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Nike, Inc. short interest

103.7M shares of Nike 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 1.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short103.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.5%+203% over a year
Days to cover1.89at 54.9M 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 most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved -44% 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 2026103.7M+4.5%54.9M1.89
    30 September 202699.2M+15.8%38.3M2.59
    15 September 202685.7M+13.4%27.6M3.10
    31 August 202675.6M+9.8%30.8M2.45
    14 August 202668.8M+20.0%23.5M2.93
    31 July 202657.4M-10.3%17.8M3.22
    15 July 202663.9M-11.5%25.9M2.46
    30 June 202672.3M+26.7%32.9M2.19
    15 June 202657.0M+11.0%19.3M2.95
    29 May 202651.4M-4.7%23.0M2.24
    15 May 202653.9M+7.0%20.9M2.58
    30 April 202650.4M-10.2%18.9M2.67
    15 April 202656.1M+22.8%39.8M1.41
    31 March 202645.7M+7.0%16.1M2.84
    13 March 202642.7M+0.7%17.4M2.45
    27 February 202642.4M+5.8%15.3M2.77
    13 February 202640.1M-9.7%14.9M2.69
    30 January 202644.4M+13.2%14.2M3.12
    15 January 202639.2M-4.8%18.1M2.17
    31 December 202541.1M+11.5%32.8M1.25
    15 December 202536.9M-11.3%13.0M2.83
    28 November 202541.6M+8.3%13.0M3.21
    14 November 202538.4M+4.4%17.3M2.22
    31 October 202536.8M+7.4%11.4M3.22
    15 October 202534.2M+6.6%19.6M1.75
    30 September 202532.1M-10.1%17.2M1.87
    15 September 202535.7M-2.1%11.4M3.13
    29 August 202536.5M-13.3%9.4M3.88
    15 August 202542.1M-5.3%8.6M4.88
    31 July 202544.5M-0.1%12.6M3.52
    15 July 202544.5M-0.7%17.2M2.58
    30 June 202544.8M+23.8%29.0M1.55
    13 June 202536.2M-8.1%12.4M2.92
    30 May 202539.4M-18.5%14.4M2.73
    15 May 202548.3M+7.3%15.7M3.08
    30 April 202545.0M-10.7%16.9M2.67
    15 April 202550.4M+13.1%36.8M1.37
    31 March 202544.6M+21.9%23.1M1.93
    14 March 202536.6M-13.2%11.1M3.30
    28 February 202542.1M+25.7%16.4M2.56
    14 February 202533.5M+15.7%13.9M2.40
    31 January 202529.0M-3.3%11.4M2.54
    15 January 202530.0M+7.4%13.2M2.27
    31 December 202427.9M+17.0%15.2M1.84
    13 December 202423.9M-5.7%10.9M2.18
    29 November 202425.3M+1.6%11.7M2.15
    15 November 202424.9M+7.6%9.5M2.62
    31 October 202423.1M-1.2%9.2M2.52
    15 October 202423.4M+2.8%14.2M1.65
    30 September 202422.8M-2.5%16.2M1.41
    13 September 202423.4M+22.0%8.7M2.69
    30 August 202419.1M-14.5%10.1M1.90
    15 August 202422.4M-2.8%12.7M1.76
    31 July 202423.0M-3.0%13.7M1.69
    15 July 202423.7M+4.7%23.2M1.02
    28 June 202422.7M+12.5%24.7M1.00
    14 June 202420.1M-7.7%8.4M2.39
    31 May 202421.8M+19.0%9.5M2.30
    15 May 202418.3M+7.6%8.3M2.21
    30 April 202417.0M-10.3%7.9M2.17
    15 April 202419.0M+6.1%10.3M1.84
    28 March 202417.9M+3.8%14.2M1.26
    15 March 202417.3M+13.7%9.2M1.88
    29 February 202415.2M-2.3%8.0M1.90
    15 February 202415.5M+12.5%7.8M1.99
    31 January 202413.8M-0.0%9.2M1.51
    12 January 202413.8M+6.5%8.7M1.58
    29 December 202313.0M-10.5%14.1M1.00
    15 December 202314.5M-4.5%8.3M1.74
    30 November 202315.2M-11.8%6.4M2.37
    15 November 202317.2M-2.9%8.2M2.09
    31 October 202317.7M-4.8%8.6M2.07
    13 October 202318.6M+5.3%8.9M2.08
    29 September 202317.7M+4.2%11.9M1.48
    15 September 202316.9M+30.9%7.4M2.29
    31 August 202312.9M-20.1%8.3M1.57
    15 August 202316.2M+3.1%5.5M2.95
    31 July 202315.7M-7.0%6.3M2.50
    14 July 202316.9M-0.8%7.4M2.30
    30 June 202317.0M-12.1%10.7M1.60
    15 June 202319.4M+27.1%10.0M1.95
    31 May 202315.2M+4.7%10.2M1.50
    15 May 202314.6M+24.3%5.0M2.93
    28 April 202311.7M-2.9%4.0M2.95
    14 April 202312.1M-1.8%4.7M2.57
    31 March 202312.3M+16.2%8.3M1.48
    15 March 202310.6M-9.8%5.2M2.03
    28 February 202311.7M-1.3%5.2M2.26
    15 February 202311.9M-1.3%5.4M2.19
    31 January 202312.0M-15.6%6.1M1.99
    13 January 202314.3M+3.0%7.6M1.88
    30 December 202213.9M-8.0%11.9M1.16
    15 December 202215.0M-7.0%6.8M2.21
    30 November 202216.2M+0.7%6.6M2.46
    15 November 202216.1M-7.5%8.3M1.93
    31 October 202217.4M-3.6%8.1M2.13
    14 October 202218.0M+12.5%11.1M1.62
    30 September 202216.0M-7.0%13.0M1.23
    15 September 202217.2M+20.0%6.3M2.74
    31 August 202214.4M-2.3%5.6M2.57
    15 August 202214.7M+0.6%5.5M2.69
    29 July 202214.6M-1.5%6.7M2.17
    15 July 202214.9M+0.1%6.9M2.16
    30 June 202214.9M+15.5%11.6M1.28
    15 June 202212.9M+30.5%5.1M2.51
    31 May 20229.8M-23.3%7.4M1.34
    13 May 202212.8M+16.1%8.2M1.57
    29 April 202211.1M-10.9%6.5M1.71
    14 April 202212.4M-5.3%6.3M1.96
    31 March 202213.1M+2.9%9.0M1.45
    15 March 202212.7M+20.8%8.4M1.51
    28 February 202210.5M+15.3%6.6M1.59
    15 February 20229.1M+12.4%5.7M1.61
    31 January 20228.1M-8.1%7.0M1.17
    14 January 20228.8M-5.0%6.2M1.43
    31 December 20219.3M-4.4%5.7M1.64
    15 December 20219.7M-4.3%5.5M1.76
    30 November 202110.2M+28.5%5.6M1.83
    15 November 20217.9M-27.7%5.6M1.41
    29 October 202111.0M-12.8%5.1M2.14
    15 October 202112.6M+1.9%7.4M1.69
    30 September 202112.3M+4.9%10.2M1.21
    15 September 202111.7M+10.1%5.9M1.97
    31 August 202110.7M-7.6%4.3M2.46
    13 August 202111.5M-1.4%4.2M2.73
    30 July 202111.7M-10.5%4.9M2.37
    15 July 202113.1M-0.1%6.1M2.15
    30 June 202113.1M+8.7%12.2M1.07
    15 June 202112.0M-6.1%5.4M2.24
    28 May 202112.8M-5.3%5.4M2.36
    14 May 202113.5M-4.8%5.7M2.37
    30 April 202114.2M+19.0%6.9M2.07
    15 April 202111.9M+12.3%5.9M2.02
    31 March 202110.6M-3.5%9.1M1.17
    15 March 202111.0M+7.2%4.9M2.23
    26 February 202110.3M-10.7%6.1M1.69
    12 February 202111.5M-9.3%4.5M2.58
    29 January 202112.7M-4.8%5.0M2.55
    15 January 202113.3M-0.7%4.1M3.25
    31 December 202013.4M-2.5%6.5M2.07
    15 December 202013.8M-1.0%4.5M3.06
    30 November 202013.9M-1.6%4.9M2.84
    13 November 202014.1M+11.3%4.7M3.03
    30 October 202012.7M-2.4%4.4M2.86
    15 October 202013.0M+38.6%4.8M2.72
    30 September 20209.4M-15.0%11.3M1.00
    15 September 202011.0M+6.6%5.4M2.04
    31 August 202010.4M+2.3%4.8M2.17
    14 August 202010.1M-0.1%5.7M1.78
    31 July 202010.1M-5.2%4.7M2.17
    15 July 202010.7M-6.8%4.8M2.22
    30 June 202011.5M+12.3%8.4M1.37
    15 June 202010.2M-14.2%6.7M1.53
    29 May 202011.9M+4.2%6.1M1.94
    15 May 202011.4M-3.0%5.5M2.06
    30 April 202011.8M-0.1%6.3M1.88
    15 April 202011.8M-1.4%7.9M1.50
    31 March 202012.0M-0.3%16.0M1.00
    13 March 202012.0M+14.0%12.1M1.00
    28 February 202010.5M+18.0%8.9M1.18
    14 February 20208.9M-1.2%5.5M1.63
    31 January 20209.0M+3.7%5.5M1.63
    15 January 20208.7M-10.7%4.9M1.80
    31 December 20199.7M+3.7%6.8M1.43
    13 December 20199.4M+23.1%4.8M1.98
    29 November 20197.6M+4.0%5.0M1.51
    15 November 20197.3M+1.1%5.8M1.27
    31 October 20197.3M-19.0%7.7M1.00
    15 October 20199.0M-2.8%5.9M1.53
    30 September 20199.2M+13.4%8.1M1.13
    13 September 20198.1M-6.6%5.2M1.58
    30 August 20198.7M-1.6%5.6M1.55
    15 August 20198.8M+14.9%6.9M1.27
    31 July 20197.7M-10.3%5.2M1.48
    15 July 20198.6M-1.8%5.5M1.55
    28 June 20198.7M+0.7%7.8M1.12
    14 June 20198.7M-0.8%5.6M1.54
    31 May 20198.7M-10.2%7.2M1.22
    15 May 20199.7M+3.5%7.5M1.29
    30 April 20199.4M-1.0%6.4M1.46
    15 April 20199.5M-13.3%4.8M1.97
    29 March 201911.0M+6.7%9.7M1.13
    15 March 201910.3M+18.1%5.6M1.84
    28 February 20198.7M-15.3%5.9M1.48
    15 February 201910.3M+16.6%5.2M1.97
    31 January 20198.8M-6.0%6.5M1.36
    15 January 20199.4M-20.9%8.2M1.14
    31 December 201811.8M+13.9%10.9M1.09
    14 December 201810.4M-10.2%7.9M1.31
    30 November 201811.6M+14.7%6.5M1.79
    15 November 201810.1M-14.1%6.2M1.64
    31 October 201811.8M+2.2%8.4M1.41
    15 October 201811.5M+11.7%9.0M1.28
    28 September 201810.3M+2.6%9.0M1.15
    14 September 201810.0M-0.2%8.4M1.19
    31 August 201810.1M-16.6%5.7M1.78
    15 August 201812.1M+12.0%5.1M2.38
    31 July 201810.8M-10.4%5.8M1.86
    13 July 201812.0M-26.1%5.9M2.05
    29 June 201816.3M-25.5%9.6M1.70
    15 June 201821.9M+0.1%5.5M3.95
    31 May 201821.8M-1.4%6.4M3.41
    15 May 201822.1M-4.3%5.4M4.12
    30 April 201823.1M-8.6%7.0M3.28
    13 April 201825.3M+4.8%8.2M3.09
    29 March 201824.1M-6.4%10.1M2.40
    15 March 201825.8M+1.4%6.7M3.86
    28 February 201825.4M-8.2%5.9M4.31
    15 February 201827.7M+10.0%10.3M2.69
    31 January 201825.2M-12.4%7.7M3.29
    12 January 201828.7M-7.6%7.3M3.92
    29 December 201731.1M10.1M3.08
    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.