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LSB Industries, Inc. short interest

3.6M shares of LSB Industries were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.1M to 3.8M). Short sellers would need 5.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.1%+109% over a year
Days to cover5.11at 715K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.07%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 top of its range over the last year (1.1M to 3.8M), and the share price moved +28% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20263.6M-5.1%715K5.11
    30 September 20263.8M+2.5%831K4.63
    15 September 20263.8M+9.8%820K4.58
    31 August 20263.4M+0.5%667K5.12
    14 August 20263.4M+13.5%991K3.43
    31 July 20263.0M-6.7%846K3.54
    15 July 20263.2M+4.1%650K4.94
    30 June 20263.1M+15.1%927K3.32
    15 June 20262.7M+51.1%894K3.00
    29 May 20261.8M+6.3%894K1.98
    15 May 20261.7M+16.5%1.1M1.46
    30 April 20261.4M+25.2%1.4M1.03
    15 April 20261.1M-41.8%1.6M1.00
    31 March 20262.0M+51.7%2.4M1.00
    13 March 20261.3M-8.2%2.4M1.00
    27 February 20261.4M-10.6%547K2.58
    13 February 20261.6M+5.6%434K3.64
    30 January 20261.5M+3.8%573K2.61
    15 January 20261.4M-6.2%544K2.65
    31 December 20251.5M-4.9%364K4.21
    15 December 20251.6M+4.3%501K3.22
    28 November 20251.5M+2.0%418K3.71
    14 November 20251.5M-5.8%433K3.50
    31 October 20251.6M-7.7%436K3.69
    15 October 20251.7M-6.8%479K3.64
    30 September 20251.9M+4.0%314K5.96
    15 September 20251.8M+2.9%326K5.52
    29 August 20251.8M-6.8%320K5.47
    15 August 20251.9M-8.0%484K3.88
    31 July 20252.0M-3.5%470K4.34
    15 July 20252.1M+1.5%362K5.84
    30 June 20252.1M+2.3%605K3.44
    13 June 20252.0M-10.7%417K4.88
    30 May 20252.3M+4.6%513K4.44
    15 May 20252.2M+9.3%547K3.99
    30 April 20252.0M+11.7%556K3.59
    15 April 20251.8M+2.2%622K2.87
    31 March 20251.7M-2.5%372K4.70
    14 March 20251.8M-3.7%413K4.33
    28 February 20251.9M+5.7%408K4.56
    14 February 20251.8M-5.3%268K6.58
    31 January 20251.9M-6.0%408K4.56
    15 January 20252.0M-2.8%418K4.73
    31 December 20242.0M+4.2%352K5.77
    13 December 20242.0M-2.6%216K9.05
    29 November 20242.0M-0.4%189K10.60
    15 November 20242.0M-19.6%305K6.59
    31 October 20242.5M+11.0%290K8.64
    15 October 20242.3M+3.8%444K5.07
    30 September 20242.2M+17.2%406K5.35
    13 September 20241.9M-19.1%361K5.12
    30 August 20242.3M+2.9%259K8.84
    15 August 20242.2M+12.8%397K5.61
    31 July 20242.0M+1.8%304K6.48
    15 July 20241.9M-1.2%280K6.91
    28 June 20242.0M+1.0%430K4.57
    14 June 20241.9M-14.2%303K6.40
    31 May 20242.3M+9.1%321K7.04
    15 May 20242.1M-0.2%363K5.72
    30 April 20242.1M+14.4%424K4.91
    15 April 20241.8M+31.2%445K4.09
    28 March 20241.4M-6.2%513K2.70
    15 March 20241.5M+8.5%687K2.15
    29 February 20241.4M-8.6%409K3.33
    15 February 20241.5M+0.7%438K3.40
    31 January 20241.5M-5.8%498K2.97
    12 January 20241.6M-5.2%367K4.27
    29 December 20231.7M+3.7%377K4.40
    15 December 20231.6M+8.2%400K4.00
    30 November 20231.5M+6.4%407K3.62
    15 November 20231.4M-22.2%731K1.90
    31 October 20231.8M+35.7%412K4.33
    13 October 20231.3M-21.1%433K3.03
    29 September 20231.7M-25.1%340K4.90
    15 September 20232.2M+22.7%470K4.74
    31 August 20231.8M+9.4%322K5.63
    15 August 20231.7M-7.3%464K3.57
    31 July 20231.8M-7.4%772K2.32
    14 July 20231.9M+4.7%487K3.96
    30 June 20231.8M-43.7%1.2M1.58
    15 June 20233.3M+30.5%798K4.10
    31 May 20232.5M+21.6%745K3.37
    15 May 20232.1M-2.9%928K2.22
    28 April 20232.1M+16.7%750K2.83
    14 April 20231.8M-26.0%864K2.11
    31 March 20232.5M+15.6%846K2.90
    15 March 20232.1M-29.0%965K2.20
    28 February 20233.0M+22.8%1.1M2.64
    15 February 20232.4M-0.9%620K3.93
    31 January 20232.5M-3.5%644K3.82
    13 January 20232.6M+8.0%825K3.09
    30 December 20222.4M+36.5%1.3M1.85
    15 December 20221.7M-1.9%983K1.76
    30 November 20221.8M-13.3%1.0M1.73
    15 November 20222.0M-7.4%2.1M1.00
    31 October 20222.2M+1.1%625K3.51
    14 October 20222.2M-3.0%617K3.52
    30 September 20222.2M+3.6%991K2.26
    15 September 20222.2M+23.3%1.1M2.03
    31 August 20221.8M+5.3%1.3M1.30
    15 August 20221.7M+4.0%1.2M1.37
    29 July 20221.6M+10.4%501K3.20
    15 July 20221.5M-5.1%502K2.89
    30 June 20221.5M-6.8%1.1M1.35
    15 June 20221.6M-0.6%612K2.68
    31 May 20221.7M+40.7%627K2.63
    13 May 20221.2M+21.4%846K1.39
    29 April 2022966K+14.5%778K1.24
    14 April 2022844K+5.2%1.1M1.00
    31 March 2022802K-1.6%972K1.00
    15 March 2022815K+38.7%1.1M1.00
    28 February 2022588K+21.9%694K1.00
    15 February 2022482K+10.2%404K1.19
    31 January 2022438K+1.4%272K1.61
    14 January 2022432K-15.2%211K2.05
    31 December 2021509K-32.4%292K1.74
    15 December 2021754K+2.5%244K3.09
    30 November 2021736K+19.5%305K2.41
    15 November 2021616K-29.2%296K2.08
    29 October 2021870K-18.5%296K2.94
    15 October 20211.1M+74.1%609K1.75
    30 September 2021613K-33.7%501K1.22
    15 September 2021925K-1.5%139K6.67
    31 August 2021940K-14.8%149K6.30
    13 August 20211.1M-3.5%260K4.24
    30 July 20211.1M+24.7%1.1M1.02
    15 July 2021917K+20.2%178K5.16
    30 June 2021763K+0.1%185K4.12
    15 June 2021762K+25.9%212K3.60
    28 May 2021605K-2.8%173K3.50
    14 May 2021622K+4.9%193K3.22
    30 April 2021593K+9.1%322K1.84
    15 April 2021544K-14.7%202K2.69
    31 March 2021637K+3.8%176K3.62
    15 March 2021614K-10.6%244K2.52
    26 February 2021688K+3.2%441K1.56
    12 February 2021666K-7.2%415K1.61
    29 January 2021718K-8.7%337K2.13
    15 January 2021787K-2.0%352K2.24
    31 December 2020803K-0.1%165K4.86
    15 December 2020804K-10.2%169K4.77
    30 November 2020895K-9.5%183K4.90
    13 November 2020988K-3.7%193K5.11
    30 October 20201.0M-6.6%274K3.75
    15 October 20201.1M+8.9%433K2.54
    30 September 20201.0M+12.3%234K4.31
    15 September 2020899K+3.8%312K2.88
    31 August 2020866K-8.9%1.3M1.00
    14 August 2020950K-0.1%910K1.04
    31 July 2020951K-11.8%478K1.99
    15 July 20201.1M-17.7%463K2.33
    30 June 20201.3M-7.7%895K1.46
    15 June 20201.4M-28.4%945K1.50
    29 May 20202.0M+3.2%636K3.11
    15 May 20201.9M+10.0%253K7.59
    30 April 20201.7M-4.1%174K10.01
    15 April 20201.8M-5.8%236K7.72
    31 March 20201.9M-18.7%267K7.23
    13 March 20202.4M+17.6%315K7.55
    28 February 20202.0M+14.4%295K6.84
    14 February 20201.8M-3.2%186K9.50
    31 January 20201.8M+6.7%257K7.12
    15 January 20201.7M+26.4%145K11.82
    31 December 20191.4M+18.7%241K5.61
    13 December 20191.1M-0.1%270K4.23
    29 November 20191.1M-4.2%111K10.28
    15 November 20191.2M+8.8%112K10.67
    31 October 20191.1M-10.1%150K7.28
    15 October 20191.2M-2.1%110K11.08
    30 September 20191.2M-10.9%165K7.53
    13 September 20191.4M-8.7%232K6.02
    30 August 20191.5M-2.6%210K7.29
    15 August 20191.6M+4.6%227K6.93
    31 July 20191.5M+1.9%540K2.78
    15 July 20191.5M-7.5%137K10.72
    28 June 20191.6M+30.4%196K8.10
    14 June 20191.2M-5.9%177K6.88
    31 May 20191.3M-2.7%157K8.26
    15 May 20191.3M+18.3%123K10.83
    30 April 20191.1M-2.0%102K11.11
    15 April 20191.2M-2.0%118K9.75
    29 March 20191.2M+6.0%113K10.39
    15 March 20191.1M+8.7%150K7.36
    28 February 20191.0M-24.9%151K6.76
    15 February 20191.4M-2.5%81K16.81
    31 January 20191.4M-8.9%93K14.97
    15 January 20191.5M-7.6%117K13.03
    31 December 20181.7M-2.2%166K9.98
    14 December 20181.7M-2.5%123K13.76
    30 November 20181.7M-4.2%140K12.40
    15 November 20181.8M-12.1%219K8.29
    31 October 20182.1M-3.9%188K10.95
    15 October 20182.1M-2.7%157K13.63
    28 September 20182.2M-12.8%265K8.32
    14 September 20182.5M-1.7%243K10.43
    31 August 20182.6M-4.5%216K11.92
    15 August 20182.7M+3.5%144K18.70
    31 July 20182.6M-1.9%267K9.77
    13 July 20182.7M-3.3%221K12.01
    29 June 20182.7M+1.6%179K15.32
    15 June 20182.7M-6.5%243K11.15
    31 May 20182.9M-1.3%195K14.86
    15 May 20182.9M-7.2%195K15.04
    30 April 20183.2M+10.2%285K11.07
    13 April 20182.9M-0.1%286K10.01
    29 March 20182.9M+8.7%260K11.04
    15 March 20182.6M-7.7%246K10.72
    28 February 20182.9M+12.2%270K10.58
    15 February 20182.5M-13.3%278K9.15
    31 January 20182.9M-18.6%211K13.91
    12 January 20183.6M-6.5%238K15.14
    29 December 20173.9M230K16.77
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.