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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. short interest

58.9M shares of Iovance Biotherapeutics were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 29 Nov 2024. Short sellers would need 4.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short58.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-9.1%-30% over a year
Days to cover4.43at 13.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue13.01%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 29 Nov 2024, and the share price moved +551% 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 202658.9M-9.1%13.3M4.43
    30 September 202664.8M-25.6%22.9M2.83
    15 September 202687.1M-1.1%11.7M7.43
    31 August 202688.1M-14.4%16.7M5.28
    14 August 2026102.9M+3.0%21.5M4.79
    31 July 2026100.0M+0.1%15.9M6.28
    15 July 202699.9M-0.6%16.9M5.91
    30 June 2026100.5M-2.9%14.2M7.10
    15 June 2026103.5M-0.7%13.1M7.90
    29 May 2026104.2M-2.2%12.7M8.19
    15 May 2026106.6M-7.1%17.8M6.00
    30 April 2026114.7M+5.4%12.5M9.15
    15 April 2026108.8M-1.8%16.6M6.54
    31 March 2026110.8M-3.7%11.7M9.47
    13 March 2026115.1M-12.1%23.1M4.98
    27 February 2026130.9M-0.3%18.0M7.26
    13 February 2026131.3M+24.8%9.0M14.61
    30 January 2026105.3M-10.1%13.9M7.57
    15 January 2026117.1M-1.7%11.6M10.13
    31 December 2025119.1M-1.1%13.4M8.86
    15 December 2025120.3M+1.2%9.5M12.67
    28 November 2025118.9M+2.8%10.1M11.83
    14 November 2025115.7M+21.3%28.7M4.04
    31 October 202595.4M+14.1%12.9M7.42
    15 October 202583.6M+14.6%11.3M7.39
    30 September 202573.0M+11.1%10.1M7.20
    15 September 202565.7M-7.9%9.3M7.06
    29 August 202571.3M-0.1%12.5M5.71
    15 August 202571.4M+5.4%17.0M4.20
    31 July 202567.7M-31.4%31.9M2.12
    15 July 202598.6M+1.9%13.7M7.21
    30 June 202596.8M+6.4%10.7M9.08
    13 June 202591.0M+5.3%13.0M6.99
    30 May 202586.4M+12.1%12.2M7.10
    15 May 202577.0M+3.3%25.4M3.03
    30 April 202574.6M+4.5%8.3M8.96
    15 April 202571.4M-5.1%10.8M6.59
    31 March 202575.2M+11.7%8.0M9.35
    14 March 202567.3M+13.0%11.0M6.13
    28 February 202559.6M-6.3%12.8M4.67
    14 February 202563.6M-0.5%7.3M8.71
    31 January 202563.9M+3.1%7.9M8.09
    15 January 202562.0M+1.1%10.5M5.88
    31 December 202461.3M+3.3%7.1M8.62
    13 December 202459.3M+4.2%4.5M13.13
    29 November 202456.9M+5.4%7.6M7.54
    15 November 202454.0M-9.6%10.2M5.27
    31 October 202459.7M-1.0%5.2M11.53
    15 October 202460.3M+0.7%3.9M15.52
    30 September 202459.9M-0.6%4.5M13.33
    13 September 202460.3M+4.5%6.6M9.14
    30 August 202457.7M-2.8%5.7M10.14
    15 August 202459.3M-3.2%9.0M6.62
    31 July 202461.3M+4.0%6.0M10.26
    15 July 202458.9M+4.5%6.3M9.34
    28 June 202456.4M+3.3%8.4M6.68
    14 June 202454.6M+9.3%8.0M6.84
    31 May 202450.0M-2.4%5.6M8.96
    15 May 202451.2M+2.3%6.7M7.69
    30 April 202450.1M+2.2%3.7M13.43
    15 April 202449.0M+5.6%4.6M10.71
    28 March 202446.4M-2.2%5.4M8.66
    15 March 202447.4M+1.5%9.4M5.04
    29 February 202446.7M+8.7%26.9M1.74
    15 February 202443.0M+2.4%5.6M7.73
    31 January 202442.0M-3.0%5.8M7.22
    12 January 202443.3M+18.9%7.3M5.89
    29 December 202336.4M+3.2%11.4M3.19
    15 December 202335.3M+2.0%7.7M4.60
    30 November 202334.6M-2.8%8.4M4.14
    15 November 202335.6M-8.4%6.2M5.79
    31 October 202338.9M+0.3%5.5M7.01
    13 October 202338.7M+5.4%5.2M7.40
    29 September 202336.8M+20.5%8.0M4.57
    15 September 202330.5M+1.5%10.2M2.99
    31 August 202330.1M+9.2%3.8M7.98
    15 August 202327.5M-0.1%4.7M5.91
    31 July 202327.5M+6.1%4.0M6.83
    14 July 202326.0M-10.1%7.5M3.48
    30 June 202328.9M+12.7%5.6M5.14
    15 June 202325.6M+18.3%5.8M4.38
    31 May 202321.7M-7.4%8.6M2.53
    15 May 202323.4M-2.1%5.0M4.66
    28 April 202323.9M+2.9%2.6M9.15
    14 April 202323.2M-7.4%3.5M6.70
    31 March 202325.1M+10.9%4.1M6.12
    15 March 202322.6M+16.9%3.5M6.40
    28 February 202319.3M-2.4%3.1M6.31
    15 February 202319.8M-4.2%3.3M6.07
    31 January 202320.7M+2.8%6.8M3.02
    13 January 202320.1M-7.3%3.2M6.33
    30 December 202221.7M+13.7%4.1M5.34
    15 December 202219.1M+1.9%7.7M2.47
    30 November 202218.7M+2.6%4.5M4.12
    15 November 202218.2M+5.7%3.1M5.81
    31 October 202217.3M-5.0%1.8M9.34
    14 October 202218.2M-2.6%2.3M8.03
    30 September 202218.7M-4.5%2.2M8.46
    15 September 202219.5M-0.6%2.0M9.79
    31 August 202219.7M-5.3%2.3M8.55
    15 August 202220.8M+6.9%2.4M8.60
    29 July 202219.4M-2.6%2.6M7.52
    15 July 202219.9M-7.5%3.3M6.05
    30 June 202221.5M+30.1%7.3M2.95
    15 June 202216.6M-4.7%8.6M1.92
    31 May 202217.4M+1.0%6.1M2.85
    13 May 202217.2M+8.8%2.3M7.57
    29 April 202215.8M+3.7%1.7M9.19
    14 April 202215.3M+9.9%2.9M5.25
    31 March 202213.9M+1.5%2.5M5.66
    15 March 202213.7M-0.3%1.7M8.21
    28 February 202213.7M+9.4%1.7M8.01
    15 February 202212.5M+11.6%1.6M7.94
    31 January 202211.2M-6.5%2.2M5.05
    14 January 202212.0M-3.6%3.1M3.93
    31 December 202112.5M-6.9%1.6M7.68
    15 December 202113.4M-14.2%1.8M7.35
    30 November 202115.6M-1.2%1.9M8.43
    15 November 202115.8M+3.7%2.5M6.23
    29 October 202115.2M+0.3%1.1M13.96
    15 October 202115.2M+3.7%1.2M13.07
    30 September 202114.6M-5.5%1.3M10.94
    15 September 202115.5M-6.7%1.5M10.55
    31 August 202116.6M-2.0%1.4M12.23
    13 August 202116.9M-1.8%1.7M10.16
    30 July 202117.2M-3.4%1.5M11.41
    15 July 202117.9M+0.7%1.7M10.23
    30 June 202117.7M-14.4%2.5M7.12
    15 June 202120.7M-7.2%4.0M5.22
    28 May 202122.3M+11.0%10.1M2.22
    14 May 202120.1M+1.9%2.3M8.62
    30 April 202119.7M-1.5%1.7M11.93
    15 April 202120.0M-6.0%1.8M11.15
    31 March 202121.3M+43.3%2.6M8.12
    15 March 202114.9M+6.4%1.9M7.80
    26 February 202114.0M+9.4%1.3M11.13
    12 February 202112.8M-9.0%774K16.52
    29 January 202114.1M-8.4%1.2M11.52
    15 January 202115.3M-1.2%1.1M13.58
    31 December 202015.5M-5.4%1.3M12.09
    15 December 202016.4M-2.2%1.4M12.13
    30 November 202016.8M+1.3%723K23.20
    13 November 202016.6M-0.1%981K16.88
    30 October 202016.6M+9.4%1.2M13.63
    15 October 202015.2M+17.3%2.6M5.83
    30 September 202012.9M-7.0%990K13.06
    15 September 202013.9M-4.6%1.1M12.36
    31 August 202014.6M+1.0%798K18.25
    14 August 202014.4M+3.2%856K16.83
    31 July 202014.0M-2.4%810K17.23
    15 July 202014.3M-2.3%1.1M13.25
    30 June 202014.6M-1.1%3.1M4.71
    15 June 202014.8M+3.7%2.1M7.20
    29 May 202014.3M+4.1%1.7M8.27
    15 May 202013.7M-0.5%1.6M8.84
    30 April 202013.8M-2.3%1.6M8.41
    15 April 202014.1M+3.7%1.4M9.84
    31 March 202013.6M+6.2%2.4M5.58
    13 March 202012.8M-11.9%2.2M5.82
    28 February 202014.6M+3.6%3.2M4.57
    14 February 202014.1M-4.8%675K20.81
    31 January 202014.8M+1.7%830K17.79
    15 January 202014.5M-2.2%1.4M10.02
    31 December 201914.8M-9.5%1.2M12.04
    13 December 201916.4M+5.0%1.2M13.23
    29 November 201915.6M-0.5%1.2M13.20
    15 November 201915.7M+6.1%1.4M11.06
    31 October 201914.8M+5.8%943K15.69
    15 October 201914.0M-2.0%1.1M13.04
    30 September 201914.3M+7.0%2.0M7.28
    13 September 201913.3M-3.7%1.2M10.75
    30 August 201913.8M+1.5%1.1M12.33
    15 August 201913.6M-0.1%1.5M9.16
    31 July 201913.7M-8.2%1.1M12.71
    15 July 201914.9M+11.9%1.3M11.39
    28 June 201913.3M+3.5%2.6M5.17
    14 June 201912.8M+10.9%1.9M6.81
    31 May 201911.6M+15.2%4.2M2.76
    15 May 201910.1M+2.6%910K11.05
    30 April 20199.8M-7.9%958K10.24
    15 April 201910.6M+1.1%1.7M6.43
    29 March 201910.5M-8.8%592K17.80
    15 March 201911.6M+11.4%1.2M9.39
    28 February 201910.4M+1.9%926K11.19
    15 February 201910.2M+2.5%862K11.79
    31 January 20199.9M-7.8%798K12.44
    15 January 201910.8M+2.5%1.1M9.81
    31 December 201810.5M+15.5%1.9M5.52
    14 December 20189.1M+5.9%1.4M6.35
    30 November 20188.6M-5.7%1.0M8.44
    15 November 20189.1M-18.5%1.4M6.41
    31 October 201811.2M+10.1%2.0M5.71
    15 October 201810.1M-1.2%2.0M5.08
    28 September 201810.3M+5.6%1.3M7.75
    14 September 20189.7M+18.4%2.0M4.80
    31 August 20188.2M+42.7%1.3M6.44
    15 August 20185.8M+5.6%1.0M5.59
    31 July 20185.4M-14.8%730K7.46
    13 July 20186.4M+4.5%572K11.18
    29 June 20186.1M+21.9%1.2M5.26
    15 June 20185.0M+1.6%2.0M2.47
    31 May 20184.9M-1.9%659K7.49
    15 May 20185.0M-2.7%506K9.95
    30 April 20185.2M-8.1%556K9.30
    13 April 20185.6M-2.1%823K6.84
    29 March 20185.8M+10.4%969K5.93
    15 March 20185.2M+22.8%921K5.65
    28 February 20184.2M-2.0%1.3M3.38
    15 February 20184.3M+4.2%1.3M3.45
    31 January 20184.2M-5.3%1.9M2.20
    12 January 20184.4M+19.4%449K9.75
    29 December 20173.7M417K8.80
    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.