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Strategy Inc. short interest

29.1M shares of Strategy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 14 Nov 2025. Short sellers would need 1.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short29.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.9%+15% over a year
Days to cover1.53at 19.0M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 fewest since 14 Nov 2025, and the share price moved -52% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202629.1M-0.9%19.0M1.53
    30 September 202629.4M-4.4%23.8M1.23
    15 September 202630.7M-5.8%21.7M1.42
    31 August 202632.6M+2.3%32.9M1.00
    14 August 202631.9M-1.9%15.5M2.05
    31 July 202632.5M-19.4%15.1M2.16
    15 July 202640.3M-5.8%20.5M1.97
    30 June 202642.8M+4.6%32.5M1.32
    15 June 202640.9M+8.5%22.4M1.82
    29 May 202637.7M-4.7%13.4M2.82
    15 May 202639.5M-3.0%16.2M2.44
    30 April 202640.8M+9.6%21.0M1.94
    15 April 202637.2M+3.7%15.6M2.38
    31 March 202635.9M+10.6%20.0M1.79
    13 March 202632.4M-10.2%21.3M1.52
    27 February 202636.2M-4.4%15.9M2.28
    13 February 202637.8M+16.7%32.0M1.18
    30 January 202632.4M+2.6%18.7M1.74
    15 January 202631.6M-9.2%24.9M1.27
    31 December 202534.7M+19.2%15.9M2.18
    15 December 202529.1M-4.6%23.4M1.25
    28 November 202530.5M+11.1%22.3M1.37
    14 November 202527.5M+8.8%13.4M2.05
    31 October 202525.3M-0.4%11.0M2.31
    15 October 202525.4M+0.1%12.7M2.00
    30 September 202525.3M+19.7%12.5M2.03
    15 September 202521.2M-6.7%9.8M2.16
    29 August 202522.7M-1.6%11.3M2.01
    15 August 202523.1M+3.2%12.0M1.92
    31 July 202522.3M-12.7%10.2M2.19
    15 July 202525.6M+8.7%13.7M1.87
    30 June 202523.6M-1.1%11.5M2.05
    13 June 202523.8M+1.3%9.2M2.58
    30 May 202523.5M-14.2%13.9M1.69
    15 May 202527.4M-0.3%14.6M1.88
    30 April 202527.5M-4.3%15.0M1.83
    15 April 202528.7M-1.6%21.0M1.37
    31 March 202529.2M+2.2%17.1M1.71
    14 March 202528.6M+11.3%23.8M1.20
    28 February 202525.7M+12.0%18.5M1.39
    14 February 202522.9M-4.5%12.5M1.84
    31 January 202524.0M-1.9%18.1M1.33
    15 January 202524.5M+5.3%20.2M1.21
    31 December 202423.2M-2.3%23.7M1.00
    13 December 202423.8M+4.0%26.0M1.00
    29 November 202422.9M-9.8%50.1M1.00
    15 November 202425.4M-10.5%28.1M1.00
    31 October 202428.3M-4.2%19.5M1.45
    15 October 202429.6M-3.7%18.4M1.60
    30 September 202430.7M+18.7%13.9M2.22
    13 September 202425.9M-2.9%8.4M3.10
    30 August 202426.6M+6.8%10.2M2.61
    15 August 202424.9M-0.8%11.2M2.23
    31 July 202425.1M+4.4%13.4M1.88
    15 July 202424.1M-12.3%11.7M2.06
    28 June 202427.5M-23.5%13.5M2.04
    14 June 202435.9M+6.8%12.6M2.86
    31 May 202433.6M-1.0%13.4M2.51
    15 May 202434.0M+2.4%13.2M2.58
    30 April 202433.2M-3.8%14.5M2.29
    15 April 202434.5M+1.7%18.1M1.91
    28 March 202434.0M+4.0%34.2M1.00
    15 March 202432.7M+13.1%40.0M1.00
    29 February 202428.9M-3.9%19.5M1.48
    15 February 202430.0M-1.1%15.1M1.99
    31 January 202430.4M-0.7%11.3M2.69
    12 January 202430.6M+6.2%18.7M1.63
    29 December 202328.8M+1.4%12.7M2.26
    15 December 202328.4M-0.3%10.8M2.63
    30 November 202328.5M-6.2%8.7M3.29
    15 November 202330.4M+1.4%11.1M2.75
    31 October 202330.0M+5.2%9.6M3.11
    13 October 202328.5M+4.0%4.8M5.98
    29 September 202327.4M+4.6%4.3M6.32
    15 September 202326.2M-6.4%5.4M4.88
    31 August 202328.0M+8.6%6.2M4.50
    15 August 202325.8M+0.7%5.8M4.42
    31 July 202325.6M-9.4%5.9M4.32
    14 July 202328.2M+0.6%12.2M2.31
    30 June 202328.0M-1.6%12.9M2.17
    15 June 202328.5M+0.9%7.5M3.80
    31 May 202328.2M-0.1%6.6M4.30
    15 May 202328.2M-6.0%10.3M2.74
    28 April 202330.0M+4.4%7.8M3.83
    14 April 202328.8M+0.1%8.8M3.29
    31 March 202328.7M-11.3%10.3M2.80
    15 March 202332.4M+0.3%7.7M4.20
    28 February 202332.3M+1.2%5.1M6.38
    15 February 202331.9M-0.7%5.8M5.52
    31 January 202332.1M-7.8%6.2M5.20
    13 January 202334.9M+2.3%7.1M4.91
    30 December 202234.1M+0.5%5.1M6.64
    15 December 202233.9M-8.2%4.5M7.49
    30 November 202236.9M-2.4%6.1M6.08
    15 November 202237.8M+15.3%12.0M3.17
    31 October 202232.8M+2.3%4.1M8.02
    14 October 202232.1M-3.9%4.2M7.66
    30 September 202233.4M+3.6%6.4M5.20
    15 September 202232.3M+1.7%6.8M4.71
    31 August 202231.7M+3.7%4.7M6.71
    15 August 202230.6M-10.1%6.1M4.99
    29 July 202234.0M-7.1%8.3M4.08
    15 July 202236.6M+4.2%7.6M4.83
    30 June 202235.1M+1.7%8.8M3.98
    15 June 202234.6M+6.9%11.1M3.11
    31 May 202232.3M-5.0%9.5M3.42
    13 May 202234.0M+49.1%18.3M1.86
    29 April 202222.8M+5.4%3.5M6.48
    14 April 202221.6M-0.7%3.4M6.42
    31 March 202221.8M-1.6%4.1M5.38
    15 March 202222.1M+3.0%4.2M5.33
    28 February 202221.5M-0.5%4.6M4.66
    15 February 202221.6M+3.3%6.0M3.60
    31 January 202220.9M+22.9%8.4M2.51
    14 January 202217.0M+5.6%4.1M4.11
    31 December 202116.1M-9.7%3.8M4.28
    15 December 202117.9M+5.8%4.8M3.74
    30 November 202116.9M-0.8%4.7M3.62
    15 November 202117.0M-6.7%5.9M2.89
    29 October 202118.2M+1.4%5.3M3.46
    15 October 202118.0M+1.1%5.0M3.58
    30 September 202117.8M-14.8%5.7M3.10
    15 September 202120.9M+10.9%8.3M2.52
    31 August 202118.8M-5.9%6.9M2.74
    13 August 202120.0M-2.4%9.8M2.03
    30 July 202120.5M-3.2%8.8M2.33
    15 July 202121.2M-1.3%5.8M3.63
    30 June 202121.4M+11.9%13.1M1.64
    15 June 202119.1M+7.6%8.1M2.36
    28 May 202117.8M+12.1%7.0M2.53
    14 May 202115.9M-0.4%4.7M3.37
    30 April 202115.9M-7.2%5.2M3.08
    15 April 202117.2M+11.3%6.4M2.67
    31 March 202115.4M-1.7%5.7M2.71
    15 March 202115.7M+6.5%7.2M2.18
    26 February 202114.7M-3.7%11.0M1.34
    12 February 202115.3M+2.8%11.7M1.31
    29 January 202114.9M+4.8%7.9M1.88
    15 January 202114.2M+11.2%12.7M1.12
    31 December 202012.8M+23.8%7.8M1.63
    15 December 202010.3M+150.9%6.0M1.72
    30 November 20204.1M+45.4%3.9M1.07
    13 November 20202.8M-5.7%1.4M1.98
    30 October 20203.0M+5.3%1.7M1.74
    15 October 20202.8M+13.3%759K3.75
    30 September 20202.5M+8.1%1.7M1.51
    15 September 20202.3M+3.7%944K2.46
    31 August 20202.2M-8.5%1.0M2.22
    14 August 20202.5M+5.6%851K2.88
    31 July 20202.3M+39.4%564K4.12
    15 July 20201.7M-25.6%569K2.92
    30 June 20202.2M-2.0%967K2.31
    15 June 20202.3M+17.7%596K3.83
    29 May 20201.9M-22.5%726K2.67
    15 May 20202.5M+22.9%710K3.53
    30 April 20202.0M-4.5%635K3.21
    15 April 20202.1M+8.5%511K4.17
    31 March 20202.0M-20.8%816K2.41
    13 March 20202.5M+19.9%810K3.06
    28 February 20202.1M+0.8%652K3.17
    14 February 20202.1M+0.5%600K3.42
    31 January 20202.0M+7.1%648K3.15
    15 January 20201.9M-10.1%390K4.89
    31 December 20192.1M-3.5%420K5.04
    13 December 20192.2M+16.6%727K3.02
    29 November 20191.9M-2.3%601K3.13
    15 November 20191.9M+6.2%649K2.97
    31 October 20191.8M+3.0%540K3.36
    15 October 20191.8M-6.5%593K2.97
    30 September 20191.9M-29.5%999K1.89
    13 September 20192.7M+10.7%1.3M1.98
    30 August 20192.4M-23.9%1.1M2.22
    15 August 20193.2M-12.4%1.2M2.59
    31 July 20193.6M+14.0%1.1M3.19
    15 July 20193.2M-3.5%1.4M2.24
    28 June 20193.3M+82.3%2.4M1.37
    14 June 20191.8M-19.9%768K2.36
    31 May 20192.3M+4.6%680K3.32
    15 May 20192.2M+9.0%1.1M2.00
    30 April 20192.0M-10.6%919K2.15
    15 April 20192.2M+2.8%651K3.41
    29 March 20192.2M-21.6%810K2.66
    15 March 20192.7M+25.5%1.3M2.13
    28 February 20192.2M-4.9%1.0M2.17
    15 February 20192.3M+25.0%1.5M1.57
    31 January 20191.8M-13.6%1.5M1.26
    15 January 20192.1M-11.2%951K2.24
    31 December 20182.4M+23.2%1.1M2.12
    14 December 20181.9M-22.2%1.2M1.64
    30 November 20182.5M-14.4%1.4M1.84
    15 November 20182.9M-12.6%1.2M2.41
    31 October 20183.3M+5.3%1.4M2.42
    15 October 20183.2M+13.3%880K3.61
    28 September 20182.8M-3.1%880K3.19
    14 September 20182.9M+43.1%632K4.58
    31 August 20182.0M-13.6%847K2.39
    15 August 20182.3M+20.4%909K2.57
    31 July 20181.9M+21.4%686K2.83
    13 July 20181.6M+1.0%574K2.79
    29 June 20181.6M-23.2%811K1.95
    15 June 20182.1M+3.6%567K3.64
    31 May 20182.0M+3.3%737K2.70
    15 May 20181.9M+0.4%770K2.50
    30 April 20181.9M-17.3%765K2.51
    13 April 20182.3M-2.2%970K2.40
    29 March 20182.4M+18.2%949K2.51
    15 March 20182.0M+72.1%1.2M1.62
    28 February 20181.2M+24.8%818K1.43
    15 February 2018937K+29.2%971K1.00
    31 January 2018725K-26.7%914K1.00
    12 January 2018989K+12.7%580K1.71
    29 December 2017877K662K1.32
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.