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LSI Industries Inc. short interest

3.4M shares of LSI Industries were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 10.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.3%+638% over a year
Days to cover10.33at 325K shares a day
Of shares in issue9.08%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 most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved -9% 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 20263.4M+7.3%325K10.33
    30 September 20263.1M+9.8%422K7.42
    15 September 20262.9M+8.7%403K7.07
    31 August 20262.6M+11.9%566K4.63
    14 August 20262.3M+0.6%251K9.35
    31 July 20262.3M+10.1%225K10.34
    15 July 20262.1M+0.8%245K8.64
    30 June 20262.1M+16.5%500K4.20
    15 June 20261.8M+20.2%624K2.89
    29 May 20261.5M+7.2%455K3.29
    15 May 20261.4M+23.3%476K2.94
    30 April 20261.1M+57.5%527K2.15
    15 April 2026719K+15.7%285K2.52
    31 March 2026622K+5.7%209K2.97
    13 March 2026588K+7.0%253K2.33
    27 February 2026550K-9.4%433K1.27
    13 February 2026607K-6.0%141K4.30
    30 January 2026645K+3.3%186K3.46
    15 January 2026625K-3.7%121K5.17
    31 December 2025649K+1.4%129K5.04
    15 December 2025640K-5.5%138K4.63
    28 November 2025677K+44.7%187K3.61
    14 November 2025468K+3.4%227K2.06
    31 October 2025452K-0.6%118K3.84
    15 October 2025455K+11.7%139K3.28
    30 September 2025407K+18.2%232K1.75
    15 September 2025345K-11.6%222K1.55
    29 August 2025390K-9.5%294K1.33
    15 August 2025431K+1.9%114K3.77
    31 July 2025423K-8.7%96K4.43
    15 July 2025464K-8.3%78K5.91
    30 June 2025505K-0.2%115K4.38
    13 June 2025507K+19.7%108K4.71
    30 May 2025423K+11.0%99K4.28
    15 May 2025381K-5.7%117K3.27
    30 April 2025405K+19.9%210K1.93
    15 April 2025337K-9.0%174K1.94
    31 March 2025371K+39.0%136K2.72
    14 March 2025267K-34.0%160K1.67
    28 February 2025404K+8.4%134K3.01
    14 February 2025373K-0.7%135K2.76
    31 January 2025375K-26.4%254K1.48
    15 January 2025510K+17.6%97K5.26
    31 December 2024434K+1.9%154K2.82
    13 December 2024425K-7.4%91K4.67
    29 November 2024459K-15.4%89K5.13
    15 November 2024543K-10.1%173K3.14
    31 October 2024604K-2.5%73K8.28
    15 October 2024620K-2.3%77K8.02
    30 September 2024634K+13.9%132K4.81
    13 September 2024557K-7.4%169K3.30
    30 August 2024601K+24.2%147K4.09
    15 August 2024484K-8.2%110K4.41
    31 July 2024527K-21.2%103K5.13
    15 July 2024670K+19.7%108K6.20
    28 June 2024559K+8.1%124K4.52
    14 June 2024518K+1.5%68K7.58
    31 May 2024510K-21.5%125K4.08
    15 May 2024650K+28.0%95K6.84
    30 April 2024508K+12.0%99K5.15
    15 April 2024453K-2.1%64K7.04
    28 March 2024463K-8.2%82K5.67
    15 March 2024505K-2.9%87K5.80
    29 February 2024519K+0.5%106K4.90
    15 February 2024517K+1.5%121K4.27
    31 January 2024509K-30.4%147K3.47
    12 January 2024732K-7.8%121K6.03
    29 December 2023794K+21.9%149K5.32
    15 December 2023651K+3.9%172K3.79
    30 November 2023627K+8.2%229K2.74
    15 November 2023579K-2.4%323K1.79
    31 October 2023594K-10.1%175K3.39
    13 October 2023660K+17.5%175K3.76
    29 September 2023562K-1.3%162K3.47
    15 September 2023570K-19.2%206K2.77
    31 August 2023705K-6.3%439K1.61
    15 August 2023752K+24.9%134K5.62
    31 July 2023602K-4.4%131K4.59
    14 July 2023630K-5.2%156K4.05
    30 June 2023665K+196.2%604K1.10
    15 June 2023224K+72.1%148K1.52
    31 May 2023130K-36.1%267K1.00
    15 May 2023204K+56.3%172K1.18
    28 April 2023131K+11.3%204K1.00
    14 April 2023117K-13.8%164K1.00
    31 March 2023136K+10.7%184K1.00
    15 March 2023123K+385.6%271K1.00
    28 February 202325K-21.2%201K1.00
    15 February 202332K+16.4%201K1.00
    31 January 202328K-70.3%327K1.00
    13 January 202393K-3.9%236K1.00
    30 December 202297K+8.3%174K1.00
    15 December 202289K-0.5%162K1.00
    30 November 202290K+27.2%131K1.00
    15 November 202271K+12.5%177K1.00
    31 October 202263K-24.8%77K1.00
    14 October 202283K+15.5%60K1.38
    30 September 202272K-28.7%70K1.04
    15 September 2022101K+23.7%111K1.00
    31 August 202282K+29.4%99K1.00
    15 August 202263K-9.9%39K1.61
    29 July 202270K-8.2%45K1.55
    15 July 202276K-4.7%33K2.28
    30 June 202280K-18.1%57K1.42
    15 June 202298K-0.4%27K3.65
    31 May 202299K-8.2%35K2.81
    13 May 2022107K+44.7%57K1.88
    29 April 202274K+0.5%89K1.00
    14 April 202274K+28.8%86K1.00
    31 March 202257K-32.2%105K1.00
    15 March 202285K+23.2%36K2.34
    28 February 202269K-30.1%50K1.37
    15 February 202298K-21.0%44K2.24
    31 January 2022124K+46.7%72K1.73
    14 January 202285K-4.8%35K2.39
    31 December 202189K-28.4%62K1.44
    15 December 2021124K+18.0%50K2.51
    30 November 2021105K+0.7%49K2.13
    15 November 2021105K-4.2%65K1.60
    29 October 2021109K-14.0%55K1.99
    15 October 2021127K+15.2%43K2.95
    30 September 2021110K-6.4%60K1.84
    15 September 2021118K+31.4%73K1.62
    31 August 202190K-1.5%84K1.07
    13 August 202191K-9.5%41K2.21
    30 July 2021100K-7.0%56K1.80
    15 July 2021108K-22.8%111K1.00
    30 June 2021140K-81.9%632K1.00
    15 June 2021772K+7.8%120K6.42
    28 May 2021716K+2.6%103K6.99
    14 May 2021698K+53.2%117K5.97
    30 April 2021456K+22.9%115K3.98
    15 April 2021371K+12.4%86K4.32
    31 March 2021330K+11.8%132K2.49
    15 March 2021295K-5.0%66K4.45
    26 February 2021311K+3.7%72K4.33
    12 February 2021300K+1.6%104K2.89
    29 January 2021295K-17.2%183K1.61
    15 January 2021356K-34.2%102K3.49
    31 December 2020541K+42.8%124K4.36
    15 December 2020379K-9.5%66K5.76
    30 November 2020419K+5.5%71K5.89
    13 November 2020397K-13.9%52K7.65
    30 October 2020461K-8.9%90K5.14
    15 October 2020506K-2.7%60K8.46
    30 September 2020520K-2.7%94K5.55
    15 September 2020534K-10.2%68K7.89
    31 August 2020595K-15.8%88K6.79
    14 August 2020707K-19.2%76K9.28
    31 July 2020875K-5.8%79K11.05
    15 July 2020929K+2.5%131K7.10
    30 June 2020906K+221.9%434K2.09
    15 June 2020281K-1.4%83K3.38
    29 May 2020285K+28.2%84K3.40
    15 May 2020223K+28.3%131K1.70
    30 April 2020174K+2.3%172K1.01
    15 April 2020170K-9.3%103K1.64
    31 March 2020187K-7.5%162K1.16
    13 March 2020202K-1.4%80K2.51
    28 February 2020205K+23.2%171K1.20
    14 February 2020166K-2.0%135K1.23
    31 January 2020170K-2.7%98K1.74
    15 January 2020174K+9.8%84K2.08
    31 December 2019159K-7.2%61K2.61
    13 December 2019171K+3.2%82K2.10
    29 November 2019166K-1.6%32K5.15
    15 November 2019168K+12.4%64K2.61
    31 October 2019150K-16.7%55K2.72
    15 October 2019180K+19.5%58K3.11
    30 September 2019150K+212.2%87K1.73
    13 September 201948K+5.7%120K1.00
    30 August 201946K+44.7%71K1.00
    15 August 201932K-7.6%43K1.00
    31 July 201934K-40.3%56K1.00
    15 July 201957K-67.3%53K1.08
    28 June 2019175K+53.7%156K1.12
    14 June 2019114K-6.0%53K2.16
    31 May 2019121K+4.2%47K2.58
    15 May 2019116K+124.9%49K2.35
    30 April 201952K+124.2%73K1.00
    15 April 201923K-49.1%112K1.00
    29 March 201945K-2.8%115K1.00
    15 March 201947K+57.0%63K1.00
    28 February 201930K-50.6%67K1.00
    15 February 201960K-12.2%42K1.44
    31 January 201968K+109.8%53K1.29
    15 January 201933K-32.1%43K1.00
    31 December 201848K-30.1%176K1.00
    14 December 201868K+22.1%54K1.27
    30 November 201856K-41.2%60K1.00
    15 November 201895K+10.4%79K1.20
    31 October 201886K+38.0%86K1.00
    15 October 201863K-35.7%94K1.00
    28 September 201897K-13.2%86K1.14
    14 September 2018112K+21.1%75K1.49
    31 August 201893K+5.9%190K1.00
    15 August 201888K-28.1%96K1.00
    31 July 2018122K+8.2%84K1.45
    13 July 2018112K-6.6%93K1.20
    29 June 2018120K-74.9%556K1.00
    15 June 2018480K+43.7%134K3.58
    31 May 2018334K+16.5%105K3.18
    15 May 2018287K-6.6%123K2.34
    30 April 2018307K+17.1%198K1.55
    13 April 2018262K+29.8%43K6.03
    29 March 2018202K+28.9%91K2.21
    15 March 2018157K+1.2%56K2.79
    28 February 2018155K-10.6%73K2.13
    15 February 2018173K+98.1%186K1.00
    31 January 201887K-1.4%107K1.00
    12 January 201889K-5.0%76K1.17
    29 December 201793K85K1.10
    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.