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First Western Financial Inc. short interest

152K shares of First Western Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (102K to 176K). Short sellers would need 4.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short152Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-13.4%+43% over a year
Days to cover4.41at 34K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.55%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 (102K to 176K), and the share price moved +33% 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 31 Jul 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026152K-13.4%34K4.41
    30 September 2026175K-0.5%39K4.55
    15 September 2026176K+0.6%49K3.59
    31 August 2026175K+2.2%43K4.11
    14 August 2026171K+12.6%52K3.32
    31 July 2026152K+9.5%62K2.47
    15 July 2026139K+2.7%87K1.59
    30 June 2026135K+32.2%94K1.43
    15 June 2026102K-19.1%48K2.14
    29 May 2026126K-14.6%38K3.36
    15 May 2026148K+3.2%35K4.23
    30 April 2026144K-4.9%27K5.41
    15 April 2026151K-11.3%23K6.44
    31 March 2026170K+21.1%28K6.04
    13 March 2026140K+16.6%29K4.92
    27 February 2026120K+13.7%21K5.85
    13 February 2026106K+3.7%23K4.56
    30 January 2026102K-12.1%29K3.47
    15 January 2026116K+8.3%26K4.53
    31 December 2025107K-4.0%29K3.67
    15 December 2025112K-3.0%32K3.48
    28 November 2025115K+3.4%19K5.96
    14 November 2025112K+8.0%21K5.43
    31 October 2025103K-2.8%24K4.37
    15 October 2025106K+12.6%26K4.06
    30 September 202594K-6.0%31K3.00
    15 September 2025100K+1.7%21K4.74
    29 August 202599K-6.7%26K3.74
    15 August 2025106K+10.3%44K2.40
    31 July 202596K+33.0%72K1.34
    15 July 202572K-14.2%85K1.00
    30 June 202584K+37.7%54K1.56
    13 June 202561K+1.8%45K1.36
    30 May 202560K+4.3%33K1.81
    15 May 202557K+7.9%51K1.12
    30 April 202553K+12.2%63K1.00
    15 April 202547K+0.2%26K1.81
    31 March 202547K-3.2%16K2.98
    14 March 202549K+17.1%21K2.33
    28 February 202542K-3.3%11K3.82
    14 February 202543K-1.2%20K2.17
    31 January 202544K-0.3%29K1.52
    15 January 202544K+7.4%21K2.05
    31 December 202441K-4.7%21K1.95
    13 December 202443K-35.2%18K2.32
    29 November 202466K+7.2%19K3.49
    15 November 202462K+16.8%56K1.09
    31 October 202453K-31.4%25K2.14
    15 October 202477K+8.5%13K5.81
    30 September 202471K+5.7%22K3.30
    13 September 202467K-1.1%24K2.83
    30 August 202468K-5.7%15K4.47
    15 August 202472K-12.1%17K4.26
    31 July 202482K-9.2%30K2.75
    15 July 202490K-33.1%46K1.98
    28 June 2024135K-4.8%32K4.23
    14 June 2024142K-4.8%9K15.49
    31 May 2024149K-33.7%20K7.52
    15 May 2024224K-5.6%30K7.54
    30 April 2024238K+125.0%41K5.74
    15 April 2024106K+3.5%17K6.07
    28 March 2024102K-7.9%13K7.75
    15 March 2024111K+12.2%25K4.43
    29 February 202499K+21.0%30K3.29
    15 February 202482K+32.6%35K2.36
    31 January 202462K-4.1%9K6.72
    12 January 202464K-3.9%20K3.20
    29 December 202367K+8.0%23K2.95
    15 December 202362K-17.1%29K2.14
    30 November 202375K-4.3%15K5.13
    15 November 202378K-21.4%13K5.82
    31 October 202399K-13.6%17K5.81
    13 October 2023115K-9.3%13K9.08
    29 September 2023126K+2.0%11K11.84
    15 September 2023124K-3.4%17K7.42
    31 August 2023128K+8.1%14K9.12
    15 August 2023119K-4.7%13K9.42
    31 July 2023125K+2.5%25K4.96
    14 July 2023122K-5.3%31K3.94
    30 June 2023128K-6.3%26K4.95
    15 June 2023137K+12.4%13K10.52
    31 May 2023122K+7.1%19K6.47
    15 May 2023114K+18.5%19K5.92
    28 April 202396K+0.9%19K4.98
    14 April 202395K-1.7%15K6.53
    31 March 202397K-5.9%27K3.55
    15 March 2023103K+2.5%19K5.44
    28 February 2023100K-14.2%14K7.14
    15 February 2023117K+16.9%20K5.89
    31 January 2023100K+8.4%20K4.96
    13 January 202392K-17.3%12K7.67
    30 December 2022112K-8.3%20K5.72
    15 December 2022122K+5.2%22K5.46
    30 November 2022116K-13.5%12K9.51
    15 November 2022134K-3.9%15K8.73
    31 October 2022139K-9.7%14K9.63
    14 October 2022154K-2.3%11K14.06
    30 September 2022158K-5.9%13K12.39
    15 September 2022168K-3.2%19K9.00
    31 August 2022173K-5.6%15K11.58
    15 August 2022183K+3.8%31K5.82
    29 July 2022177K+5.6%22K8.10
    15 July 2022167K+14.5%32K5.19
    30 June 2022146K+512.8%157K1.00
    15 June 202224K+4.2%50K1.00
    31 May 202223K-37.8%33K1.00
    13 May 202237K+43.5%45K1.00
    29 April 202226K-4.5%20K1.28
    14 April 202227K+13.3%15K1.80
    31 March 202224K+104.6%28K1.00
    15 March 202212K+5.0%12K1.00
    28 February 202211K+4.4%11K1.00
    15 February 202211K+5.6%11K1.00
    31 January 202210K-8.8%16K1.00
    14 January 202211K-4.7%10K1.13
    31 December 202111K+6.1%11K1.03
    15 December 202111K+11.4%9K1.19
    30 November 202110K-8.8%8K1.28
    15 November 202111K+27.7%15K1.00
    29 October 20218K-30.2%8K1.00
    15 October 202112K-14.1%7K1.74
    30 September 202114K+28.3%9K1.47
    15 September 202111K+1.0%6K1.87
    31 August 202111K+26.0%11K1.00
    13 August 20219K-37.0%18K1.00
    30 July 202114K-31.6%13K1.06
    15 July 202120K-19.3%14K1.43
    30 June 202125K-85.5%113K1.00
    15 June 2021169K+5.1%26K6.52
    28 May 2021160K+2.6%20K8.22
    14 May 2021156K+50.0%21K7.45
    30 April 2021104K+34.4%15K6.83
    15 April 202178K+6.7%24K3.30
    31 March 202173K+33.7%50K1.46
    15 March 202154K+6.0%20K2.78
    26 February 202151K+9.8%11K4.74
    12 February 202147K+14.9%11K4.33
    29 January 202141K-7.1%13K3.23
    15 January 202144K-13.1%14K3.10
    31 December 202050K+42.8%16K3.22
    15 December 202035K-6.3%10K3.59
    30 November 202038K-10.2%14K2.64
    13 November 202042K-13.9%13K3.12
    30 October 202049K-19.5%13K3.88
    15 October 202060K+5.7%8K7.81
    30 September 202057K-9.6%12K4.89
    15 September 202063K-4.9%5K11.87
    31 August 202067K-6.1%5K12.61
    14 August 202071K-10.6%10K7.43
    31 July 202079K-10.5%11K7.50
    15 July 202089K-3.5%10K9.28
    30 June 202092K+1373.5%75K1.22
    15 June 20206K-28.9%22K1.00
    29 May 20209K+172.9%57K1.00
    15 May 20203K+35.7%15K1.00
    30 April 20202K-66.5%22K1.00
    15 April 20207K+0.6%4K1.81
    31 March 20207K-16.8%4K1.87
    13 March 20208K+38.7%3K2.70
    28 February 20206K-20.5%6K1.00
    14 February 20208K+82.8%16K1.00
    31 January 20204K-51.0%4K1.04
    15 January 20209K+6.9%5K1.67
    31 December 20198K-24.2%6K1.31
    13 December 201911K-30.0%4K2.55
    29 November 201915K+93.6%14K1.09
    15 November 20198K-8.8%12K1.00
    31 October 20199K-32.1%4K2.15
    15 October 201913K-41.7%4K3.08
    30 September 201922K+51.9%27K1.00
    13 September 201914K+28.7%11K1.34
    30 August 201911K-3.3%4K2.84
    15 August 201911K-4.6%3K4.04
    31 July 201912K+113.9%3K4.69
    15 July 20196K-63.0%8616.48
    28 June 201915K+6.0%16K1.00
    14 June 201914K-7.5%8K1.90
    31 May 201915K+8.6%4K3.99
    15 May 201914K-36.2%5K2.83
    30 April 201922K-25.4%4K5.90
    15 April 201930K+1.5%1K22.13
    29 March 201929K+98.4%7K3.99
    15 March 201915K-5.2%19K1.00
    28 February 201916K-13.4%4K4.30
    15 February 201918K-28.0%3K5.28
    31 January 201925K+208.0%17K1.50
    15 January 20198K+17.4%10K1.00
    31 December 20187K+67.1%13K1.00
    14 December 20184K-18.6%27K1.00
    30 November 20185K+25.9%9K1.00
    15 November 20184K-25.6%21K1.00
    31 October 20185K+79.3%44K1.00
    15 October 20183K-72.9%12K1.00
    28 September 201811K+294.3%17K1.00
    14 September 20183K+134.7%11K1.00
    31 August 20181K-5.6%24K1.00
    15 August 20181K+43.6%17K1.00
    31 July 201889264K1.00
    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.