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Optical Cable Corp. short interest

568K shares of Optical Cable were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 4.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short568Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.3%+3734% over a year
Days to cover4.36at 130K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.93%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 the fewest since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +14% 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 2026568K-2.3%130K4.36
    30 September 2026582K-13.4%155K3.76
    15 September 2026672K+9.4%374K1.80
    31 August 2026614K-14.2%207K2.97
    14 August 2026716K+8.8%239K3.00
    31 July 2026658K-7.6%183K3.60
    15 July 2026712K+25.2%304K2.35
    30 June 2026569K+0.9%473K1.20
    15 June 2026564K+7.2%2.5M1.00
    29 May 2026526K+79.6%407K1.29
    15 May 2026293K+21.0%285K1.03
    30 April 2026242K+66.1%264K1.00
    15 April 2026146K+162.1%192K1.00
    31 March 202656K+19.2%162K1.00
    13 March 202647K-4.5%222K1.00
    27 February 202649K+4.5%69K1.00
    13 February 202647K-44.3%121K1.00
    30 January 202684K+392.7%119K1.00
    15 January 202617K-63.0%82K1.00
    31 December 202546K+684.3%195K1.00
    15 December 20256K-72.0%51K1.00
    28 November 202521K+7.7%45K1.00
    14 November 202519K+6.1%61K1.00
    31 October 202518K+23.8%75K1.00
    15 October 202515K+91.9%139K1.00
    30 September 20258K-52.3%59K1.00
    15 September 202516K+102.2%143K1.00
    29 August 20258K-0.6%78K1.00
    15 August 20258K+2.2%68K1.00
    31 July 20258K-94.0%97K1.00
    15 July 2025132K+2699.6%1.4M1.00
    30 June 20255K-22.7%31K1.00
    13 June 20256K-69.7%41K1.00
    30 May 202520K-18.4%7K2.94
    15 May 202525K+11.1%10K2.58
    30 April 202522K-33.7%15K1.52
    15 April 202534K+128.6%27K1.22
    31 March 202515K-39.3%17K1.00
    14 March 202524K-33.1%35K1.00
    28 February 202536K-38.8%38K1.00
    14 February 202559K-43.5%61K1.00
    31 January 2025105K-47.8%96K1.09
    15 January 2025201K-29.4%111K1.80
    31 December 2024284K+1456.0%3.5M1.00
    13 December 202418K+84.2%16K1.17
    29 November 202410K-3.1%4K2.30
    15 November 202410K-38.5%4K2.69
    31 October 202417K-3.4%7K2.35
    15 October 202417K+69.1%11K1.56
    30 September 202410K-31.3%8K1.21
    13 September 202415K-8.3%2K6.52
    30 August 202416K-6.6%2K10.57
    15 August 202417K+6.9%3K5.24
    31 July 202416K+21.1%5K3.11
    15 July 202413K+56.9%5K2.54
    28 June 20249K-16.1%5K1.71
    14 June 202410K-0.3%4K2.68
    31 May 202410K+585.9%4K2.34
    15 May 20241K-38.8%4K1.00
    30 April 20242K+20.3%3K1.00
    15 April 20242K-58.4%3K1.00
    28 March 20245K-11.5%7K1.00
    15 March 20245K+37.5%13K1.00
    29 February 20244K-42.7%3K1.25
    15 February 20247K+99.5%6K1.10
    31 January 20243K+135.0%6K1.00
    12 January 20241K-80.0%5K1.00
    29 December 20237K+5.0%11K1.00
    15 December 20237K+305.4%12K1.00
    30 November 20232K-69.7%3K1.00
    15 November 20236K-14.3%3K1.97
    31 October 20237K-26.0%4K1.62
    13 October 20239K+6.8%9K1.00
    29 September 20239K-12.4%4K1.92
    15 September 202310K-22.6%9K1.08
    31 August 202313K+0.1%3K4.60
    15 August 202313K-7.2%7K1.84
    31 July 202313K+34.0%8K1.60
    14 July 202310K-30.3%15K1.00
    30 June 202314K-20.5%12K1.23
    15 June 202318K+26.8%12K1.52
    31 May 202314K-2.2%2K7.42
    15 May 202315K-3.0%3K5.14
    28 April 202315K-25.3%5K3.07
    14 April 202320K+193.3%2K11.02
    31 March 20237K+16.7%11K1.00
    15 March 20236K+162.8%5K1.20
    28 February 20232K-68.1%6K1.00
    15 February 20237K+32.5%2K3.18
    31 January 20235K+151.0%2K2.21
    13 January 20232K-58.6%2K1.03
    30 December 20225K-26.7%8K1.00
    15 December 20227K+68.1%2K4.46
    30 November 20224K+56.3%3K1.40
    15 November 20223K+109.8%1K1.80
    31 October 20221K+64.0%2K1.00
    14 October 2022773-70.7%1K1.00
    30 September 20223K-32.9%4K1.00
    15 September 20224K+209.3%6K1.00
    31 August 20221K-20.1%4K1.00
    15 August 20222K+71.1%4K1.00
    29 July 2022930-74.6%6K1.00
    15 July 20224K-58.9%4K1.00
    30 June 20229K+128.3%8K1.13
    15 June 20224K-18.7%5K1.00
    31 May 20225K-28.0%3K1.81
    13 May 20227K-11.8%6K1.11
    29 April 20228K-40.9%8K1.00
    14 April 202213K+280.8%7K1.88
    31 March 20223K+15.9%16K1.00
    15 March 20223K-79.5%19K1.00
    28 February 202214K-30.5%10K1.45
    15 February 202220K-24.9%21K1.00
    31 January 202227K+139.2%24K1.14
    14 January 202211K-30.7%24K1.00
    31 December 202116K-15.1%81K1.00
    15 December 202119K+63.5%87K1.00
    30 November 202112K+37.2%13K1.00
    15 November 20219K-25.4%12K1.00
    29 October 202111K-35.3%17K1.00
    15 October 202118K+30.9%11K1.66
    30 September 202114K-34.2%13K1.02
    15 September 202121K+495.9%34K1.00
    31 August 20213K-50.4%24K1.00
    13 August 20217K-58.0%17K1.00
    30 July 202117K-39.0%41K1.00
    15 July 202127K+87.1%102K1.00
    30 June 202115K-44.4%8K1.85
    15 June 202126K+192.3%42K1.00
    28 May 20219K-2.7%17K1.00
    14 May 20219K+1.1%5K1.71
    30 April 20219K-20.7%11K1.00
    15 April 202111K-8.4%11K1.07
    31 March 202113K+29.4%16K1.00
    15 March 202110K-52.3%15K1.00
    26 February 202120K-60.0%46K1.00
    12 February 202151K+9.3%51K1.00
    29 January 202146K+52.8%379K1.00
    15 January 202130K+179.7%325K1.00
    31 December 202011K+11.5%27K1.00
    15 December 202010K-28.1%30K1.00
    30 November 202014K+2.3%23K1.00
    13 November 202013K+34.3%5K2.59
    30 October 202010K+13.8%11K1.00
    15 October 20209K-73.0%49K1.00
    30 September 202032K+95.4%19K1.71
    15 September 202016K-0.7%13K1.22
    31 August 202017K-14.8%5K3.60
    14 August 202019K-4.9%10K1.91
    31 July 202020K+54.3%5K4.22
    15 July 202013K+254.6%7K1.98
    30 June 20204K-67.4%5K1.00
    15 June 202011K+80.4%9K1.30
    29 May 20206K+5.9%4K1.45
    15 May 20206K-24.0%4K1.52
    30 April 20208K-9.9%4K2.06
    15 April 20209K-15.7%4K2.06
    31 March 202010K+195.0%15K1.00
    13 March 20204K+24.5%1K2.56
    28 February 20203K-50.5%3K1.00
    14 February 20206K-55.5%2K2.78
    31 January 202013K-32.5%3K4.82
    15 January 202019K+10.9%4K4.86
    31 December 201917K+93.8%10K1.77
    13 December 20199K+17.0%2K3.57
    29 November 20198K-61.6%4K1.70
    15 November 201920K+131.2%5K3.66
    31 October 20199K-26.8%3K2.91
    15 October 201912K+55.8%7K1.78
    30 September 20197K+61.7%5K1.37
    13 September 20195K-24.0%6K1.00
    30 August 20196K-28.9%5K1.22
    15 August 20199K-42.6%7K1.17
    31 July 201915K-9.2%8K1.89
    15 July 201916K-12.5%6K2.63
    28 June 201919K-19.1%11K1.73
    14 June 201923K-8.4%33K1.00
    31 May 201925K-11.2%5K4.79
    15 May 201929K-10.6%5K5.31
    30 April 201932K-5.3%8K4.01
    15 April 201934K-5.0%12K2.72
    29 March 201935K-42.1%15K2.39
    15 March 201961K+102.7%51K1.20
    28 February 201930K+41.5%198K1.00
    15 February 201921K+241.1%67K1.00
    31 January 20196K+79.9%5K1.39
    15 January 20193K-8.7%6K1.00
    31 December 20184K-58.4%32K1.00
    14 December 20189K+184.2%10K1.00
    30 November 20183K-18.8%6K1.00
    15 November 20184K-23.0%14K1.00
    31 October 20185K-8.9%20K1.00
    15 October 20186K-90.6%30K1.00
    28 September 201860K+150.2%165K1.00
    14 September 201824K-37.9%41K1.00
    31 August 201839K+38.1%4K10.95
    15 August 201828K-32.0%26K1.06
    31 July 201841K+206.4%22K1.85
    13 July 201813K-72.3%13K1.08
    29 June 201849K+198.0%59K1.00
    15 June 201816K+27.3%67K1.00
    31 May 201813K+40.7%4K3.29
    15 May 20189K+6.1%2K5.06
    30 April 20189K+11.4%5K1.75
    13 April 20188K+28.0%3K2.45
    29 March 20186K+95.0%6K1.00
    15 March 20183K-56.3%9K1.00
    28 February 20187K-24.9%2K3.91
    15 February 20189K-34.0%2K5.67
    31 January 201814K+92.3%5K2.87
    12 January 20187K-50.5%4K1.90
    29 December 201715K7K2.20
    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.