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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. short interest

2.2M shares of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (2.0M to 4.0M). Short sellers would need 7.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.4%-40% over a year
Days to cover7.24at 303K shares a day
Of shares in issue9.50%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 bottom of its range over the last year (2.0M to 4.0M), and the share price moved +2% 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 20262.2M-8.4%303K7.24
    30 September 20262.4M+6.3%245K9.78
    15 September 20262.3M+0.6%197K11.42
    31 August 20262.2M+10.6%237K9.46
    14 August 20262.0M+3.0%335K6.05
    31 July 20262.0M-4.7%406K4.84
    15 July 20262.1M-41.5%297K6.94
    30 June 20263.5M-6.7%569K6.20
    15 June 20263.8M-1.1%264K14.32
    29 May 20263.8M-1.9%272K14.08
    15 May 20263.9M+1.1%316K12.33
    30 April 20263.9M-3.9%234K16.47
    15 April 20264.0M+2.6%316K12.69
    31 March 20263.9M-0.5%429K9.12
    13 March 20263.9M+5.0%282K13.93
    27 February 20263.7M+3.4%459K8.16
    13 February 20263.6M-9.1%327K11.08
    30 January 20264.0M+3.2%314K12.69
    15 January 20263.9M+4.0%395K9.77
    31 December 20253.7M-0.2%284K13.07
    15 December 20253.7M-0.1%265K14.03
    28 November 20253.7M-1.7%374K9.96
    14 November 20253.8M+1.4%513K7.38
    31 October 20253.7M+1.3%295K12.67
    15 October 20253.7M-0.9%265K13.94
    30 September 20253.7M-10.0%342K10.88
    15 September 20254.1M+2.2%325K12.75
    29 August 20254.0M+6.7%436K9.29
    15 August 20253.8M-4.7%454K8.36
    31 July 20254.0M+5.1%451K8.83
    15 July 20253.8M-4.5%236K16.04
    30 June 20254.0M-4.5%326K12.18
    13 June 20254.2M+6.9%299K13.88
    30 May 20253.9M-2.9%322K12.08
    15 May 20254.0M-2.5%387K10.33
    30 April 20254.1M+1.9%359K11.43
    15 April 20254.0M+0.7%350K11.51
    31 March 20254.0M-2.4%236K16.96
    14 March 20254.1M+9.1%480K8.53
    28 February 20253.8M-1.1%431K8.71
    14 February 20253.8M-4.7%355K10.70
    31 January 20254.0M-2.5%465K8.56
    15 January 20254.1M-0.6%455K8.98
    31 December 20244.1M-13.3%325K12.63
    13 December 20244.7M+10.6%295K16.04
    29 November 20244.3M-3.5%378K11.33
    15 November 20244.4M-2.2%820K5.41
    31 October 20244.5M+11.9%363K12.50
    15 October 20244.1M+4.9%282K14.36
    30 September 20243.9M+3.6%280K13.81
    13 September 20243.7M-0.8%208K17.89
    30 August 20243.8M+0.1%188K20.00
    15 August 20243.8M+2.0%384K9.77
    31 July 20243.7M-10.4%261K14.10
    15 July 20244.1M+0.8%252K16.28
    28 June 20244.1M-8.1%406K10.05
    14 June 20244.4M-15.2%789K5.62
    31 May 20245.2M+25.5%397K13.16
    15 May 20244.2M+4.7%419K9.94
    30 April 20244.0M+16.8%459K8.67
    15 April 20243.4M+1.3%345K9.88
    28 March 20243.4M+3.1%544K6.19
    15 March 20243.3M-5.9%844K3.87
    29 February 20243.5M+2.3%499K6.95
    15 February 20243.4M+7.8%844K4.02
    31 January 20243.1M-4.9%278K11.32
    12 January 20243.3M+1.6%297K11.14
    29 December 20233.3M+5.9%297K10.96
    15 December 20233.1M-11.6%476K6.45
    30 November 20233.5M+0.6%342K10.16
    15 November 20233.5M+1.3%461K7.49
    31 October 20233.4M+13.3%391K8.73
    13 October 20233.0M+13.8%569K5.29
    29 September 20232.6M+24.1%507K5.22
    15 September 20232.1M+8.7%509K4.19
    31 August 20232.0M+8.5%194K10.11
    15 August 20231.8M-1.2%317K5.71
    31 July 20231.8M-3.0%240K7.64
    14 July 20231.9M+7.3%184K10.25
    30 June 20231.8M+9.6%683K2.57
    15 June 20231.6M+10.4%256K6.26
    31 May 20231.5M+14.9%328K4.43
    15 May 20231.3M-8.8%347K3.64
    28 April 20231.4M-6.6%402K3.45
    14 April 20231.5M+19.5%264K5.62
    31 March 20231.2M+3.6%443K2.81
    15 March 20231.2M+16.4%460K2.60
    28 February 20231.0M+9.2%543K1.90
    15 February 2023943K-0.0%327K2.88
    31 January 2023943K-3.3%308K3.06
    13 January 2023975K-12.9%424K2.30
    30 December 20221.1M-52.8%2.0M1.00
    15 December 20222.4M+9.6%456K5.20
    30 November 20222.2M+4.3%281K7.70
    15 November 20222.1M+13.8%263K7.89
    31 October 20221.8M+17.7%267K6.83
    14 October 20221.5M+1.4%297K5.21
    30 September 20221.5M+2.4%264K5.79
    15 September 20221.5M+1.5%230K6.50
    31 August 20221.5M-4.5%173K8.49
    15 August 20221.5M-4.0%191K8.06
    29 July 20221.6M+3.8%159K10.09
    15 July 20221.5M-4.4%183K8.46
    30 June 20221.6M-2.3%205K7.89
    15 June 20221.7M+3.7%172K9.61
    31 May 20221.6M-5.5%147K10.84
    13 May 20221.7M-3.1%283K5.96
    29 April 20221.7M+2.0%170K10.24
    14 April 20221.7M-5.6%209K8.17
    31 March 20221.8M-8.9%152K11.90
    15 March 20222.0M+0.2%172K11.59
    28 February 20222.0M-1.4%206K9.63
    15 February 20222.0M+12.2%352K5.72
    31 January 20221.8M+19.9%340K5.27
    14 January 20221.5M+8.1%173K8.65
    31 December 20211.4M-6.5%227K6.09
    15 December 20211.5M+7.7%164K9.03
    30 November 20211.4M+2.2%111K12.44
    15 November 20211.3M-4.0%124K10.83
    29 October 20211.4M+3.6%85K16.45
    15 October 20211.4M-6.7%107K12.65
    30 September 20211.4M-0.2%116K12.50
    15 September 20211.5M-7.2%99K14.64
    31 August 20211.6M-5.0%91K17.25
    13 August 20211.6M+3.1%90K18.34
    30 July 20211.6M-4.6%102K15.72
    15 July 20211.7M+0.5%156K10.76
    30 June 20211.7M-5.4%216K7.70
    15 June 20211.8M-7.6%189K9.34
    28 May 20211.9M-7.7%150K12.71
    14 May 20212.1M+1.2%87K23.60
    30 April 20212.0M-8.6%91K22.50
    15 April 20212.2M-5.0%131K17.01
    31 March 20212.3M-4.4%125K18.81
    15 March 20212.5M-7.8%134K18.33
    26 February 20212.7M-3.8%129K20.62
    12 February 20212.8M+5.2%272K10.19
    29 January 20212.6M-8.2%279K9.44
    15 January 20212.9M+4.5%115K24.82
    31 December 20202.7M+12.5%191K14.37
    15 December 20202.4M-2.4%111K21.93
    30 November 20202.5M+5.4%135K18.50
    13 November 20202.4M-4.5%131K18.04
    30 October 20202.5M+1.0%80K31.06
    15 October 20202.5M+0.0%118K20.82
    30 September 20202.5M-13.9%209K11.75
    15 September 20202.9M+2.6%142K20.14
    31 August 20202.8M-1.9%63K44.33
    14 August 20202.8M+0.4%79K35.94
    31 July 20202.8M+0.7%72K39.41
    15 July 20202.8M-4.6%120K23.40
    30 June 20202.9M+1.1%127K23.24
    15 June 20202.9M+1.7%111K26.22
    29 May 20202.9M-8.8%192K14.85
    15 May 20203.1M-7.6%234K13.41
    30 April 20203.4M+0.1%212K16.03
    15 April 20203.4M+16.5%233K14.55
    31 March 20202.9M+18.6%219K13.28
    13 March 20202.5M-3.7%169K14.51
    28 February 20202.5M-1.9%139K18.31
    14 February 20202.6M+0.9%98K26.34
    31 January 20202.6M+6.8%190K13.55
    15 January 20202.4M+1.9%151K15.92
    31 December 20192.4M-1.3%189K12.50
    13 December 20192.4M-3.1%321K7.47
    29 November 20192.5M+0.4%92K26.77
    15 November 20192.5M-2.1%149K16.53
    31 October 20192.5M+1.7%104K24.13
    15 October 20192.5M-1.9%135K18.40
    30 September 20192.5M-0.9%243K10.40
    13 September 20192.5M-0.4%282K9.03
    30 August 20192.6M+1.3%181K14.14
    15 August 20192.5M+2.3%196K12.88
    31 July 20192.5M-3.4%148K16.62
    15 July 20192.6M+3.1%130K19.68
    28 June 20192.5M+10.8%168K14.72
    14 June 20192.2M+7.0%225K9.94
    31 May 20192.1M-0.7%146K14.25
    15 May 20192.1M-0.3%147K14.30
    30 April 20192.1M+4.2%195K10.83
    15 April 20192.0M-0.2%226K8.97
    29 March 20192.0M-2.6%214K9.46
    15 March 20192.1M+11.1%262K7.94
    28 February 20191.9M-1.3%275K6.83
    15 February 20191.9M+3.9%258K7.35
    31 January 20191.8M+12.6%158K11.58
    15 January 20191.6M-1.1%225K7.19
    31 December 20181.6M+8.4%391K4.20
    14 December 20181.5M+0.9%261K5.79
    30 November 20181.5M+14.3%411K3.65
    15 November 20181.3M+2.2%367K3.57
    31 October 20181.3M-5.4%231K5.57
    15 October 20181.4M-3.4%166K8.19
    28 September 20181.4M+21.3%309K4.55
    14 September 20181.2M-3.5%170K6.83
    31 August 20181.2M+9.5%168K7.14
    15 August 20181.1M+6.5%219K5.01
    31 July 20181.0M-9.9%188K5.49
    13 July 20181.1M-1.4%147K7.76
    29 June 20181.2M-14.3%253K4.57
    15 June 20181.4M+0.0%790K1.71
    31 May 20181.4M+2.2%638K2.12
    15 May 20181.3M-3.0%180K7.33
    30 April 20181.4M+6.5%228K5.98
    13 April 20181.3M+1.7%286K4.47
    29 March 20181.3M+50.0%363K3.47
    15 March 2018838K-6.0%325K2.58
    28 February 2018891K+7.7%143K6.24
    15 February 2018827K+76.0%282K2.94
    31 January 2018470K+28.0%246K1.91
    12 January 2018367K+20.7%123K2.98
    29 December 2017304K250K1.22
    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.