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Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. short interest

28.8M shares of Ocular Therapeutix were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (10.6M to 29.9M). Short sellers would need 8.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short28.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.2%+112% over a year
Days to cover8.10at 3.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue13.10%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 (10.6M to 29.9M), and the share price moved -39% 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 202628.8M-2.2%3.6M8.10
    30 September 202629.4M-1.7%4.1M7.25
    15 September 202629.9M+6.7%2.1M14.19
    31 August 202628.1M-1.6%3.1M8.96
    14 August 202628.5M+6.7%2.2M12.68
    31 July 202626.7M-1.1%2.0M13.49
    15 July 202627.0M+1.2%2.1M13.07
    30 June 202626.7M+0.9%4.1M6.56
    15 June 202626.5M+5.5%2.2M11.85
    29 May 202625.1M+1.2%2.8M9.04
    15 May 202624.8M-0.1%2.9M8.49
    30 April 202624.8M+1.1%2.9M8.57
    15 April 202624.5M-2.6%3.5M6.99
    31 March 202625.2M+6.4%3.5M7.20
    13 March 202623.7M+34.2%6.7M3.56
    27 February 202617.6M+20.0%12.3M1.44
    13 February 202614.7M+27.8%4.9M2.98
    30 January 202611.5M-10.0%4.3M2.70
    15 January 202612.8M+3.6%5.8M2.21
    31 December 202512.3M+16.5%2.9M4.32
    15 December 202510.6M-8.9%4.5M2.33
    28 November 202511.6M-11.7%3.1M3.80
    14 November 202513.2M-4.4%1.9M6.89
    31 October 202513.8M+1.4%2.1M6.46
    15 October 202513.6M+0.2%4.5M3.05
    30 September 202513.6M-11.3%2.7M5.00
    15 September 202515.3M+10.4%2.7M5.58
    29 August 202513.8M+5.8%1.7M8.13
    15 August 202513.1M+1.9%2.3M5.62
    31 July 202512.8M-13.3%1.8M7.11
    15 July 202514.8M+4.4%2.4M6.21
    30 June 202514.2M-1.7%2.5M5.58
    13 June 202514.4M+1.1%3.3M4.42
    30 May 202514.3M+3.2%1.7M8.21
    15 May 202513.8M+6.5%1.8M7.67
    30 April 202513.0M-7.9%1.3M9.86
    15 April 202514.1M+12.0%2.0M7.03
    31 March 202512.6M-1.9%1.6M7.71
    14 March 202512.8M+6.5%2.1M6.19
    28 February 202512.0M+3.9%879K13.70
    14 February 202511.6M+6.7%1.0M11.38
    31 January 202510.9M-2.6%877K12.40
    15 January 202511.2M+3.9%904K12.34
    31 December 202410.7M+2.6%846K12.69
    13 December 202410.5M-1.8%812K12.89
    29 November 202410.7M-1.1%1.0M10.53
    15 November 202410.8M-15.0%948K11.37
    31 October 202412.7M-4.5%943K13.43
    15 October 202413.3M-18.1%1.7M8.00
    30 September 202416.2M-7.2%1.5M10.66
    13 September 202417.5M-4.9%686K25.43
    30 August 202418.4M-2.3%787K23.33
    15 August 202418.8M-1.6%1.2M15.63
    31 July 202419.1M-6.3%1.3M15.15
    15 July 202420.4M-4.5%1.7M11.98
    28 June 202421.3M-8.7%3.7M5.79
    14 June 202423.4M+4.0%2.1M11.20
    31 May 202422.5M+5.9%1.9M11.82
    15 May 202421.2M+0.7%3.0M7.02
    30 April 202421.1M+43.9%3.7M5.66
    15 April 202414.6M+24.0%1.4M10.52
    28 March 202411.8M+28.9%1.5M8.06
    15 March 20249.2M+93.4%3.1M2.96
    29 February 20244.7M+19.5%3.8M1.25
    15 February 20244.0M+0.2%1.6M2.52
    31 January 20244.0M+18.3%1.3M3.01
    12 January 20243.3M-23.6%1.3M2.54
    29 December 20234.4M-3.6%1.5M2.88
    15 December 20234.5M-13.9%2.0M2.28
    30 November 20235.3M-9.2%776K6.80
    15 November 20235.8M+22.1%1.5M3.87
    31 October 20234.8M+9.4%615K7.73
    13 October 20234.4M+6.5%737K5.90
    29 September 20234.1M-1.8%581K7.03
    15 September 20234.2M+1.2%542K7.69
    31 August 20234.1M-16.4%744K5.53
    15 August 20234.9M-20.2%978K5.03
    31 July 20236.2M-8.2%731K8.45
    14 July 20236.7M-1.2%668K10.06
    30 June 20236.8M+4.3%1.6M4.22
    15 June 20236.5M-1.9%2.1M3.07
    31 May 20236.6M+20.2%1.1M6.11
    15 May 20235.5M+14.2%979K5.65
    28 April 20234.8M+13.3%1.2M3.96
    14 April 20234.3M-7.1%640K6.68
    31 March 20234.6M+2.6%726K6.33
    15 March 20234.5M+12.6%1.2M3.67
    28 February 20234.0M+27.1%1.5M2.63
    15 February 20233.1M+6.6%4.1M1.00
    31 January 20232.9M+4.1%569K5.16
    13 January 20232.8M-5.1%699K4.03
    30 December 20223.0M-2.1%676K4.40
    15 December 20223.0M+3.8%622K4.88
    30 November 20222.9M-0.0%453K6.45
    15 November 20222.9M-12.2%764K3.83
    31 October 20223.3M+2.2%675K4.94
    14 October 20223.3M+9.6%887K3.67
    30 September 20223.0M+2.3%1.7M1.76
    15 September 20222.9M-12.0%728K3.99
    31 August 20223.3M-1.5%451K7.33
    15 August 20223.4M-2.3%683K4.91
    29 July 20223.4M-1.5%365K9.41
    15 July 20223.5M+3.3%406K8.59
    30 June 20223.4M-3.7%592K5.70
    15 June 20223.5M-11.3%651K5.39
    31 May 20224.0M+1.1%726K5.45
    13 May 20223.9M-2.4%1.2M3.39
    29 April 20224.0M-0.4%726K5.52
    14 April 20224.0M-4.0%565K7.12
    31 March 20224.2M-9.6%529K7.93
    15 March 20224.6M-0.7%535K8.66
    28 February 20224.7M+20.4%725K6.44
    15 February 20223.9M+15.7%584K6.64
    31 January 20223.4M+5.4%675K4.96
    14 January 20223.2M-0.9%558K5.70
    31 December 20213.2M-4.5%759K4.23
    15 December 20213.4M+3.9%756K4.45
    30 November 20213.2M-14.0%848K3.82
    15 November 20213.8M-6.5%1.2M3.27
    29 October 20214.0M-14.8%2.1M1.92
    15 October 20214.7M-9.3%1.4M3.33
    30 September 20215.2M-10.6%724K7.20
    15 September 20215.8M+2.9%671K8.68
    31 August 20215.7M-1.4%760K7.45
    13 August 20215.7M-0.1%780K7.36
    30 July 20215.7M+0.0%847K6.79
    15 July 20215.7M-1.1%608K9.46
    30 June 20215.8M-10.0%943K6.16
    15 June 20216.5M-8.7%682K9.46
    28 May 20217.1M+18.7%925K7.64
    14 May 20216.0M+10.5%1.4M4.18
    30 April 20215.4M+12.2%1.5M3.71
    15 April 20214.8M-6.8%596K8.05
    31 March 20215.2M-4.0%815K6.32
    15 March 20215.4M+5.8%1.0M5.29
    26 February 20215.1M+6.7%1.4M3.73
    12 February 20214.8M+3.6%575K8.26
    29 January 20214.6M-15.0%815K5.63
    15 January 20215.4M-7.4%706K7.64
    31 December 20205.8M+16.6%1.3M4.45
    15 December 20205.0M-17.2%1.2M4.13
    30 November 20206.0M+4.1%905K6.67
    13 November 20205.8M-5.7%1.2M4.94
    30 October 20206.2M-11.2%954K6.45
    15 October 20206.9M+0.0%2.0M3.41
    30 September 20206.9M+6.4%659K10.53
    15 September 20206.5M-0.4%811K8.03
    31 August 20206.5M+16.0%863K7.58
    14 August 20205.6M-2.5%492K11.45
    31 July 20205.8M-2.1%623K9.28
    15 July 20205.9M+0.5%689K8.58
    30 June 20205.9M+4.6%992K5.93
    15 June 20205.6M+3.2%721K7.80
    29 May 20205.4M-0.7%1.5M3.64
    15 May 20205.5M-10.0%680K8.06
    30 April 20206.1M+6.9%723K8.43
    15 April 20205.7M-3.3%530K10.76
    31 March 20205.9M+1.1%1.1M5.61
    13 March 20205.8M+4.0%2.4M2.46
    28 February 20205.6M-0.9%554K10.12
    14 February 20205.7M-7.8%530K10.67
    31 January 20206.1M-7.8%574K10.69
    15 January 20206.7M+2.4%548K12.15
    31 December 20196.5M-1.0%662K9.82
    13 December 20196.6M-4.6%681K9.63
    29 November 20196.9M+6.5%553K12.43
    15 November 20196.5M-2.7%499K12.95
    31 October 20196.6M+2.0%292K22.75
    15 October 20196.5M+8.8%627K10.38
    30 September 20196.0M-6.3%508K11.78
    13 September 20196.4M-5.2%335K19.05
    30 August 20196.7M-9.0%553K12.18
    15 August 20197.4M-8.3%523K14.16
    31 July 20198.1M-2.0%752K10.74
    15 July 20198.2M-11.0%1.3M6.58
    28 June 20199.3M+3.3%1.2M7.96
    14 June 20199.0M-2.8%970K9.24
    31 May 20199.2M+3.2%1.2M7.86
    15 May 20198.9M+6.4%359K24.90
    30 April 20198.4M+5.3%571K14.72
    15 April 20198.0M+8.3%493K16.15
    29 March 20197.4M-0.9%499K14.74
    15 March 20197.4M+9.4%546K13.60
    28 February 20196.8M+12.9%906K7.49
    15 February 20196.0M+6.0%306K19.67
    31 January 20195.7M+1.1%333K17.05
    15 January 20195.6M+14.6%487K11.51
    31 December 20184.9M+9.9%758K6.46
    14 December 20184.5M+13.3%980K4.54
    30 November 20183.9M+0.7%428K9.18
    15 November 20183.9M+3.9%410K9.52
    31 October 20183.8M-2.4%390K9.62
    15 October 20183.8M-0.3%395K9.74
    28 September 20183.9M-7.2%470K8.22
    14 September 20184.2M-3.4%408K10.19
    31 August 20184.3M-4.8%391K11.02
    15 August 20184.5M-5.8%308K14.67
    31 July 20184.8M+7.0%363K13.22
    13 July 20184.5M-5.7%443K10.12
    29 June 20184.8M+4.1%559K8.51
    15 June 20184.6M+2.7%453K10.09
    31 May 20184.5M-0.3%253K17.57
    15 May 20184.5M+2.1%289K15.45
    30 April 20184.4M-6.7%165K26.47
    13 April 20184.7M+3.9%261K17.97
    29 March 20184.5M+2.8%541K8.34
    15 March 20184.4M-1.9%455K9.64
    28 February 20184.5M-2.5%303K14.75
    15 February 20184.6M+22.8%471K9.73
    31 January 20183.7M+14.9%853K4.37
    12 January 20183.2M+0.5%333K9.76
    29 December 20173.2M380K8.51
    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.