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Midland States Bancorp, Inc. short interest

1.0M shares of Midland States Bancorp 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 7.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.3%+123% over a year
Days to cover7.77at 135K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.04%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 +108% 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 20261.0M+11.3%135K7.77
    30 September 2026943K-7.2%223K4.24
    15 September 20261.0M+3.5%121K8.41
    31 August 2026983K+8.0%154K6.39
    14 August 2026910K+0.9%167K5.44
    31 July 2026902K+9.1%214K4.22
    15 July 2026827K+3.8%152K5.43
    30 June 2026796K+24.6%248K3.21
    15 June 2026639K+6.3%129K4.94
    29 May 2026601K-5.3%122K4.91
    15 May 2026634K-3.1%147K4.32
    30 April 2026655K+9.3%188K3.48
    15 April 2026599K-8.6%139K4.32
    31 March 2026655K+8.6%142K4.61
    13 March 2026603K+35.1%115K5.26
    27 February 2026446K-9.4%113K3.95
    13 February 2026493K+22.0%144K3.43
    30 January 2026404K+9.3%221K1.83
    15 January 2026370K-7.2%166K2.23
    31 December 2025398K-10.1%174K2.29
    15 December 2025443K-8.9%303K1.46
    28 November 2025486K-7.0%127K3.84
    14 November 2025523K+5.9%195K2.68
    31 October 2025494K+4.8%170K2.91
    15 October 2025471K+8.6%121K3.91
    30 September 2025434K+0.8%140K3.11
    15 September 2025431K+14.4%125K3.45
    29 August 2025376K-11.8%111K3.40
    15 August 2025427K-0.3%132K3.24
    31 July 2025428K-7.5%104K4.11
    15 July 2025463K+2.8%122K3.80
    30 June 2025450K+3.7%161K2.80
    13 June 2025434K-6.6%110K3.95
    30 May 2025465K+2.4%152K3.07
    15 May 2025454K+13.7%119K3.82
    30 April 2025400K+16.2%109K3.67
    15 April 2025344K-7.1%161K2.14
    31 March 2025370K+32.7%104K3.56
    14 March 2025279K+17.0%106K2.63
    28 February 2025239K-1.7%93K2.56
    14 February 2025243K-4.0%132K1.84
    31 January 2025253K+5.6%170K1.48
    15 January 2025239K+6.8%74K3.23
    31 December 2024224K-19.0%71K3.14
    13 December 2024277K+1.4%68K4.06
    29 November 2024273K+20.1%70K3.88
    15 November 2024227K+6.7%103K2.22
    31 October 2024213K+12.2%81K2.62
    15 October 2024190K-3.5%62K3.09
    30 September 2024197K+2.0%120K1.64
    13 September 2024193K+8.8%60K3.24
    30 August 2024177K-17.8%64K2.78
    15 August 2024216K+35.6%103K2.09
    31 July 2024159K-18.9%184K1.00
    15 July 2024196K-23.5%142K1.38
    28 June 2024256K+11.3%71K3.63
    14 June 2024230K-12.8%70K3.28
    31 May 2024264K-0.5%49K5.39
    15 May 2024265K+13.4%85K3.13
    30 April 2024234K+18.0%65K3.58
    15 April 2024198K-4.6%44K4.55
    28 March 2024208K-14.9%51K4.08
    15 March 2024244K+2.5%59K4.14
    29 February 2024239K+4.8%46K5.24
    15 February 2024228K+1.1%69K3.30
    31 January 2024225K+7.6%59K3.80
    12 January 2024209K-2.5%61K3.42
    29 December 2023214K-3.6%62K3.46
    15 December 2023222K-2.3%76K2.94
    30 November 2023228K-14.2%43K5.28
    15 November 2023265K-2.1%55K4.85
    31 October 2023271K+6.0%52K5.19
    13 October 2023256K-4.9%46K5.57
    29 September 2023269K-6.0%39K6.84
    15 September 2023286K+1.9%70K4.08
    31 August 2023281K+11.6%50K5.66
    15 August 2023251K-2.3%47K5.39
    31 July 2023257K-3.0%58K4.43
    14 July 2023265K+10.7%62K4.25
    30 June 2023240K-16.3%70K3.44
    15 June 2023286K-11.2%66K4.36
    31 May 2023322K-5.6%58K5.51
    15 May 2023341K+15.6%84K4.05
    28 April 2023295K+8.4%80K3.67
    14 April 2023272K-2.2%91K3.00
    31 March 2023278K-7.5%132K2.11
    15 March 2023301K+7.9%118K2.55
    28 February 2023279K+1.7%73K3.81
    15 February 2023274K-1.4%62K4.45
    31 January 2023278K-21.7%68K4.11
    13 January 2023356K+0.1%47K7.54
    30 December 2022355K+2.6%51K6.94
    15 December 2022346K+7.1%62K5.59
    30 November 2022323K-2.3%41K7.93
    15 November 2022331K-11.8%63K5.21
    31 October 2022375K-11.6%85K4.41
    14 October 2022424K+3.8%108K3.93
    30 September 2022409K+1.7%76K5.35
    15 September 2022402K+13.2%64K6.24
    31 August 2022355K+4.2%55K6.48
    15 August 2022341K+4.3%67K5.05
    29 July 2022327K+0.6%49K6.62
    15 July 2022325K+22.4%52K6.24
    30 June 2022266K-8.4%92K2.88
    15 June 2022290K+6.9%60K4.84
    31 May 2022271K+9.6%85K3.18
    13 May 2022248K+0.0%70K3.51
    29 April 2022247K+2.4%50K4.94
    14 April 2022242K-7.2%77K3.15
    31 March 2022260K-38.6%84K3.12
    15 March 2022424K+0.4%72K5.91
    28 February 2022422K+1.8%106K3.97
    15 February 2022414K+108.6%111K3.75
    31 January 2022199K+48.4%127K1.56
    14 January 2022134K+7.3%86K1.56
    31 December 2021125K-26.0%72K1.74
    15 December 2021169K+16.8%79K2.13
    30 November 2021145K-16.8%79K1.82
    15 November 2021174K-27.1%75K2.33
    29 October 2021238K+9.6%60K3.99
    15 October 2021217K-8.2%75K2.91
    30 September 2021237K-4.6%88K2.68
    15 September 2021248K-0.5%54K4.59
    31 August 2021249K+45.7%60K4.16
    13 August 2021171K-28.2%76K2.24
    30 July 2021238K-32.1%100K2.39
    15 July 2021351K-11.1%66K5.28
    30 June 2021394K-7.8%97K4.06
    15 June 2021427K+2.1%59K7.23
    28 May 2021418K-0.7%60K7.02
    14 May 2021422K-4.5%54K7.81
    30 April 2021441K-12.7%63K7.05
    15 April 2021506K-6.4%66K7.68
    31 March 2021540K+6.6%103K5.23
    15 March 2021507K+2.6%154K3.29
    26 February 2021494K+2.0%106K4.67
    12 February 2021484K+2.8%88K5.48
    29 January 2021471K-0.9%50K9.38
    15 January 2021475K-4.2%60K7.98
    31 December 2020496K+3.5%59K8.37
    15 December 2020479K+2.5%45K10.73
    30 November 2020468K-13.3%77K6.06
    13 November 2020539K-12.2%105K5.14
    30 October 2020614K+0.7%63K9.70
    15 October 2020610K-10.9%97K6.30
    30 September 2020685K-12.4%150K4.55
    15 September 2020782K+13.9%105K7.47
    31 August 2020686K-6.2%99K6.90
    14 August 2020731K-3.7%122K6.01
    31 July 2020759K+12.7%131K5.82
    15 July 2020674K-3.6%92K7.36
    30 June 2020699K+22.5%111K6.31
    15 June 2020571K-4.3%94K6.06
    29 May 2020596K-14.4%137K4.36
    15 May 2020696K+8.2%131K5.33
    30 April 2020644K+0.1%126K5.13
    15 April 2020643K+41.8%148K4.36
    31 March 2020454K+26.6%175K2.60
    13 March 2020358K+12.8%97K3.68
    28 February 2020318K+30.6%63K5.02
    14 February 2020243K-2.6%39K6.27
    31 January 2020250K+131.3%58K4.30
    15 January 2020108K-6.2%48K2.26
    31 December 2019115K+1.1%65K1.78
    13 December 2019114K+2.1%56K2.04
    29 November 2019112K+6.0%70K1.60
    15 November 2019105K-23.0%66K1.59
    31 October 2019137K-36.4%86K1.59
    15 October 2019215K-13.8%49K4.42
    30 September 2019249K-22.1%54K4.61
    13 September 2019320K-7.8%56K5.76
    30 August 2019347K+9.7%65K5.33
    15 August 2019317K+2.4%60K5.25
    31 July 2019309K-26.9%61K5.06
    15 July 2019423K-0.8%50K8.52
    28 June 2019426K+17.4%114K3.74
    14 June 2019363K-3.5%58K6.25
    31 May 2019376K+5.3%30K12.56
    15 May 2019357K-5.7%45K7.93
    30 April 2019379K-15.0%63K6.06
    15 April 2019446K-7.1%74K6.06
    29 March 2019480K+6.3%62K7.74
    15 March 2019452K+8.9%53K8.59
    28 February 2019415K-15.1%54K7.69
    15 February 2019489K+1.9%57K8.55
    31 January 2019479K+0.1%61K7.87
    15 January 2019479K+11.7%66K7.26
    31 December 2018429K-7.4%153K2.80
    14 December 2018463K-9.4%91K5.12
    30 November 2018512K-1.4%43K11.90
    15 November 2018519K-6.3%52K10.03
    31 October 2018554K-10.2%58K9.58
    15 October 2018616K+0.5%66K9.30
    28 September 2018613K-4.4%81K7.54
    14 September 2018641K-0.6%38K16.79
    31 August 2018645K-7.8%39K16.44
    15 August 2018700K-7.6%46K15.21
    31 July 2018757K-0.2%56K13.41
    13 July 2018759K-6.0%100K7.58
    29 June 2018807K+66.3%187K4.33
    15 June 2018485K+4.5%149K3.27
    31 May 2018464K-4.1%74K6.23
    15 May 2018485K-2.5%66K7.30
    30 April 2018497K-9.7%67K7.47
    13 April 2018550K+4.1%55K9.96
    29 March 2018529K+22.0%179K2.95
    15 March 2018434K-2.5%90K4.81
    28 February 2018445K-3.5%64K6.90
    15 February 2018461K-0.2%81K5.69
    31 January 2018461K+4.7%47K9.72
    12 January 2018441K+3.7%49K9.08
    29 December 2017425K34K12.59
    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.