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Novagold Resources Inc. short interest

23.9M shares of Novagold Resources were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (9.5M to 25.9M). Short sellers would need 4.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short23.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.9%+86% over a year
Days to cover4.94at 4.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.44%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 (9.5M to 25.9M), and the share price moved -40% 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 202623.9M+1.9%4.8M4.94
    30 September 202623.4M-8.9%5.9M3.95
    15 September 202625.7M+3.4%5.7M4.53
    31 August 202624.9M-3.9%5.3M4.73
    14 August 202625.9M+4.7%5.0M5.17
    31 July 202624.7M+7.9%6.3M3.93
    15 July 202622.9M+16.6%3.7M6.20
    30 June 202619.6M+28.3%5.7M3.47
    15 June 202615.3M+11.7%3.3M4.65
    29 May 202613.7M-5.0%2.7M5.16
    15 May 202614.4M-0.8%3.1M4.60
    30 April 202614.5M-3.7%3.3M4.43
    15 April 202615.1M-2.9%2.7M5.59
    31 March 202615.5M-4.0%5.0M3.10
    13 March 202616.2M+21.0%3.7M4.39
    27 February 202613.4M+2.2%3.5M3.82
    13 February 202613.1M+2.7%5.1M2.59
    30 January 202612.7M+29.1%5.8M2.19
    15 January 20269.9M+4.0%2.2M4.51
    31 December 20259.5M-10.5%2.2M4.25
    15 December 202510.6M-8.9%2.7M3.99
    28 November 202511.6M-11.1%2.9M4.06
    14 November 202513.1M+6.0%2.7M4.90
    31 October 202512.3M-4.1%3.2M3.82
    15 October 202512.9M-15.0%5.9M2.20
    30 September 202515.1M+13.2%4.6M3.27
    15 September 202513.4M-4.4%3.4M3.89
    29 August 202514.0M+2.2%3.1M4.45
    15 August 202513.7M+0.3%3.0M4.61
    31 July 202513.6M-2.9%3.1M4.43
    15 July 202514.0M+5.7%3.5M4.01
    30 June 202513.3M+9.6%4.5M2.97
    13 June 202512.1M+6.5%5.8M2.10
    30 May 202511.4M+6.1%4.2M2.73
    15 May 202510.7M+11.4%6.7M1.59
    30 April 20259.6M+15.8%7.0M1.38
    15 April 20258.3M+0.7%3.8M2.21
    31 March 20258.2M-2.6%2.4M3.42
    14 March 20258.5M+2.0%2.6M3.26
    28 February 20258.3M-4.3%1.9M4.39
    14 February 20258.7M-0.5%2.3M3.85
    31 January 20258.7M-3.4%2.2M4.01
    15 January 20259.0M+0.7%1.6M5.65
    31 December 20249.0M+7.4%1.5M6.05
    13 December 20248.4M-1.5%1.3M6.51
    29 November 20248.5M-0.9%1.0M8.22
    15 November 20248.6M-2.5%1.6M5.22
    31 October 20248.8M-4.5%840K10.45
    15 October 20249.2M+11.2%1.2M7.91
    30 September 20248.3M-8.4%1.1M7.39
    13 September 20249.0M-4.9%1.1M8.12
    30 August 20249.5M-3.7%1.2M7.97
    15 August 20249.9M+2.9%1.3M7.53
    31 July 20249.6M-8.9%1.6M5.81
    15 July 202410.5M-4.1%1.2M8.63
    28 June 202411.0M+0.6%3.0M3.67
    14 June 202410.9M-0.6%1.1M9.71
    31 May 202411.0M-5.5%1.8M6.14
    15 May 202411.6M+2.2%1.1M10.71
    30 April 202411.3M+9.5%1.5M7.45
    15 April 202410.4M+5.9%2.6M3.92
    28 March 20249.8M+0.4%1.8M5.56
    15 March 20249.7M-3.3%2.8M3.47
    29 February 202410.1M+6.2%2.2M4.58
    15 February 20249.5M+2.5%2.2M4.22
    31 January 20249.3M+11.3%3.3M2.85
    12 January 20248.3M+2.1%2.1M3.90
    29 December 20238.1M+4.2%1.8M4.43
    15 December 20237.8M-1.2%2.2M3.62
    30 November 20237.9M-4.3%1.3M5.95
    15 November 20238.3M+3.4%1.1M7.77
    31 October 20238.0M+0.0%1.5M5.44
    13 October 20238.0M+2.8%1.5M5.31
    29 September 20237.8M+6.2%1.4M5.43
    15 September 20237.3M-5.8%1.5M4.99
    31 August 20237.8M-7.0%979K7.94
    15 August 20238.4M-0.0%729K11.47
    31 July 20238.4M-4.6%897K9.32
    14 July 20238.8M+0.5%1.5M5.79
    30 June 20238.7M-5.3%2.1M4.25
    15 June 20239.2M+1.3%1.1M8.56
    31 May 20239.1M+18.2%1.3M6.92
    15 May 20237.7M-4.5%874K8.79
    28 April 20238.1M+6.0%877K9.18
    14 April 20237.6M+7.5%1.5M5.21
    31 March 20237.1M-3.6%1.2M5.67
    15 March 20237.3M+1.6%846K8.67
    28 February 20237.2M+2.3%789K9.15
    15 February 20237.1M-1.0%1.0M6.89
    31 January 20237.1M-13.5%1.2M5.85
    13 January 20238.2M-1.0%1.2M7.02
    30 December 20228.3M+1.2%1.1M7.30
    15 December 20228.2M-0.7%1.1M7.55
    30 November 20228.3M-5.9%1.3M6.30
    15 November 20228.8M-6.5%1.5M5.72
    31 October 20229.4M-3.6%1.5M6.43
    14 October 20229.8M+5.6%1.5M6.61
    30 September 20229.3M-11.0%1.9M4.91
    15 September 202210.4M-0.4%1.2M8.32
    31 August 202210.4M+6.6%1.1M9.81
    15 August 20229.8M-5.2%896K10.93
    29 July 202210.3M+14.4%1.1M9.18
    15 July 20229.0M+5.2%1.7M5.29
    30 June 20228.6M-9.8%2.1M4.00
    15 June 20229.5M+0.3%1.6M5.89
    31 May 20229.5M+4.0%1.6M5.83
    13 May 20229.1M+7.3%2.1M4.39
    29 April 20228.5M+33.4%1.8M4.66
    14 April 20226.4M-16.0%1.3M4.77
    31 March 20227.6M-4.3%1.6M4.64
    15 March 20227.9M-1.0%2.1M3.84
    28 February 20228.0M+9.9%1.5M5.17
    15 February 20227.3M+1.9%1.4M5.08
    31 January 20227.2M+23.2%1.7M4.11
    14 January 20225.8M+5.5%960K6.05
    31 December 20215.5M+2.2%1.0M5.42
    15 December 20215.4M-0.2%1.2M4.65
    30 November 20215.4M-6.0%802K6.72
    15 November 20215.7M-9.7%840K6.83
    29 October 20216.4M-4.5%826K7.69
    15 October 20216.7M+5.2%860K7.74
    30 September 20216.3M-4.1%1.1M5.61
    15 September 20216.6M-1.2%660K10.00
    31 August 20216.7M+9.2%638K10.46
    13 August 20216.1M+1.3%661K9.25
    30 July 20216.0M-6.0%691K8.73
    15 July 20216.4M+4.8%882K7.28
    30 June 20216.1M-18.2%1.6M3.82
    15 June 20217.5M-5.2%782K9.58
    28 May 20217.9M+7.9%725K10.90
    14 May 20217.3M-4.6%662K11.08
    30 April 20217.7M-1.5%634K12.12
    15 April 20217.8M+5.0%755K10.33
    31 March 20217.4M-16.4%1.1M6.67
    15 March 20218.9M+4.8%1.4M6.39
    26 February 20218.5M+4.6%1.2M7.19
    12 February 20218.1M-11.8%939K8.63
    29 January 20219.2M-2.8%1.2M7.48
    15 January 20219.5M+2.0%1.1M8.95
    31 December 20209.3M-4.0%1.2M7.80
    15 December 20209.7M+1.5%1.1M8.97
    30 November 20209.5M-1.5%1.3M7.14
    13 November 20209.7M-6.3%1.2M8.09
    30 October 202010.3M+0.4%937K11.00
    15 October 202010.3M+11.1%1.7M6.20
    30 September 20209.2M+5.8%2.3M3.96
    15 September 20208.7M+10.4%2.0M4.39
    31 August 20207.9M-4.5%1.3M5.90
    14 August 20208.3M+5.4%1.8M4.63
    31 July 20207.9M-13.1%1.7M4.62
    15 July 20209.1M+1.1%2.6M3.44
    30 June 20209.0M+7.4%2.8M3.23
    15 June 20208.3M+12.4%4.5M1.86
    29 May 20207.4M+27.3%3.9M1.92
    15 May 20205.8M-18.8%2.6M2.24
    30 April 20207.2M-24.1%2.8M2.59
    15 April 20209.5M+11.2%3.7M2.58
    31 March 20208.5M-32.9%4.2M2.04
    13 March 202012.7M-10.8%2.9M4.31
    28 February 202014.2M-24.0%2.7M5.17
    14 February 202018.7M-0.3%2.0M9.27
    31 January 202018.7M-5.0%2.0M9.37
    15 January 202019.7M+8.9%2.4M8.12
    31 December 201918.1M+10.6%2.0M9.20
    13 December 201916.4M-7.3%1.7M9.52
    29 November 201917.7M+0.1%1.2M15.15
    15 November 201917.7M-11.3%1.9M9.35
    31 October 201919.9M-2.9%2.1M9.50
    15 October 201920.5M+1.5%2.1M9.74
    30 September 201920.2M-10.5%2.9M7.06
    13 September 201922.6M+0.6%3.0M7.64
    30 August 201922.4M+1.6%2.8M7.95
    15 August 201922.1M+2.4%3.0M7.41
    31 July 201921.6M-3.1%2.4M9.00
    15 July 201922.3M+82.5%2.8M7.86
    28 June 201912.2M+10.9%7.0M1.74
    14 June 201911.0M-5.1%1.7M6.65
    31 May 201911.6M-0.7%983K11.78
    15 May 201911.7M-2.3%1.1M10.34
    30 April 201911.9M-2.3%1.3M8.95
    15 April 201912.2M+3.2%1.2M10.36
    29 March 201911.8M+7.0%1.1M10.38
    15 March 201911.1M+11.0%1.8M6.07
    28 February 201910.0M+3.1%1.7M5.81
    15 February 20199.7M-0.6%883K10.95
    31 January 20199.7M-3.5%1.2M7.86
    15 January 201910.1M+0.4%956K10.55
    31 December 201810.0M-2.5%1.8M5.68
    14 December 201810.3M-1.3%1.7M6.15
    30 November 201810.4M-6.8%1.2M8.58
    15 November 201811.2M-0.7%1.1M10.24
    31 October 201811.3M-1.8%1.2M9.76
    15 October 201811.5M-6.9%1.3M9.02
    28 September 201812.4M+4.4%1.1M11.49
    14 September 201811.8M-3.6%1.0M11.57
    31 August 201812.3M+0.1%1.4M8.56
    15 August 201812.3M-0.2%1.0M12.17
    31 July 201812.3M+2.5%2.3M5.24
    13 July 201812.0M-2.8%726K16.52
    29 June 201812.3M-10.9%1.2M10.46
    15 June 201813.9M-0.9%1.6M8.83
    31 May 201814.0M-2.3%1.0M13.88
    15 May 201814.3M-4.4%1.3M11.30
    30 April 201815.0M-0.2%1.0M14.51
    13 April 201815.0M+1.4%1.4M10.90
    29 March 201814.8M+2.7%2.1M7.11
    15 March 201814.4M-2.8%1.1M12.65
    28 February 201814.8M-0.1%1.4M10.91
    15 February 201814.9M+10.6%2.1M7.16
    31 January 201813.4M+7.0%2.2M6.01
    12 January 201812.6M-1.9%1.3M9.58
    29 December 201712.8M1.6M8.17
    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.