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Merlin, Inc. short interest

11.8M shares of Merlin were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.0M to 12.2M). Short sellers would need 3.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short11.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.4%+1049% over a year
Days to cover3.80at 3.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue11.68%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 (1.0M to 12.2M), and the share price moved -87% 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 202611.8M-3.4%3.1M3.80
    30 September 202612.2M+15.5%5.8M2.11
    15 September 202610.5M+6.5%1.2M8.72
    31 August 20269.9M+14.3%1.2M8.27
    14 August 20268.7M-2.3%1.3M6.85
    31 July 20268.9M+22.0%1.5M6.05
    15 July 20267.3M+10.5%1.6M4.43
    30 June 20266.6M+16.2%2.9M2.29
    15 June 20265.7M+74.3%5.7M1.00
    29 May 20263.2M+27.1%1.8M1.81
    15 May 20262.6M+6.9%1.5M1.69
    30 April 20262.4M+11.2%1.3M1.78
    15 April 20262.1M+110.2%1.6M1.31
    31 March 20261.0M+3182.6%1.3M1.00
    14 January 202231K-6.4%145K1.00
    31 December 202133K-15.4%40K1.00
    15 December 202139K-18.8%25K1.56
    30 November 202148K+10.0%23K2.07
    15 November 202144K-26.7%19K2.33
    29 October 202160K-3.9%30K1.99
    15 October 202163K+3.3%27K2.31
    30 September 202161K-39.1%83K1.00
    15 September 202199K+38.5%51K1.95
    31 August 202172K-22.0%57K1.26
    13 August 202192K-0.4%28K3.29
    30 July 202192K-0.6%18K5.06
    15 July 202193K-1.7%26K3.52
    30 June 202194K-46.2%45K2.12
    15 June 2021175K-14.3%34K5.18
    28 May 2021205K-17.8%54K3.79
    14 May 2021249K-9.0%68K3.65
    30 April 2021274K+15.8%280K1.00
    15 April 2021236K+14.9%26K8.94
    31 March 2021206K-2.5%38K5.36
    15 March 2021211K+1.4%29K7.18
    26 February 2021208K+10.4%28K7.54
    12 February 2021189K+10.6%36K5.27
    29 January 2021170K+15.0%46K3.69
    15 January 2021148K+0.9%42K3.52
    31 December 2020147K-3.2%32K4.56
    15 December 2020152K+12.7%63K2.40
    30 November 2020135K-3.5%30K4.55
    13 November 2020139K+3.5%54K2.58
    30 October 2020135K-0.4%19K7.11
    15 October 2020135K-7.0%20K6.83
    30 September 2020145K+0.2%48K3.05
    15 September 2020145K+3.8%82K1.76
    31 August 2020140K+15.1%34K4.06
    14 August 2020121K-7.8%65K1.87
    31 July 2020132K-3.4%27K4.88
    15 July 2020136K-20.6%41K3.33
    30 June 2020172K+97.6%73K2.35
    15 June 202087K-4.4%85K1.03
    29 May 202091K-20.0%50K1.81
    15 May 2020114K-5.7%78K1.46
    30 April 2020120K+38.6%77K1.56
    15 April 202087K-13.9%66K1.32
    31 March 2020101K-8.5%60K1.67
    13 March 2020110K+22.6%20K5.60
    28 February 202090K+17.0%21K4.38
    14 February 202077K-6.6%14K5.39
    31 January 202082K-5.5%14K5.82
    15 January 202087K-9.2%14K6.30
    31 December 201996K-10.8%15K6.39
    13 December 2019108K+2.9%15K6.96
    29 November 2019105K-0.6%15K7.05
    15 November 2019105K-6.8%15K7.13
    31 October 2019113K-2.1%8K13.56
    15 October 2019115K-3.7%11K10.49
    30 September 2019120K-1.9%20K6.10
    13 September 2019122K+4.2%27K4.59
    30 August 2019117K-7.0%20K5.82
    15 August 2019126K+3.6%19K6.65
    31 July 2019121K+0.1%11K11.10
    15 July 2019121K+5.9%10K11.72
    28 June 2019115K+18.2%19K5.90
    14 June 201997K+11.2%16K6.17
    31 May 201987K+9.3%14K6.08
    15 May 201980K+8.4%9K8.61
    30 April 201974K-10.3%14K5.36
    15 April 201982K-0.9%13K6.21
    29 March 201983K-8.6%28K2.94
    15 March 201991K+6.5%16K5.58
    28 February 201985K+1.7%15K5.56
    15 February 201984K+7.1%16K5.22
    31 January 201978K+3.6%18K4.41
    15 January 201975K+13.9%19K3.90
    31 December 201866K-0.9%33K2.03
    14 December 201867K+4.8%15K4.61
    30 November 201864K+14.9%10K6.62
    15 November 201856K-4.1%11K5.24
    31 October 201858K-0.2%13K4.46
    15 October 201858K+43.3%14K4.18
    28 September 201841K+36.8%17K2.32
    14 September 201830K+12.9%11K2.63
    31 August 201826K-9.5%13K2.06
    15 August 201829K+4.3%17K1.68
    31 July 201828K-1.1%11K2.57
    13 July 201828K-6.9%17K1.70
    29 June 201830K+9.6%20K1.49
    15 June 201828K-16.1%16K1.70
    31 May 201833K-8.0%14K2.28
    15 May 201836K-15.7%37K1.00
    30 April 201842K-13.0%14K3.03
    13 April 201849K-6.4%20K2.47
    29 March 201852K-6.2%33K1.58
    15 March 201855K-4.0%28K2.00
    28 February 201858K-13.7%23K2.53
    15 February 201867K+121.8%37K1.79
    31 January 201830K+8.0%22K1.40
    12 January 201828K-53.0%60K1.00
    29 December 201759K25K2.33
    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.