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National Bankshares Inc. short interest

104K shares of National Bankshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (52K to 116K). Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short104Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.7%+30% over a year
Days to cover3.27at 32K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.64%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 (52K to 116K), and the share price moved +36% 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 2026104K-3.7%32K3.27
    30 September 2026108K-6.6%27K4.07
    15 September 2026116K+15.5%41K2.80
    31 August 2026100K+11.6%33K3.08
    14 August 202690K+19.3%53K1.69
    31 July 202676K-10.0%31K2.44
    15 July 202684K+1.6%29K2.88
    30 June 202683K+47.4%38K2.16
    15 June 202656K-4.5%24K2.33
    29 May 202659K+11.8%24K2.48
    15 May 202652K-8.0%49K1.06
    30 April 202657K+2.0%66K1.00
    15 April 202656K-25.2%86K1.00
    31 March 202675K-13.1%34K2.20
    13 March 202686K+13.4%18K4.74
    27 February 202676K+1.5%13K5.77
    13 February 202675K-7.8%17K4.44
    30 January 202681K-8.1%17K4.72
    15 January 202688K+19.0%14K6.41
    31 December 202574K-20.6%14K5.14
    15 December 202593K-2.8%12K7.49
    28 November 202596K+21.4%14K7.04
    14 November 202579K+7.2%9K8.86
    31 October 202574K-8.4%9K7.97
    15 October 202580K-0.9%6K13.62
    30 September 202581K+4.0%7K11.14
    15 September 202578K+4.8%10K8.16
    29 August 202574K-7.0%9K8.47
    15 August 202580K+5.1%19K4.16
    31 July 202576K-0.1%10K7.82
    15 July 202576K+5.0%13K5.74
    30 June 202573K+7.2%21K3.41
    13 June 202568K-4.0%15K4.53
    30 May 202571K+5.2%15K4.57
    15 May 202567K-10.4%11K6.08
    30 April 202575K-1.8%10K7.47
    15 April 202576K-0.4%16K4.74
    31 March 202577K+5.3%10K7.86
    14 March 202573K-0.3%6K11.87
    28 February 202573K-0.2%9K8.34
    14 February 202573K+7.5%7K10.65
    31 January 202568K+0.5%11K5.97
    15 January 202568K+4.5%13K5.05
    31 December 202465K+5.0%14K4.50
    13 December 202462K-19.9%16K3.82
    29 November 202477K+26.9%13K6.08
    15 November 202461K+1.7%15K4.14
    31 October 202460K-5.6%7K8.82
    15 October 202463K-1.3%12K5.23
    30 September 202464K+28.5%12K5.39
    13 September 202450K-19.1%10K4.98
    30 August 202462K-0.9%11K5.67
    15 August 202462K-6.8%11K5.66
    31 July 202467K-6.3%14K4.69
    15 July 202471K-5.9%12K6.06
    28 June 202476K-1.2%19K4.08
    14 June 202477K-19.2%12K6.64
    31 May 202495K+14.6%21K4.59
    15 May 202483K-14.3%27K3.09
    30 April 202496K-0.9%8K11.44
    15 April 202497K-9.7%10K9.74
    28 March 2024108K-5.4%8K12.78
    15 March 2024114K-2.9%13K8.46
    29 February 2024117K-1.0%9K13.57
    15 February 2024118K+5.7%12K9.55
    31 January 2024112K+7.2%18K6.18
    12 January 2024104K-9.9%17K5.99
    29 December 2023116K-3.5%21K5.55
    15 December 2023120K-23.8%31K3.94
    30 November 2023158K-7.6%10K15.14
    15 November 2023171K-8.7%11K15.16
    31 October 2023187K+23.6%14K13.70
    13 October 2023151K+33.8%16K9.64
    29 September 2023113K+15.3%14K7.82
    15 September 202398K-6.8%17K5.91
    31 August 2023105K-1.8%15K7.24
    15 August 2023107K-5.1%18K5.94
    31 July 2023113K-10.3%15K7.36
    14 July 2023126K+14.5%15K8.29
    30 June 2023110K+358.4%85K1.30
    15 June 202324K+3.5%13K1.78
    31 May 202323K+19.0%9K2.63
    15 May 202319K-2.7%12K1.68
    28 April 202320K-16.4%13K1.53
    14 April 202324K+5.9%23K1.04
    31 March 202323K-34.8%17K1.33
    15 March 202335K-3.1%11K3.21
    28 February 202336K-5.1%6K5.74
    15 February 202338K+2.4%12K3.16
    31 January 202337K+11.9%10K3.74
    13 January 202333K+6.9%5K6.21
    30 December 202231K-6.9%8K3.62
    15 December 202233K+6.4%15K2.18
    30 November 202231K+22.9%17K1.78
    15 November 202225K-15.6%22K1.17
    31 October 202230K+11.0%4K6.75
    14 October 202227K-6.4%6K4.84
    30 September 202229K-1.0%6K4.71
    15 September 202229K+20.1%6K4.59
    31 August 202224K-9.2%5K4.49
    15 August 202227K+15.3%6K4.76
    29 July 202223K+1.3%7K3.28
    15 July 202223K-3.7%6K3.67
    30 June 202224K-14.0%4K5.60
    15 June 202228K+5.2%6K4.73
    31 May 202226K+5.6%7K3.63
    13 May 202225K+10.3%6K4.10
    29 April 202223K+0.2%7K3.17
    14 April 202222K+7.0%10K2.32
    31 March 202221K-12.4%4K5.18
    15 March 202224K-10.3%8K2.94
    28 February 202227K+3.9%13K2.08
    15 February 202226K-0.2%16K1.56
    31 January 202226K-2.3%8K3.27
    14 January 202226K-19.6%5K4.92
    31 December 202133K-0.8%7K4.86
    15 December 202133K-10.7%5K6.51
    30 November 202137K-7.0%4K8.33
    15 November 202140K-3.3%8K4.84
    29 October 202141K+5.9%5K7.52
    15 October 202139K-17.3%6K6.38
    30 September 202147K-23.0%7K6.94
    15 September 202161K+19.2%9K7.03
    31 August 202151K-14.9%9K5.97
    13 August 202160K+13.6%18K3.26
    30 July 202153K+15.8%12K4.35
    15 July 202146K+5.5%19K2.37
    30 June 202143K-84.1%114K1.00
    15 June 2021273K+7.5%22K12.65
    28 May 2021254K+6.6%22K11.67
    14 May 2021238K+39.1%16K14.57
    30 April 2021171K+25.4%19K9.19
    15 April 2021137K+25.9%17K7.93
    31 March 2021109K+13.5%20K5.33
    15 March 202196K-0.9%21K4.54
    26 February 202197K+5.8%16K6.01
    12 February 202191K+21.8%14K6.73
    29 January 202175K+9.9%11K6.78
    15 January 202168K-2.7%7K9.41
    31 December 202070K+5.2%11K6.19
    15 December 202067K+7.3%9K7.21
    30 November 202062K+1.2%11K5.45
    13 November 202061K+14.9%10K6.17
    30 October 202053K-17.6%17K3.14
    15 October 202065K-2.9%8K8.21
    30 September 202067K+5.6%11K5.95
    15 September 202063K-3.2%8K7.46
    31 August 202065K+17.0%7K9.64
    14 August 202056K-11.9%12K4.49
    31 July 202063K-4.8%6K10.20
    15 July 202067K+12.4%8K8.78
    30 June 202059K+30.9%10K5.71
    15 June 202045K-8.4%10K4.52
    29 May 202049K+29.9%13K3.73
    15 May 202038K+26.7%11K3.40
    30 April 202030K-2.2%14K2.09
    15 April 202031K-17.8%14K2.23
    31 March 202037K-16.8%20K1.89
    13 March 202045K+10.1%17K2.69
    28 February 202041K-13.1%10K4.04
    14 February 202047K-26.5%6K7.45
    31 January 202064K-6.8%5K13.40
    15 January 202068K-0.2%6K11.88
    31 December 201968K-2.7%9K7.90
    13 December 201970K-5.7%9K8.19
    29 November 201975K+15.0%11K7.05
    15 November 201965K-0.1%8K7.85
    31 October 201965K+17.1%9K7.59
    15 October 201955K-6.0%7K7.71
    30 September 201959K+6.3%14K4.21
    13 September 201955K+19.6%8K7.00
    30 August 201946K+10.3%7K6.23
    15 August 201942K-0.3%7K6.15
    31 July 201942K+3.7%8K5.48
    15 July 201941K-29.3%6K7.01
    28 June 201958K+29.2%11K5.35
    14 June 201945K+3.1%8K5.91
    31 May 201943K-2.5%11K3.89
    15 May 201944K-17.2%13K3.54
    30 April 201953K-8.4%10K5.33
    15 April 201958K-7.4%9K6.23
    29 March 201963K-10.1%12K5.20
    15 March 201970K+1.7%99K1.00
    28 February 201969K-1.6%8K8.63
    15 February 201970K-5.2%15K4.74
    31 January 201974K-25.6%14K5.46
    15 January 201999K-7.1%9K11.57
    31 December 2018107K-10.4%14K7.38
    14 December 2018119K-0.6%7K18.30
    30 November 2018120K+5.6%6K19.45
    15 November 2018114K+1.6%4K30.29
    31 October 2018112K-8.9%7K16.65
    15 October 2018123K-2.8%5K23.39
    28 September 2018126K+11.5%7K19.09
    14 September 2018113K-4.9%3K33.51
    31 August 2018119K-1.4%4K27.53
    15 August 2018121K-2.4%5K26.19
    31 July 2018124K-2.3%4K28.23
    13 July 2018127K-2.9%5K26.99
    29 June 2018130K+16.4%13K9.84
    15 June 2018112K+12.7%9K12.07
    31 May 201899K+0.7%12K7.97
    15 May 201899K-4.2%10K10.11
    30 April 2018103K-0.2%7K13.94
    13 April 2018103K-4.2%5K21.66
    29 March 2018108K-4.0%8K12.82
    15 March 2018112K-2.7%11K10.14
    28 February 2018116K+4.6%5K21.17
    15 February 2018110K-18.2%6K17.24
    31 January 2018135K+2.1%4K38.37
    12 January 2018132K-6.1%4K35.27
    29 December 2017141K9K15.74
    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.