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Nine Energy Service, Inc. short interest

144K shares of Nine Energy Service were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (25K to 5.5M). Short sellers would need 5.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short144Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-40.4%-92% over a year
Days to cover5.15at 28K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.03%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 bottom of its range over the last year (25K to 5.5M), and the share price moved +1274% 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 Jan 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026144K-40.4%28K5.15
    30 September 2026241K+0.3%58K4.16
    15 September 2026241K+6.8%44K5.44
    31 August 2026225K+58.6%139K1.62
    14 August 2026142K-24.6%65K2.18
    31 July 2026188K+15.8%51K3.68
    15 July 2026163K-18.4%43K3.75
    30 June 2026199K+708.2%181K1.10
    15 June 202625K-35.2%50K1.00
    29 May 202638K+20.1%36K1.05
    15 May 202632K-38.6%41K1.00
    30 April 202652K-4.1%27K1.90
    15 April 202654K+51.5%52K1.04
    31 March 202636K-99.4%7K5.11
    30 January 20265.5M+123.4%3.9M1.41
    15 January 20262.4M-21.7%4.1M1.00
    31 December 20253.1M+29.6%2.3M1.35
    15 December 20252.4M-8.9%1.2M2.03
    28 November 20252.6M+0.0%672K3.94
    14 November 20252.6M+53.0%2.7M1.00
    31 October 20251.7M-9.1%2.7M1.00
    15 October 20251.9M+1.2%748K2.54
    30 September 20251.9M-12.8%618K3.04
    15 September 20252.2M-12.0%459K4.69
    29 August 20252.4M-6.9%890K2.75
    15 August 20252.6M+9.3%582K4.52
    31 July 20252.4M-0.1%663K3.63
    15 July 20252.4M-24.5%1.4M1.77
    30 June 20253.2M+15.0%10.8M1.00
    13 June 20252.8M+3.0%6.5M1.00
    30 May 20252.7M-5.8%663K4.06
    15 May 20252.9M-12.3%1.1M2.62
    30 April 20253.3M+0.4%399K8.16
    15 April 20253.2M-6.2%905K3.59
    31 March 20253.5M+7.3%473K7.31
    14 March 20253.2M-2.4%811K3.97
    28 February 20253.3M+0.2%633K5.21
    14 February 20253.3M+25.7%1.0M3.17
    31 January 20252.6M-1.1%4.1M1.00
    15 January 20252.7M+5.6%2.4M1.11
    31 December 20242.5M-33.8%1.0M2.40
    13 December 20243.8M+0.5%877K4.32
    29 November 20243.8M-7.8%1.4M2.63
    15 November 20244.1M+32.9%1.5M2.67
    31 October 20243.1M+19.5%614K5.01
    15 October 20242.6M+9.9%898K2.87
    30 September 20242.3M-6.8%266K8.82
    13 September 20242.5M-0.7%319K7.89
    30 August 20242.5M-7.5%479K5.30
    15 August 20242.7M+1.7%575K4.77
    31 July 20242.7M-6.6%433K6.22
    15 July 20242.9M-5.3%371K7.77
    28 June 20243.0M-4.4%629K4.85
    14 June 20243.2M-7.0%947K3.37
    31 May 20243.4M+2.6%654K5.25
    15 May 20243.3M-16.8%729K4.58
    30 April 20244.0M+1.5%421K9.55
    15 April 20244.0M+3.0%1.0M3.79
    28 March 20243.8M+34.3%389K9.89
    15 March 20242.9M-12.7%703K4.07
    29 February 20243.3M+2.0%428K7.65
    15 February 20243.2M-1.8%530K6.06
    31 January 20243.3M-0.7%744K4.40
    12 January 20243.3M-11.0%994K3.32
    29 December 20233.7M-10.2%1.1M3.43
    15 December 20234.1M+3.2%647K6.38
    30 November 20234.0M+15.9%1.0M3.81
    15 November 20233.4M+34.6%1.3M2.74
    31 October 20232.6M-8.2%554K4.62
    13 October 20232.8M+32.0%935K2.99
    29 September 20232.1M+15.5%722K2.93
    15 September 20231.8M-9.1%658K2.78
    31 August 20232.0M-9.4%636K3.17
    15 August 20232.2M-38.4%1.5M1.45
    31 July 20233.6M-0.7%993K3.64
    14 July 20233.6M+14.0%1.5M2.50
    30 June 20233.2M+4.3%728K4.38
    15 June 20233.1M+1.2%790K3.87
    31 May 20233.0M+11.8%775K3.90
    15 May 20232.7M+5.3%931K2.90
    28 April 20232.6M+2.4%733K3.50
    14 April 20232.5M+16.3%1.0M2.40
    31 March 20232.2M+16.1%868K2.48
    15 March 20231.9M+8.5%1.1M1.63
    28 February 20231.7M-3.1%951K1.80
    15 February 20231.8M+0.2%1.5M1.16
    31 January 20231.8M-25.0%1.8M1.00
    13 January 20232.3M+1.8%2.1M1.12
    30 December 20222.3M-8.1%1.8M1.26
    15 December 20222.5M+10.8%1.4M1.80
    30 November 20222.3M+31.0%2.2M1.02
    15 November 20221.7M-16.5%2.0M1.00
    31 October 20222.1M-4.7%979K2.12
    14 October 20222.2M+8.2%542K4.01
    30 September 20222.0M+6.0%266K7.57
    15 September 20221.9M-1.8%234K8.12
    31 August 20221.9M+1.7%568K3.40
    15 August 20221.9M-9.0%556K3.42
    29 July 20222.1M+6.9%375K5.58
    15 July 20222.0M-2.0%305K6.41
    30 June 20222.0M-5.1%441K4.52
    15 June 20222.1M+1.7%1.6M1.34
    31 May 20222.1M-5.3%835K2.47
    13 May 20222.2M+6.6%720K3.03
    29 April 20222.0M-10.5%744K2.75
    14 April 20222.3M-2.8%1.2M1.86
    31 March 20222.4M-29.8%3.3M1.00
    15 March 20223.3M+69.0%18.0M1.00
    28 February 20222.0M+14.0%528K3.75
    15 February 20221.7M+8.2%201K8.64
    31 January 20221.6M+6.0%338K4.76
    14 January 20221.5M+4.4%387K3.92
    31 December 20211.5M+7.6%427K3.40
    15 December 20211.4M+12.1%164K8.23
    30 November 20211.2M+3.9%170K7.11
    15 November 20211.2M+4.6%151K7.66
    29 October 20211.1M+0.3%138K8.02
    15 October 20211.1M-9.8%574K1.93
    30 September 20211.2M+1.0%226K5.43
    15 September 20211.2M-4.4%200K6.06
    31 August 20211.3M+11.5%148K8.58
    13 August 20211.1M+20.2%222K5.12
    30 July 2021947K+10.3%211K4.49
    15 July 2021858K+9.0%497K1.73
    30 June 2021788K+1.9%107K7.34
    15 June 2021773K-5.9%141K5.47
    28 May 2021822K+29.5%75K10.93
    14 May 2021635K+25.5%121K5.24
    30 April 2021506K+61.4%94K5.35
    15 April 2021313K+49.6%85K3.69
    31 March 2021209K-6.4%226K1.00
    15 March 2021224K-4.1%214K1.05
    26 February 2021233K+7.9%300K1.00
    12 February 2021216K-24.5%101K2.15
    29 January 2021286K-31.8%182K1.57
    15 January 2021420K+49.8%173K2.43
    31 December 2020280K-21.2%182K1.54
    15 December 2020356K-37.5%271K1.31
    30 November 2020569K-24.8%377K1.51
    13 November 2020757K-19.9%260K2.91
    30 October 2020945K+34.8%192K4.93
    15 October 2020701K+24.3%187K3.74
    30 September 2020564K+9.0%357K1.58
    15 September 2020518K-10.1%195K2.65
    31 August 2020576K+16.3%127K4.55
    14 August 2020495K-3.1%202K2.45
    31 July 2020511K-18.9%221K2.31
    15 July 2020630K-16.2%229K2.75
    30 June 2020752K-23.4%454K1.66
    15 June 2020982K-10.0%825K1.19
    29 May 20201.1M-10.7%262K4.16
    15 May 20201.2M+1.1%679K1.80
    30 April 20201.2M-11.0%233K5.19
    15 April 20201.4M-15.5%262K5.18
    31 March 20201.6M-34.5%469K3.43
    13 March 20202.5M+29.1%461K5.32
    28 February 20201.9M-1.2%182K10.40
    14 February 20201.9M+5.8%142K13.57
    31 January 20201.8M+4.2%156K11.65
    15 January 20201.7M-10.1%190K9.17
    31 December 20191.9M-1.0%140K13.80
    13 December 20192.0M+1.6%152K12.88
    29 November 20191.9M-0.3%191K10.09
    15 November 20191.9M+19.0%156K12.41
    31 October 20191.6M+21.5%181K8.98
    15 October 20191.3M+16.8%188K7.12
    30 September 20191.1M+10.5%257K4.47
    13 September 20191.0M-4.4%373K2.78
    30 August 20191.1M-14.5%306K3.55
    15 August 20191.3M+17.4%253K5.02
    31 July 20191.1M-1.5%210K5.14
    15 July 20191.1M+2.1%105K10.50
    28 June 20191.1M+0.3%153K7.03
    14 June 20191.1M-9.6%126K8.54
    31 May 20191.2M+17.0%152K7.78
    15 May 20191.0M+32.0%194K5.22
    30 April 2019768K+3.9%134K5.75
    15 April 2019739K+11.6%152K4.88
    29 March 2019662K+8.9%133K4.99
    15 March 2019608K+11.1%142K4.30
    28 February 2019548K-17.8%89K6.16
    15 February 2019667K-3.6%128K5.22
    31 January 2019692K-15.6%96K7.19
    15 January 2019819K+19.4%119K6.86
    31 December 2018686K+30.8%167K4.12
    14 December 2018525K+0.7%188K2.80
    30 November 2018521K-9.1%189K2.76
    15 November 2018573K+18.3%194K2.96
    31 October 2018485K+15.1%271K1.79
    15 October 2018421K-13.7%260K1.62
    28 September 2018488K+35.4%268K1.82
    14 September 2018361K+35.4%211K1.70
    31 August 2018266K+10.7%172K1.55
    15 August 2018241K-1.1%186K1.30
    31 July 2018243K+2.9%225K1.08
    13 July 2018236K+17.4%99K2.39
    29 June 2018201K+55.8%186K1.08
    15 June 2018129K+13.9%212K1.00
    31 May 2018113K-6.2%171K1.00
    15 May 2018121K-23.5%142K1.00
    30 April 2018158K-17.7%191K1.00
    13 April 2018192K-26.7%137K1.40
    29 March 2018262K+143.9%232K1.13
    15 March 2018107K+14.0%141K1.00
    28 February 201894K-34.6%98K1.00
    15 February 2018144K+31.3%107K1.35
    31 January 2018110K711K1.00
    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.