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Orthofix Medical Inc. short interest

2.4M shares of Orthofix Medical were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.0M to 2.5M). Short sellers would need 5.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.1%+46% over a year
Days to cover5.79at 413K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.87%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 (1.0M to 2.5M), and the share price moved -40% 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 20262.4M-2.1%413K5.79
    30 September 20262.4M-2.6%445K5.49
    15 September 20262.5M+5.5%353K7.10
    31 August 20262.4M+14.5%258K9.20
    14 August 20262.1M-2.3%478K4.34
    31 July 20262.1M-15.4%286K7.42
    15 July 20262.5M+6.2%405K6.20
    30 June 20262.4M+18.5%433K5.46
    15 June 20262.0M+2.3%426K4.68
    29 May 20262.0M+50.5%639K3.05
    15 May 20261.3M+4.7%379K3.42
    30 April 20261.2M-7.4%212K5.83
    15 April 20261.3M+11.5%247K5.41
    31 March 20261.2M+11.5%281K4.26
    13 March 20261.1M-2.3%308K3.49
    27 February 20261.1M+4.8%290K3.79
    13 February 20261.1M+4.2%224K4.70
    30 January 20261.0M-5.5%202K4.98
    15 January 20261.1M+5.4%224K4.76
    31 December 20251.0M-11.3%192K5.26
    15 December 20251.1M-12.2%183K6.24
    28 November 20251.3M-13.5%259K5.02
    14 November 20251.5M-3.4%287K5.23
    31 October 20251.6M-4.8%224K6.94
    15 October 20251.6M-5.9%252K6.48
    30 September 20251.7M+3.7%289K6.01
    15 September 20251.7M-7.8%389K4.31
    29 August 20251.8M-8.4%481K3.78
    15 August 20252.0M-18.0%558K3.55
    31 July 20252.4M-2.2%269K8.97
    15 July 20252.5M+2.6%307K8.05
    30 June 20252.4M+31.5%526K4.58
    13 June 20251.8M+27.9%473K3.87
    30 May 20251.4M+43.6%477K3.00
    15 May 2025997K+18.6%502K1.99
    30 April 2025841K+6.6%261K3.22
    15 April 2025789K+11.4%274K2.88
    31 March 2025708K+16.0%223K3.17
    14 March 2025610K+0.1%254K2.40
    28 February 2025610K-6.8%206K2.96
    14 February 2025654K-2.2%121K5.40
    31 January 2025669K-15.3%125K5.35
    15 January 2025790K-27.0%271K2.91
    31 December 20241.1M-3.8%204K5.32
    13 December 20241.1M-18.2%187K6.00
    29 November 20241.4M-17.4%288K4.78
    15 November 20241.7M-33.8%436K3.82
    31 October 20242.5M-1.4%189K13.28
    15 October 20242.5M-7.2%202K12.64
    30 September 20242.7M-6.4%208K13.21
    13 September 20242.9M-2.9%240K12.20
    30 August 20243.0M-5.2%228K13.26
    15 August 20243.2M-20.5%395K8.06
    31 July 20244.0M-5.3%284K14.10
    15 July 20244.2M-4.6%262K16.14
    28 June 20244.4M-0.2%253K17.50
    14 June 20244.4M+8.0%321K13.86
    31 May 20244.1M-9.0%254K16.22
    15 May 20244.5M+11.5%397K11.39
    30 April 20244.1M+7.4%341K11.89
    15 April 20243.8M-1.5%234K16.11
    28 March 20243.8M+3.4%263K14.58
    15 March 20243.7M+3.2%482K7.70
    29 February 20243.6M+8.4%381K9.42
    15 February 20243.3M+22.1%406K8.17
    31 January 20242.7M-7.6%372K7.31
    12 January 20242.9M+1.7%752K3.91
    29 December 20232.9M-38.6%1.1M2.55
    15 December 20234.7M+30.4%1.4M3.30
    30 November 20233.6M+8.2%794K4.55
    15 November 20233.3M+11.9%538K6.20
    31 October 20233.0M+98.2%964K3.09
    13 October 20231.5M+17.7%709K2.12
    29 September 20231.3M+7.1%538K2.38
    15 September 20231.2M+84.6%1.0M1.15
    31 August 2023647K-6.0%269K2.41
    15 August 2023688K-2.7%278K2.48
    31 July 2023707K-4.9%150K4.71
    14 July 2023743K-7.4%214K3.48
    30 June 2023803K-20.5%247K3.25
    15 June 20231.0M-14.3%213K4.75
    31 May 20231.2M+6.5%252K4.68
    15 May 20231.1M+9.4%229K4.83
    28 April 20231.0M-0.4%215K4.70
    14 April 20231.0M-4.6%214K4.75
    31 March 20231.1M-3.4%328K3.25
    15 March 20231.1M+5.8%326K3.38
    28 February 20231.0M+2.4%257K4.06
    15 February 20231.0M+3.1%261K3.89
    31 January 2023986K+2.6%360K2.74
    13 January 2023961K+43.5%998K1.00
    30 December 2022670K-20.3%221K3.03
    15 December 2022841K-17.0%327K2.57
    30 November 20221.0M+0.7%193K5.24
    15 November 20221.0M+2.4%256K3.92
    31 October 2022981K+58.5%254K3.87
    14 October 2022619K+59.2%361K1.71
    30 September 2022389K-14.2%180K2.16
    15 September 2022453K-11.1%208K2.17
    31 August 2022510K+24.0%112K4.57
    15 August 2022411K-2.2%105K3.92
    29 July 2022420K+5.9%64K6.53
    15 July 2022397K-0.6%82K4.82
    30 June 2022399K-1.2%154K2.59
    15 June 2022404K+17.7%84K4.83
    31 May 2022343K-0.5%86K3.98
    13 May 2022345K+14.7%133K2.59
    29 April 2022301K+7.0%76K3.95
    14 April 2022281K-4.0%98K2.88
    31 March 2022293K-9.4%82K3.55
    15 March 2022323K+10.3%83K3.92
    28 February 2022293K+1.1%100K2.92
    15 February 2022290K+8.0%133K2.19
    31 January 2022269K-8.8%111K2.42
    14 January 2022295K+4.0%88K3.37
    31 December 2021283K-0.7%118K2.40
    15 December 2021285K+22.9%102K2.80
    30 November 2021232K+16.6%118K1.98
    15 November 2021199K-39.4%79K2.51
    29 October 2021328K+2.9%55K5.95
    15 October 2021319K-22.5%60K5.33
    30 September 2021412K+15.3%85K4.87
    15 September 2021357K-6.0%71K5.04
    31 August 2021380K-16.6%104K3.65
    13 August 2021456K+22.6%121K3.76
    30 July 2021371K+11.3%66K5.66
    15 July 2021334K+23.6%70K4.75
    30 June 2021270K-7.0%97K2.79
    15 June 2021291K-1.0%70K4.13
    28 May 2021293K+2.4%76K3.86
    14 May 2021286K-9.0%91K3.16
    30 April 2021315K-4.6%56K5.60
    15 April 2021330K-1.9%71K4.64
    31 March 2021337K-16.5%103K3.27
    15 March 2021403K-1.4%73K5.50
    26 February 2021409K+12.3%89K4.58
    12 February 2021364K-10.2%59K6.18
    29 January 2021405K+6.3%75K5.38
    15 January 2021382K-4.6%112K3.39
    31 December 2020400K+15.6%133K3.00
    15 December 2020346K-16.3%72K4.78
    30 November 2020413K-7.9%78K5.30
    13 November 2020449K+4.1%141K3.19
    30 October 2020432K+83.2%84K5.15
    15 October 2020236K-7.6%83K2.82
    30 September 2020255K-3.8%110K2.32
    15 September 2020265K+5.4%105K2.54
    31 August 2020251K-14.3%106K2.36
    14 August 2020294K-12.2%113K2.60
    31 July 2020334K-0.4%73K4.61
    15 July 2020336K-5.0%77K4.37
    30 June 2020353K+9.8%138K2.55
    15 June 2020322K-9.4%129K2.50
    29 May 2020355K+6.8%125K2.85
    15 May 2020333K-5.5%161K2.06
    30 April 2020352K+47.4%110K3.19
    15 April 2020239K+0.1%182K1.31
    31 March 2020239K+6.2%225K1.06
    13 March 2020225K-40.4%175K1.29
    28 February 2020377K+7.4%191K1.98
    14 February 2020351K+23.6%65K5.42
    31 January 2020284K-10.2%102K2.78
    15 January 2020316K-14.9%84K3.76
    31 December 2019372K-13.7%104K3.58
    13 December 2019431K+38.4%152K2.84
    29 November 2019311K-12.5%127K2.45
    15 November 2019356K-6.0%131K2.72
    31 October 2019379K-21.1%227K1.67
    15 October 2019480K+17.3%87K5.49
    30 September 2019409K-12.9%107K3.83
    13 September 2019470K-7.9%92K5.13
    30 August 2019510K+18.4%82K6.23
    15 August 2019431K-7.6%172K2.51
    31 July 2019466K-10.1%167K2.79
    15 July 2019518K-4.9%125K4.13
    28 June 2019545K-10.4%131K4.16
    14 June 2019608K-1.0%121K5.04
    31 May 2019615K+8.4%99K6.19
    15 May 2019567K+6.4%176K3.23
    30 April 2019533K+13.5%131K4.08
    15 April 2019469K-16.2%119K3.93
    29 March 2019560K-0.9%108K5.19
    15 March 2019565K+69.0%135K4.19
    28 February 2019334K-8.7%170K1.96
    15 February 2019366K+21.4%121K3.02
    31 January 2019302K-12.8%96K3.16
    15 January 2019346K-14.1%139K2.48
    31 December 2018403K+6.7%161K2.51
    14 December 2018378K-6.9%79K4.77
    30 November 2018405K-9.7%122K3.31
    15 November 2018449K-26.0%153K2.93
    31 October 2018607K+21.8%204K2.97
    15 October 2018498K+8.6%132K3.77
    28 September 2018459K-1.0%126K3.65
    14 September 2018463K-3.0%93K4.96
    31 August 2018478K-29.0%147K3.25
    15 August 2018673K-8.2%238K2.82
    31 July 2018733K+5.9%99K7.43
    13 July 2018692K+22.5%99K6.97
    29 June 2018564K+30.1%233K2.43
    15 June 2018434K+48.4%153K2.83
    31 May 2018292K+35.0%152K1.92
    15 May 2018217K-37.5%191K1.14
    30 April 2018347K+6.5%125K2.78
    13 April 2018326K+8.0%118K2.76
    29 March 2018301K+11.8%138K2.18
    15 March 2018270K-21.0%133K2.03
    28 February 2018341K-7.3%89K3.82
    15 February 2018369K+17.6%118K3.13
    31 January 2018313K-8.9%230K1.36
    12 January 2018344K-4.7%81K4.22
    29 December 2017361K72K4.99
    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.