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Medallion Financial Corp. short interest

901K shares of Medallion Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (779K to 954K). Short sellers would need 15.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short901Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.2%+1% over a year
Days to cover15.03at 60K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.91%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 middle of its range over the last year (779K to 954K), and the share price moved -0% 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 2026901K+3.2%60K15.03
    30 September 2026873K-8.5%83K10.53
    15 September 2026954K+6.1%53K18.15
    31 August 2026900K-1.4%74K12.15
    14 August 2026912K+0.4%100K9.10
    31 July 2026909K+3.2%33K27.91
    15 July 2026880K-3.2%39K22.29
    30 June 2026909K+8.8%171K5.32
    15 June 2026835K+2.4%98K8.51
    29 May 2026816K+2.3%50K16.15
    15 May 2026798K-0.3%75K10.62
    30 April 2026800K+1.4%54K14.70
    15 April 2026789K-2.2%48K16.37
    31 March 2026807K-1.7%78K10.37
    13 March 2026821K+5.5%64K12.93
    27 February 2026779K-4.4%58K13.53
    13 February 2026815K-0.5%40K20.27
    30 January 2026819K-3.9%46K17.63
    15 January 2026852K+0.7%35K24.34
    31 December 2025846K-4.9%43K19.59
    15 December 2025889K-2.3%42K21.39
    28 November 2025910K+1.1%47K19.40
    14 November 2025901K-0.0%37K24.15
    31 October 2025901K+0.5%40K22.47
    15 October 2025896K+0.8%33K27.40
    30 September 2025889K-4.9%60K14.92
    15 September 2025936K+3.4%35K27.11
    29 August 2025905K-4.7%38K23.86
    15 August 2025950K-0.9%69K13.83
    31 July 2025959K+2.2%73K13.22
    15 July 2025938K-0.6%48K19.56
    30 June 2025944K-0.9%88K10.68
    13 June 2025953K+3.8%35K27.22
    30 May 2025918K-0.6%35K26.40
    15 May 2025924K+3.3%48K19.19
    30 April 2025894K+1.4%49K18.34
    15 April 2025882K-2.5%40K22.02
    31 March 2025905K-0.9%39K23.28
    14 March 2025913K+1.1%52K17.66
    28 February 2025902K+0.8%49K18.25
    14 February 2025895K-4.2%33K27.04
    31 January 2025935K-4.2%46K20.17
    15 January 2025975K+0.5%41K24.06
    31 December 2024971K-1.6%57K17.04
    13 December 2024986K-2.4%91K10.82
    29 November 20241.0M-3.6%52K19.50
    15 November 20241.0M-4.0%57K18.43
    31 October 20241.1M-7.6%53K20.72
    15 October 20241.2M-1.0%39K30.18
    30 September 20241.2M-2.8%68K17.48
    13 September 20241.2M-5.4%36K34.11
    30 August 20241.3M-2.8%40K32.59
    15 August 20241.3M+3.8%71K18.73
    31 July 20241.3M-0.3%73K17.55
    15 July 20241.3M+38.5%116K11.15
    28 June 2024930K-0.6%397K2.34
    14 June 2024936K-3.6%67K13.90
    31 May 2024970K-5.5%69K14.11
    15 May 20241.0M+4.1%58K17.64
    30 April 2024986K-1.0%89K11.09
    15 April 2024996K-2.4%70K14.33
    28 March 20241.0M+2.7%111K9.21
    15 March 2024995K+6.9%117K8.49
    29 February 2024930K-9.5%241K3.86
    15 February 20241.0M-3.0%56K18.31
    31 January 20241.1M+0.9%51K20.82
    12 January 20241.1M-1.5%72K14.59
    29 December 20231.1M-3.4%65K16.33
    15 December 20231.1M-4.2%67K16.47
    30 November 20231.2M+0.7%59K19.66
    15 November 20231.1M+4.0%104K11.01
    31 October 20231.1M+0.5%53K20.69
    13 October 20231.1M+0.8%46K23.63
    29 September 20231.1M-0.0%44K24.66
    15 September 20231.1M+1.7%60K18.17
    31 August 20231.1M+1.9%49K21.88
    15 August 20231.0M+4.8%133K7.86
    31 July 20231.0M-12.1%138K7.26
    14 July 20231.1M-0.3%28K39.97
    30 June 20231.1M+1.6%33K34.79
    15 June 20231.1M-1.9%56K20.13
    31 May 20231.1M-0.4%40K28.29
    15 May 20231.2M+2.5%90K12.83
    28 April 20231.1M-0.6%47K23.85
    14 April 20231.1M+11.1%61K18.38
    31 March 20231.0M+6.7%48K21.35
    15 March 2023952K-0.8%55K17.38
    28 February 2023960K-7.3%70K13.73
    15 February 20231.0M-1.6%30K34.72
    31 January 20231.1M+0.1%69K15.30
    13 January 20231.1M-0.1%26K39.68
    30 December 20221.1M+10.6%49K21.63
    15 December 2022951K-0.2%29K33.11
    30 November 2022953K+4.8%70K13.57
    15 November 2022909K-4.1%48K18.88
    31 October 2022948K+11.1%54K17.63
    14 October 2022854K+4.3%52K16.57
    30 September 2022818K+2.3%65K12.61
    15 September 2022800K+6.1%75K10.72
    31 August 2022754K-5.4%111K6.79
    15 August 2022797K+4.3%51K15.63
    29 July 2022764K+6.9%64K11.97
    15 July 2022714K+0.9%52K13.71
    30 June 2022708K+8.2%91K7.74
    15 June 2022654K+4.6%78K8.38
    31 May 2022625K-3.9%64K9.76
    13 May 2022651K+146.5%179K3.63
    29 April 2022264K-0.7%44K5.97
    14 April 2022266K-12.1%78K3.42
    31 March 2022302K-19.5%178K1.69
    15 March 2022375K-1.2%98K3.85
    28 February 2022380K-11.3%69K5.50
    15 February 2022429K-1.5%43K9.96
    31 January 2022435K+4.2%163K2.68
    14 January 2022417K-54.3%357K1.17
    31 December 2021914K+550.1%1.5M1.00
    15 December 2021141K+4.5%49K2.88
    30 November 2021134K+4.0%20K6.63
    15 November 2021129K+2.0%25K5.10
    29 October 2021127K-4.0%31K4.09
    15 October 2021132K+2.2%15K9.06
    30 September 2021129K-7.6%31K4.14
    15 September 2021140K+2.4%12K11.27
    31 August 2021137K-19.4%36K3.80
    13 August 2021169K+13.9%32K5.24
    30 July 2021149K+1.0%18K8.50
    15 July 2021147K-8.9%20K7.31
    30 June 2021162K-7.9%41K3.96
    15 June 2021175K+2.8%31K5.65
    28 May 2021171K-44.6%51K3.36
    14 May 2021308K+21.0%49K6.26
    30 April 2021254K+14.5%41K6.18
    15 April 2021222K-1.4%26K8.44
    31 March 2021225K-5.0%44K5.08
    15 March 2021237K+11.3%69K3.46
    26 February 2021213K+6.8%86K2.47
    12 February 2021200K+19.9%37K5.40
    29 January 2021166K-3.7%88K1.90
    15 January 2021173K-0.9%40K4.28
    31 December 2020175K-0.8%34K5.06
    15 December 2020176K-2.5%30K5.87
    30 November 2020180K-6.6%82K2.21
    13 November 2020193K-7.7%115K1.69
    30 October 2020209K+4.6%35K5.99
    15 October 2020200K-4.2%38K5.29
    30 September 2020209K+1.4%53K3.92
    15 September 2020206K-7.6%61K3.38
    31 August 2020223K+5.5%76K2.94
    14 August 2020211K+4.3%64K3.31
    31 July 2020203K-21.8%56K3.59
    15 July 2020259K-38.7%73K3.53
    30 June 2020423K-36.6%450K1.00
    15 June 2020667K-18.2%239K2.79
    29 May 2020816K-1.7%138K5.92
    15 May 2020830K+30.2%227K3.65
    30 April 2020637K+25.7%113K5.66
    15 April 2020507K+65.9%255K1.99
    31 March 2020306K-52.2%209K1.46
    13 March 2020639K-25.4%133K4.81
    28 February 2020857K-6.2%84K10.17
    14 February 2020914K-11.9%27K33.84
    31 January 20201.0M-0.6%48K21.71
    15 January 20201.0M-5.9%44K23.74
    31 December 20191.1M-18.4%61K18.06
    13 December 20191.4M-20.0%87K15.65
    29 November 20191.7M-7.8%69K24.65
    15 November 20191.8M-8.5%77K23.91
    31 October 20192.0M-4.2%72K28.01
    15 October 20192.1M+1.4%117K17.88
    30 September 20192.1M+12.8%287K7.22
    13 September 20191.8M-5.4%111K16.53
    30 August 20191.9M-0.0%82K23.69
    15 August 20191.9M+9.9%159K12.21
    31 July 20191.8M-3.4%231K7.66
    15 July 20191.8M+62.8%127K14.38
    28 June 20191.1M-7.7%359K3.13
    14 June 20191.2M+14.3%140K8.67
    31 May 20191.1M-7.8%101K10.53
    15 May 20191.2M-12.7%124K9.27
    30 April 20191.3M-2.4%46K28.87
    15 April 20191.4M-7.0%62K21.78
    29 March 20191.5M+0.1%66K21.90
    15 March 20191.5M+9.4%100K14.51
    28 February 20191.3M-7.5%237K5.61
    15 February 20191.4M+0.0%59K24.37
    31 January 20191.4M-4.3%76K18.98
    15 January 20191.5M-1.9%74K20.18
    31 December 20181.5M-17.0%141K10.88
    14 December 20181.8M-10.0%86K21.42
    30 November 20182.0M+3.4%68K30.25
    15 November 20182.0M-13.1%90K22.07
    31 October 20182.3M-2.6%92K24.84
    15 October 20182.3M-0.8%142K16.55
    28 September 20182.4M-0.5%65K36.10
    14 September 20182.4M-6.2%126K18.86
    31 August 20182.5M+2.0%187K13.55
    15 August 20182.5M-0.0%153K16.23
    31 July 20182.5M-0.9%36K69.79
    13 July 20182.5M+2.2%70K35.62
    29 June 20182.5M-3.9%54K45.15
    15 June 20182.6M-3.0%119K21.47
    31 May 20182.6M-2.6%144K18.33
    15 May 20182.7M-2.3%123K22.03
    30 April 20182.8M-1.2%57K48.17
    13 April 20182.8M-2.9%59K47.54
    29 March 20182.9M-2.0%77K37.51
    15 March 20182.9M+1.9%65K45.41
    28 February 20182.9M-0.1%78K37.22
    15 February 20182.9M+3.6%86K33.67
    31 January 20182.8M-19.1%167K16.75
    12 January 20183.5M-15.2%486K7.10
    29 December 20174.1M197K20.72
    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.