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Intel Corp. short interest

148.5M shares of Intel were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (111.6M to 167.2M). Short sellers would need 1.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short148.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-11.2%+28% over a year
Days to cover1.54at 96.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.80%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 (111.6M to 167.2M), and the share price moved +52% 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 2026148.5M-11.2%96.6M1.54
    30 September 2026167.2M+5.3%120.6M1.39
    15 September 2026158.8M+4.3%90.3M1.76
    31 August 2026152.2M+12.2%90.3M1.69
    14 August 2026135.7M+8.5%107.9M1.26
    31 July 2026125.1M+3.4%124.9M1.00
    15 July 2026121.0M-5.3%103.8M1.17
    30 June 2026127.8M-11.2%127.9M1.00
    15 June 2026143.9M+6.6%131.3M1.10
    29 May 2026135.0M-4.3%124.9M1.08
    15 May 2026141.0M+1.6%153.0M1.00
    30 April 2026138.8M-3.8%149.1M1.00
    15 April 2026144.3M+20.9%119.4M1.21
    31 March 2026119.4M+3.8%90.1M1.33
    13 March 2026115.0M-4.3%77.8M1.48
    27 February 2026120.1M+2.0%67.5M1.78
    13 February 2026117.8M+5.5%102.5M1.15
    30 January 2026111.6M-16.7%166.0M1.00
    15 January 2026134.0M+15.6%122.9M1.09
    31 December 2025115.9M-9.8%57.9M2.00
    15 December 2025128.6M-3.1%88.6M1.45
    28 November 2025132.8M+0.6%79.2M1.68
    14 November 2025131.9M+14.6%75.7M1.74
    31 October 2025115.1M-0.9%117.8M1.00
    15 October 2025116.1M-4.7%122.5M1.00
    30 September 2025121.8M+20.0%192.5M1.00
    15 September 2025101.5M-5.7%56.3M1.80
    29 August 2025107.7M-0.0%141.0M1.00
    15 August 2025107.7M-10.5%126.4M1.00
    31 July 2025120.3M-1.2%88.7M1.36
    15 July 2025121.7M-5.2%76.1M1.60
    30 June 2025128.3M+12.7%90.7M1.41
    13 June 2025113.8M+10.3%93.3M1.22
    30 May 2025103.2M-16.0%64.9M1.59
    15 May 2025122.8M+3.5%67.4M1.82
    30 April 2025118.7M+3.2%92.1M1.29
    15 April 2025115.0M+1.2%134.6M1.00
    31 March 2025113.6M-15.1%86.0M1.32
    14 March 2025133.8M+6.6%123.9M1.08
    28 February 2025125.5M-8.9%125.9M1.00
    14 February 2025137.8M+26.9%115.6M1.19
    31 January 2025108.6M-18.2%86.2M1.26
    15 January 2025132.7M+14.0%56.5M2.35
    31 December 2024116.4M+10.7%61.0M1.91
    13 December 2024105.2M-7.3%99.8M1.05
    29 November 2024113.4M-3.6%57.1M1.99
    15 November 2024117.7M+11.5%82.6M1.42
    31 October 2024105.5M+2.2%56.0M1.88
    15 October 2024103.3M-12.3%53.6M1.93
    30 September 2024117.7M+0.8%134.1M1.00
    13 September 2024116.7M+7.9%71.1M1.64
    30 August 2024108.2M-9.6%72.5M1.49
    15 August 2024119.7M+31.3%108.3M1.11
    31 July 202491.2M-4.0%54.5M1.67
    15 July 202494.9M-1.1%52.3M1.81
    28 June 202496.0M-3.9%41.7M2.30
    14 June 202499.9M+7.1%37.1M2.70
    31 May 202493.3M+12.1%45.6M2.04
    15 May 202483.2M+18.3%46.6M1.79
    30 April 202470.3M-7.8%56.6M1.24
    15 April 202476.3M+5.4%56.8M1.34
    28 March 202472.4M+0.0%44.9M1.61
    15 March 202472.4M+5.2%48.8M1.48
    29 February 202468.8M+2.9%41.2M1.67
    15 February 202466.9M+12.6%39.9M1.68
    31 January 202459.4M-4.6%55.7M1.07
    12 January 202462.3M-12.5%36.1M1.73
    29 December 202371.2M-8.4%36.3M1.96
    15 December 202377.7M+2.8%45.3M1.71
    30 November 202375.6M+6.1%40.3M1.88
    15 November 202371.3M+25.4%36.3M1.97
    31 October 202356.8M-10.0%42.4M1.34
    13 October 202363.2M+12.2%28.4M2.23
    29 September 202356.3M-16.3%37.5M1.50
    15 September 202367.3M+9.3%46.4M1.45
    31 August 202361.6M+4.3%32.4M1.90
    15 August 202359.0M-5.1%29.5M2.00
    31 July 202362.2M-2.4%45.6M1.37
    14 July 202363.7M-0.6%32.0M1.99
    30 June 202364.1M-4.9%51.6M1.24
    15 June 202367.4M+1.2%49.6M1.36
    31 May 202366.6M-1.7%51.5M1.29
    15 May 202367.7M+19.3%36.1M1.88
    28 April 202356.8M-18.6%39.7M1.43
    14 April 202369.8M-13.9%36.5M1.91
    31 March 202381.0M+0.1%56.1M1.44
    15 March 202380.9M+14.4%46.8M1.73
    28 February 202370.7M-6.5%50.0M1.41
    15 February 202375.6M-2.4%43.2M1.75
    31 January 202377.5M+21.6%50.3M1.54
    13 January 202363.7M-12.4%31.5M2.02
    30 December 202272.8M-0.6%36.6M1.99
    15 December 202273.2M+8.9%35.3M2.07
    30 November 202267.2M-2.2%31.4M2.14
    15 November 202268.8M-4.2%42.8M1.61
    31 October 202271.7M+6.7%48.1M1.49
    14 October 202267.2M+3.8%44.8M1.50
    30 September 202264.8M-0.3%42.8M1.52
    15 September 202265.0M+15.2%41.6M1.56
    31 August 202256.4M-11.0%34.0M1.66
    15 August 202263.4M-5.3%44.5M1.43
    29 July 202267.0M-4.4%48.2M1.39
    15 July 202270.0M-7.6%30.8M2.27
    30 June 202275.7M-4.2%37.9M2.00
    15 June 202279.0M+17.9%36.8M2.15
    31 May 202267.0M+8.8%31.4M2.13
    13 May 202261.6M+19.4%42.5M1.45
    29 April 202251.6M-7.2%34.6M1.49
    14 April 202255.6M+1.7%29.2M1.91
    31 March 202254.7M-2.2%34.5M1.58
    15 March 202255.9M-5.7%39.3M1.42
    28 February 202259.3M-0.4%46.8M1.27
    15 February 202259.5M+4.1%33.9M1.76
    31 January 202257.2M-7.5%50.8M1.13
    14 January 202261.8M-10.0%38.3M1.61
    31 December 202168.6M-2.7%25.7M2.67
    15 December 202170.5M-7.0%39.1M1.80
    30 November 202175.8M+10.1%32.2M2.36
    15 November 202168.9M-5.5%26.7M2.58
    29 October 202172.9M+14.5%43.2M1.69
    15 October 202163.7M+8.0%21.7M2.93
    30 September 202158.9M-4.2%21.4M2.76
    15 September 202161.5M+4.5%17.7M3.47
    31 August 202158.9M+8.3%19.6M3.00
    13 August 202154.4M-0.3%16.6M3.27
    30 July 202154.5M+3.5%29.9M1.82
    15 July 202152.7M-14.6%18.7M2.82
    30 June 202161.7M+3.7%25.2M2.45
    15 June 202159.5M-0.8%21.2M2.80
    28 May 202160.0M+2.1%19.2M3.12
    14 May 202158.8M+17.4%25.4M2.31
    30 April 202150.1M-8.7%30.9M1.62
    15 April 202154.9M-3.7%25.9M2.12
    31 March 202157.0M-5.1%34.0M1.68
    15 March 202160.0M-1.5%27.9M2.15
    26 February 202160.9M+8.8%23.7M2.57
    12 February 202156.0M-3.2%23.2M2.41
    29 January 202157.8M+9.6%47.6M1.22
    15 January 202152.8M-22.6%44.5M1.19
    31 December 202068.2M-7.1%39.7M1.72
    15 December 202073.4M+45.2%35.8M2.05
    30 November 202050.6M-30.9%26.7M1.89
    13 November 202073.2M-15.4%33.3M2.20
    30 October 202086.5M-10.0%40.0M2.16
    15 October 202096.2M-18.6%21.1M4.56
    30 September 2020118.2M-14.4%26.2M4.51
    15 September 2020138.0M-20.5%33.6M4.11
    31 August 2020173.5M+315.4%29.0M5.97
    14 August 202041.8M-2.2%27.9M1.50
    31 July 202042.7M+28.5%48.2M1.00
    15 July 202033.2M-1.1%16.1M2.06
    30 June 202033.6M-13.5%25.8M1.30
    15 June 202038.9M+0.6%20.4M1.91
    29 May 202038.6M+2.2%18.4M2.10
    15 May 202037.8M+6.0%17.1M2.21
    30 April 202035.6M-13.8%27.0M1.32
    15 April 202041.3M-2.4%27.1M1.53
    31 March 202042.3M-15.0%41.2M1.03
    13 March 202049.8M+4.4%36.9M1.35
    28 February 202047.7M+0.1%29.3M1.63
    14 February 202047.7M+2.3%16.4M2.91
    31 January 202046.6M-16.4%29.7M1.57
    15 January 202055.8M-5.2%16.3M3.42
    31 December 201958.8M+2.3%18.7M3.15
    13 December 201957.5M-2.3%17.7M3.25
    29 November 201958.8M+3.4%16.5M3.56
    15 November 201956.9M+0.3%15.6M3.66
    31 October 201956.7M+2.1%21.8M2.60
    15 October 201955.5M+10.4%17.0M3.28
    30 September 201950.3M+4.4%19.0M2.66
    13 September 201948.2M-9.7%20.5M2.35
    30 August 201953.4M-3.9%20.4M2.61
    15 August 201955.5M-12.4%27.8M1.99
    31 July 201963.4M+3.8%21.7M2.92
    15 July 201961.1M+9.2%16.9M3.61
    28 June 201955.9M-0.1%20.9M2.67
    14 June 201956.0M+5.4%20.6M2.72
    31 May 201953.1M-6.4%26.1M2.04
    15 May 201956.7M+12.3%31.9M1.78
    30 April 201950.5M-3.0%30.7M1.65
    15 April 201952.1M-3.3%15.0M3.47
    29 March 201953.9M-5.6%18.6M2.90
    15 March 201957.1M+5.8%22.6M2.52
    28 February 201953.9M+0.6%19.7M2.73
    15 February 201953.6M-6.9%22.9M2.34
    31 January 201957.6M-7.0%34.1M1.69
    15 January 201961.9M-9.5%24.5M2.53
    31 December 201868.4M+5.1%30.9M2.21
    14 December 201865.1M+1.7%28.5M2.29
    30 November 201864.0M+7.2%25.8M2.48
    15 November 201859.7M+11.9%26.7M2.24
    31 October 201853.3M-21.7%36.2M1.47
    15 October 201868.1M-5.6%31.5M2.16
    28 September 201872.2M+0.9%25.5M2.83
    14 September 201871.5M-0.1%23.0M3.11
    31 August 201871.6M-10.6%20.3M3.53
    15 August 201880.1M-3.8%24.8M3.23
    31 July 201883.3M-0.0%25.0M3.33
    13 July 201883.3M-4.0%19.7M4.24
    29 June 201886.8M+1.3%34.7M2.50
    15 June 201885.6M+2.3%26.4M3.24
    31 May 201883.7M+3.3%21.8M3.85
    15 May 201881.1M+6.3%22.4M3.63
    30 April 201876.3M-11.5%31.8M2.40
    13 April 201886.3M-4.6%31.6M2.73
    29 March 201890.4M-13.3%34.9M2.59
    15 March 2018104.2M+5.4%32.9M3.17
    28 February 201898.8M-4.8%28.0M3.53
    15 February 2018103.8M-1.0%35.0M2.96
    31 January 2018104.8M-1.5%37.6M2.78
    12 January 2018106.4M-8.6%51.2M2.08
    29 December 2017116.4M29.5M3.95
    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.