.5M6.17
    30 September 20258.5M-2.2%1.8M4.68
    15 September 20258.7M+15.7%1.8M4.87
    29 August 20257.5M-21.7%1.5M4.90
    15 August 20259.6M+29.4%1.8M5.26
    31 July 20257.4M+4.3%1.8M4.20
    15 July 20257.1M-2.3%1.6M4.58
    30 June 20257.3M-11.0%2.1M3.44
    13 June 20258.2M-2.9%2.1M3.85
    30 May 20258.4M-11.0%1.7M5.04
    15 May 20259.5M+47.8%1.9M5.08
    30 April 20256.4M-13.7%1.8M3.51
    15 April 20257.4M+3.2%2.5M2.98
    31 March 20257.2M+13.1%2.6M2.80
    14 March 20256.4M+8.8%1.6M3.99
    28 February 20255.8M-29.8%1.5M4.01
    14 February 20258.3M+43.8%2.1M3.89
    31 January 20255.8M+14.9%1.2M4.81
    15 January 20255.0M-1.3%1.6M3.21
    31 December 20245.1M-13.0%1.9M2.68
    13 December 20245.9M-2.0%1.8M3.32
    29 November 20246.0M-14.4%2.8M2.14
    15 November 20247.0M-5.7%2.4M2.87
    31 October 20247.4M+1.0%1.6M4.70
    15 October 20247.3M+8.0%1.3M5.49
    30 September 20246.8M-29.4%2.4M2.81
    13 September 20249.6M-10.8%1.8M5.26
    30 August 202410.8M-8.2%1.7M6.36
    15 August 202411.8M-3.2%1.9M6.11
    31 July 202412.1M-5.2%2.3M5.37
    15 July 202412.8M-24.3%2.2M5.79
    28 June 202416.9M-9.6%4.8M3.52
    14 June 202418.7M+60.5%7.5M2.49
    31 May 202411.7M+54.6%2.6M4.50
    15 May 20247.5M-21.8%2.6M2.86
    30 April 20249.6M+16.6%2.3M4.28
    15 April 20248.3M+2.6%1.5M5.54
    28 March 20248.1M+1.9%1.8M4.59
    15 March 20247.9M+1.7%1.9M4.11
    29 February 20247.8M-10.7%1.7M4.67
    15 February 20248.7M+24.7%1.8M4.84
    31 January 20247.0M+33.5%1.3M5.42
    12 January 20245.2M-17.2%1.9M2.69
    29 December 20236.3M-9.5%1.5M4.21
    15 December 20237.0M-15.7%2.8M2.49
    30 November 20238.3M-10.7%1.8M4.69
    15 November 20239.3M+1.7%1.7M5.49
    31 October 20239.1M+13.3%1.9M4.91
    13 October 20238.0M+7.3%1.6M5.03
    29 September 20237.5M+15.7%2.0M3.83
    15 September 20236.5M+13.4%1.8M3.63
    31 August 20235.7M-4.0%1.3M4.53
    15 August 20236.0M+21.6%1.6M3.83
    31 July 20234.9M-14.6%1.5M3.36
    14 July 20235.7M-3.4%1.2M4.68
    30 June 20235.9M-7.0%3.0M1.98
    15 June 20236.4M-7.1%2.2M2.89
    31 May 20236.9M-1.9%1.8M3.93
    15 May 20237.0M-6.0%2.0M3.54
    28 April 20237.5M-17.6%1.9M3.83
    14 April 20239.1M+9.9%1.2M7.41
    31 March 20238.2M+26.1%1.6M5.04
    15 March 20236.5M+0.0%1.3M5.02
    28 February 20236.5M-3.1%1.5M4.25
    15 February 20236.7M+14.1%1.9M3.63
    31 January 20235.9M+33.7%1.5M3.95
    13 January 20234.4M-10.4%2.4M1.87
    30 December 20224.9M-11.7%1.3M3.93
    15 December 20225.6M-13.3%1.4M4.02
    30 November 20226.4M-8.5%882K7.30
    15 November 20227.0M-15.9%1.8M3.83
    31 October 20228.4M+2.3%1.7M4.98
    14 October 20228.2M+3.1%1.2M6.90
    30 September 20227.9M+9.6%1.4M5.50
    15 September 20227.3M+7.9%1.3M5.79
    31 August 20226.7M+3.4%1.0M6.68
    15 August 20226.5M+9.1%1.5M4.33
    29 July 20226.0M-12.7%1.3M4.48
    15 July 20226.8M-0.5%1.9M3.69
    30 June 20226.9M+4.2%1.5M4.50
    15 June 20226.6M+16.6%1.3M5.10
    31 May 20225.6M-8.0%1.3M4.18
    13 May 20226.1M+4.7%1.5M3.97
    29 April 20225.9M+29.4%1.1M5.31
    14 April 20224.5M-1.5%1.8M2.46
    31 March 20224.6M+27.2%1.5M3.02
    15 March 20223.6M-5.2%1.3M2.88
    28 February 20223.8M-12.0%1.7M2.27
    15 February 20224.3M+17.2%2.1M2.08
    31 January 20223.7M+4.1%2.1M1.75
    14 January 20223.6M+16.2%1.8M2.01
    31 December 20213.1M-32.9%2.9M1.04
    15 December 20214.6M-3.0%2.3M2.00
    30 November 20214.7M-14.2%2.6M1.83
    15 November 20215.5M-2.5%2.3M2.36
    29 October 20215.6M+10.6%1.4M3.98
    15 October 20215.1M-7.7%1.8M2.89
    30 September 20215.5M-4.3%2.1M2.60
    15 September 20215.8M-3.2%1.2M4.71
    31 August 20215.9M+1.3%840K7.09
    13 August 20215.9M+6.4%1.3M4.61
    30 July 20215.5M-5.9%1.4M4.08
    15 July 20215.9M+5.5%994K5.90
    30 June 20215.6M+7.7%1.5M3.74
    15 June 20215.2M+5.9%1.2M4.15
    28 May 20214.9M-7.6%829K5.88
    14 May 20215.3M-1.0%1.4M3.64
    30 April 20215.3M+7.5%805K6.62
    15 April 20215.0M-16.2%1.1M4.55
    31 March 20215.9M+6.1%1.3M4.59
    15 March 20215.6M+0.7%1.1M5.13
    26 February 20215.5M+9.8%1.6M3.54
    12 February 20215.0M+5.6%1.1M4.52
    29 January 20214.8M+5.4%994K4.80
    15 January 20214.5M-7.7%1.1M3.98
    31 December 20204.9M+3.0%875K5.60
    15 December 20204.8M+3.9%880K5.40
    30 November 20204.6M+5.1%997K4.59
    13 November 20204.4M+7.2%1.4M3.18
    30 October 20204.1M-7.4%752K5.40
    15 October 20204.4M-11.3%1.1M4.12
    30 September 20204.9M-0.3%1.3M3.88
    15 September 20205.0M-6.1%965K5.14
    31 August 20205.3M-2.9%928K5.69
    14 August 20205.4M+11.9%1.1M4.94
    31 July 20204.9M-26.4%1.1M4.55
    15 July 20206.6M-4.9%1.1M5.81
    30 June 20206.9M-10.9%1.6M4.40
    15 June 20207.8M+11.1%1.4M5.76
    29 May 20207.0M+7.7%1.5M4.54
    15 May 20206.5M+1.4%1.3M4.92
    30 April 20206.4M-11.0%2.1M3.14
    15 April 20207.2M+17.6%1.9M3.78
    31 March 20206.1M+24.0%2.3M2.63
    13 March 20205.0M+1.4%2.1M2.39
    28 February 20204.9M+19.0%1.8M2.70
    14 February 20204.1M+3.1%1.2M3.54
    31 January 20204.0M-12.1%1.2M3.27
    15 January 20204.5M+14.7%2.1M2.14
    31 December 20193.9M-14.5%1.5M2.69
    13 December 20194.6M+4.4%1.2M3.81
    29 November 20194.4M+5.5%1.3M3.35
    15 November 20194.2M-2.6%963K4.36
    31 October 20194.3M-15.7%1.0M4.29
    15 October 20195.1M+2.3%831K6.14
    30 September 20195.0M+25.3%1.3M3.83
    13 September 20194.0M+7.2%1.3M3.02
    30 August 20193.7M-6.1%1.0M3.64
    15 August 20194.0M+0.1%1.3M3.16
    31 July 20194.0M-35.9%1.1M3.57
    15 July 20196.2M-5.9%938K6.57
    28 June 20196.6M-7.5%1.6M4.20
    14 June 20197.1M+1.1%1.2M5.79
    31 May 20197.0M-3.4%1.1M6.48
    15 May 20197.3M+25.1%1.5M4.74
    30 April 20195.8M+17.4%1.4M4.00
    15 April 20194.9M+11.5%1.4M3.51
    29 March 20194.4M-12.4%983K4.50
    15 March 20195.1M-0.2%1.2M4.35
    28 February 20195.1M+13.7%1.1M4.51
    15 February 20194.5M-11.9%1.5M3.01
    31 January 20195.1M-1.6%1.8M2.86
    15 January 20195.1M-1.2%2.2M2.32
    31 December 20185.2M+5.5%1.6M3.33
    14 December 20184.9M-6.3%1.4M3.40
    30 November 20185.3M-5.6%1.4M3.63
    15 November 20185.6M-0.5%1.6M3.56
    31 October 20185.6M+7.1%2.0M2.74
    15 October 20185.2M-1.2%1.3M4.01
    28 September 20185.3M-2.3%1.2M4.31
    14 September 20185.4M-5.0%1.3M4.04
    31 August 20185.7M+3.6%1.4M4.14
    15 August 20185.5M+9.3%1.9M2.90
    31 July 20185.0M-8.3%1.4M3.49
    13 July 20185.5M-10.3%1.4M3.82
    29 June 20186.1M+2.7%2.4M2.56
    15 June 20185.9M-0.9%1.8M3.34
    31 May 20186.0M-6.9%1.4M4.21
    15 May 20186.4M-6.3%2.6M2.48
    30 April 20186.9M-6.8%3.2M2.15
    13 April 20187.4M+0.7%5.1M1.45
    29 March 20187.3M-9.0%1.6M4.67
    15 March 20188.1M+4.6%1.7M4.65
    28 February 20187.7M+2.7%1.4M5.43
    15 February 20187.5M-0.1%2.0M3.73
    31 January 20187.5M-7.6%1.8M4.24
    12 January 20188.1M+2.4%1.8M4.43
    29 December 20177.9M1.1M7.02
    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.