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MercadoLibre, Inc. short interest

1.0M shares of MercadoLibre were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, the most since 29 May 2026. Short sellers would need 1.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.0Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.0%+76% over a year
Days to cover1.61at 636K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.02%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 since 29 May 2026, and the share price moved -36% 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
    30 October 20261.0M+1.0%636K1.61
    15 October 20261.0M+13.1%489K2.07
    30 September 2026897K+8.6%811K1.11
    15 September 2026826K-0.1%412K2.01
    31 August 2026826K-6.7%422K1.96
    14 August 2026886K+9.4%552K1.60
    31 July 2026809K-16.3%320K2.53
    15 July 2026967K-3.5%397K2.43
    30 June 20261.0M+6.3%478K2.10
    15 June 2026943K-14.7%520K1.81
    29 May 20261.1M+6.4%547K2.02
    15 May 20261.0M+16.0%932K1.11
    30 April 2026894K-12.5%338K2.65
    15 April 20261.0M-1.3%399K2.56
    31 March 20261.0M-2.6%461K2.25
    13 March 20261.1M+19.3%647K1.64
    27 February 2026891K+14.8%640K1.39
    13 February 2026776K+2.8%553K1.40
    30 January 2026755K-24.9%582K1.30
    15 January 20261.0M+10.3%522K1.93
    31 December 2025911K+14.4%415K2.20
    15 December 2025797K+13.3%539K1.48
    28 November 2025703K-13.9%572K1.23
    14 November 2025817K+40.5%558K1.46
    31 October 2025581K+5.6%531K1.09
    15 October 2025550K-25.3%608K1.00
    30 September 2025737K-13.9%388K1.90
    15 September 2025855K+0.1%415K2.06
    29 August 2025854K+4.5%298K2.87
    15 August 2025817K+19.6%459K1.78
    31 July 2025684K+8.7%253K2.71
    15 July 2025629K-9.6%321K1.96
    30 June 2025696K-5.5%312K2.23
    13 June 2025737K+5.8%378K1.95
    30 May 2025696K-3.7%314K2.22
    15 May 2025723K+1.1%459K1.58
    30 April 2025715K-2.7%340K2.10
    15 April 2025735K-2.4%571K1.29
    31 March 2025753K-1.7%401K1.88
    14 March 2025766K+0.6%512K1.50
    28 February 2025762K+20.9%566K1.34
    14 February 2025630K-0.7%317K1.99
    31 January 2025634K-11.9%306K2.08
    15 January 2025720K+3.3%355K2.03
    31 December 2024697K+5.1%440K1.59
    13 December 2024663K-18.8%356K1.86
    29 November 2024816K+5.4%400K2.04
    15 November 2024775K+28.5%791K1.00
    31 October 2024603K+3.0%238K2.53
    15 October 2024585K+14.8%295K1.99
    30 September 2024510K-24.5%291K1.75
    13 September 2024675K+11.3%276K2.45
    30 August 2024607K-9.0%246K2.47
    15 August 2024666K+7.8%467K1.43
    31 July 2024618K-7.9%254K2.43
    15 July 2024671K-13.7%305K2.20
    28 June 2024777K+12.3%271K2.87
    14 June 2024692K+26.8%284K2.43
    31 May 2024546K+3.7%321K1.70
    15 May 2024526K-11.9%505K1.04
    30 April 2024597K-9.6%375K1.59
    15 April 2024661K-1.0%312K2.12
    28 March 2024668K+2.8%308K2.17
    15 March 2024649K+2.3%424K1.53
    29 February 2024635K+8.0%608K1.04
    15 February 2024588K-14.3%334K1.76
    31 January 2024685K-9.9%382K1.80
    12 January 2024761K+1.0%303K2.51
    29 December 2023753K-9.3%255K2.96
    15 December 2023830K+0.0%395K2.11
    30 November 2023830K+3.3%459K1.81
    15 November 2023804K+9.5%469K1.71
    31 October 2023734K-4.6%375K1.96
    13 October 2023770K+3.8%281K2.74
    29 September 2023741K-32.5%351K2.11
    15 September 20231.1M+10.9%496K2.22
    31 August 2023991K-4.8%453K2.19
    15 August 20231.0M+3.1%666K1.56
    31 July 20231.0M+3.8%578K1.75
    14 July 2023973K+1.7%612K1.59
    30 June 2023956K+7.1%515K1.86
    15 June 2023893K-4.4%415K2.15
    31 May 2023934K+4.7%451K2.07
    15 May 2023892K-12.5%493K1.81
    28 April 20231.0M+2.8%295K3.46
    14 April 2023992K-0.2%346K2.86
    31 March 2023993K-6.5%437K2.27
    15 March 20231.1M+15.0%502K2.12
    28 February 2023924K-0.1%648K1.42
    15 February 2023925K-6.3%471K1.96
    31 January 2023987K+20.2%624K1.58
    13 January 2023822K-24.2%604K1.36
    30 December 20221.1M+7.7%469K2.31
    15 December 20221.0M+1.1%544K1.85
    30 November 2022996K-5.6%531K1.88
    15 November 20221.1M-2.2%792K1.33
    31 October 20221.1M+14.8%675K1.60
    14 October 2022941K-20.0%644K1.46
    30 September 20221.2M+4.4%578K2.03
    15 September 20221.1M+8.4%679K1.66
    31 August 20221.0M+23.0%587K1.77
    15 August 2022844K-17.7%703K1.20
    29 July 20221.0M+13.0%569K1.80
    15 July 2022908K-17.0%582K1.56
    30 June 20221.1M+22.0%661K1.65
    15 June 2022896K-28.5%700K1.28
    31 May 20221.3M-7.1%759K1.65
    13 May 20221.3M+47.2%874K1.54
    29 April 2022917K-8.6%447K2.05
    14 April 20221.0M-12.4%387K2.59
    31 March 20221.1M-14.7%589K1.95
    15 March 20221.3M-27.4%686K1.96
    28 February 20221.8M+62.9%1.1M1.68
    15 February 20221.1M+3.0%491K2.31
    31 January 20221.1M-22.5%742K1.48
    14 January 20221.4M+5.3%896K1.59
    31 December 20211.3M+10.2%476K2.84
    15 December 20211.2M+36.7%1.0M1.21
    30 November 2021896K-14.1%871K1.03
    15 November 20211.0M-8.7%468K2.23
    29 October 20211.1M+1.4%374K3.06
    15 October 20211.1M-2.1%394K2.86
    30 September 20211.2M-8.4%322K3.58
    15 September 20211.3M-3.4%275K4.57
    31 August 20211.3M-11.9%313K4.17
    13 August 20211.5M+7.2%470K3.15
    30 July 20211.4M-6.7%294K4.68
    15 July 20211.5M+4.9%261K5.66
    30 June 20211.4M+3.1%350K4.03
    15 June 20211.4M+1.5%417K3.27
    28 May 20211.3M+0.7%425K3.17
    14 May 20211.3M+10.1%567K2.36
    30 April 20211.2M-5.4%316K3.84
    15 April 20211.3M-1.7%360K3.57
    31 March 20211.3M-1.0%469K2.78
    15 March 20211.3M+16.2%831K1.59
    26 February 20211.1M-4.6%493K2.30
    12 February 20211.2M+4.1%359K3.32
    29 January 20211.1M-19.9%601K1.90
    15 January 20211.4M-2.3%611K2.33
    31 December 20201.5M-0.1%327K4.47
    15 December 20201.5M-20.8%429K3.40
    30 November 20201.8M+18.3%443K4.16
    13 November 20201.6M-4.7%613K2.54
    30 October 20201.6M-15.6%407K4.02
    15 October 20201.9M-6.1%430K4.50
    30 September 20202.1M-6.0%461K4.47
    15 September 20202.2M+19.2%629K3.49
    31 August 20201.8M-7.2%333K5.53
    14 August 20202.0M-0.0%597K3.32
    31 July 20202.0M+7.1%396K5.00
    15 July 20201.9M-2.0%418K4.43
    30 June 20201.9M+16.7%421K4.48
    15 June 20201.6M+13.1%432K3.75
    29 May 20201.4M-6.3%454K3.15
    15 May 20201.5M-6.1%720K2.12
    30 April 20201.6M+2.0%522K3.11
    15 April 20201.6M+17.4%604K2.64
    31 March 20201.4M-19.5%786K1.73
    13 March 20201.7M+5.7%660K2.56
    28 February 20201.6M-5.7%941K1.70
    14 February 20201.7M-4.1%700K2.42
    31 January 20201.8M-4.6%316K5.60
    15 January 20201.9M+29.0%463K4.00
    31 December 20191.4M-33.8%306K4.69
    13 December 20192.2M-1.4%327K6.63
    29 November 20192.2M+2.1%483K4.56
    15 November 20192.2M+9.2%831K2.59
    31 October 20192.0M-2.7%359K5.49
    15 October 20192.0M-4.3%340K5.96
    30 September 20192.1M+3.6%426K4.97
    13 September 20192.0M+2.7%491K4.17
    30 August 20192.0M-8.9%388K5.13
    15 August 20192.2M+16.1%727K3.01
    31 July 20191.9M+11.7%457K4.12
    15 July 20191.7M-6.1%446K3.78
    28 June 20191.8M-1.1%451K3.98
    14 June 20191.8M+16.6%664K2.73
    31 May 20191.6M-7.5%561K2.78
    15 May 20191.7M-13.1%719K2.34
    30 April 20191.9M+7.0%604K3.20
    15 April 20191.8M-4.4%467K3.87
    29 March 20191.9M-32.1%596K3.17
    15 March 20192.8M-19.0%1.2M2.31
    28 February 20193.4M+9.5%839K4.10
    15 February 20193.1M-2.9%452K6.94
    31 January 20193.2M+7.1%518K6.23
    15 January 20193.0M+7.8%504K5.98
    31 December 20182.8M-10.5%738K3.79
    14 December 20183.1M-0.1%582K5.38
    30 November 20183.1M+1.1%650K4.82
    15 November 20183.1M+7.8%636K4.87
    31 October 20182.9M-9.3%706K4.07
    15 October 20183.2M-5.8%901K3.51
    28 September 20183.4M-11.8%762K4.41
    14 September 20183.8M-3.5%721K5.28
    31 August 20183.9M+10.8%999K3.95
    15 August 20183.6M-10.5%797K4.47
    31 July 20184.0M+1.7%924K4.31
    13 July 20183.9M+0.0%552K7.09
    29 June 20183.9M+4.5%695K5.64
    15 June 20183.7M-2.8%989K3.79
    31 May 20183.9M+28.6%1.1M3.50
    15 May 20183.0M+2.1%888K3.37
    30 April 20182.9M+20.6%759K3.87
    13 April 20182.4M+6.3%685K3.55
    29 March 20182.3M+8.2%771K2.97
    15 March 20182.1M-13.5%589K3.59
    28 February 20182.4M+2.7%865K2.83
    15 February 20182.4M-11.5%784K3.04
    31 January 20182.7M-13.4%600K4.49
    12 January 20183.1M-9.3%427K7.29
    29 December 20173.4M616K5.57
    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.