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Orchid Island Capital, Inc. short interest

18.9M shares of Orchid Island Capital were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (8.6M to 23.5M). Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short18.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-19.7%+118% over a year
Days to cover2.35at 8.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue9.71%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 middle of its range over the last year (8.6M to 23.5M), and the share price moved -31% 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 202618.9M-19.7%8.1M2.35
    30 September 202623.5M+45.2%6.0M3.94
    15 September 202616.2M-20.9%4.5M3.62
    31 August 202620.5M+23.2%4.0M5.16
    14 August 202616.6M-1.6%4.4M3.80
    31 July 202616.9M+25.5%5.5M3.05
    15 July 202613.5M-12.3%4.6M2.93
    30 June 202615.3M+9.0%6.2M2.48
    15 June 202614.1M+1.4%4.7M3.02
    29 May 202613.9M+25.6%4.9M2.82
    15 May 202611.1M-41.3%4.2M2.63
    30 April 202618.8M+38.3%8.2M2.31
    15 April 202613.6M-27.7%4.7M2.89
    31 March 202618.8M+59.7%7.6M2.47
    13 March 202611.8M-7.6%6.3M1.88
    27 February 202612.8M+19.7%6.8M1.89
    13 February 202610.7M-32.6%7.3M1.47
    30 January 202615.8M+28.1%7.8M2.03
    15 January 202612.4M-22.3%7.0M1.77
    31 December 202515.9M+32.2%6.5M2.46
    15 December 202512.0M-14.4%5.5M2.17
    28 November 202514.1M+25.8%5.7M2.48
    14 November 202511.2M-19.3%5.3M2.11
    31 October 202513.8M+60.1%6.6M2.11
    15 October 20258.6M-33.4%5.2M1.65
    30 September 202513.0M+65.0%5.6M2.32
    15 September 20257.9M-23.1%4.1M1.93
    29 August 202510.2M+47.9%4.6M2.22
    15 August 20256.9M-3.7%3.5M1.96
    31 July 20257.2M+27.2%5.0M1.45
    15 July 20255.7M-11.3%3.4M1.68
    30 June 20256.4M+36.2%4.3M1.49
    13 June 20254.7M-27.2%3.1M1.49
    30 May 20256.4M+42.2%4.1M1.56
    15 May 20254.5M-35.0%3.4M1.34
    30 April 20257.0M+15.5%4.2M1.65
    15 April 20256.0M-3.1%6.1M1.00
    31 March 20256.2M+41.1%3.0M2.09
    14 March 20254.4M-4.5%3.4M1.31
    28 February 20254.6M+19.0%3.8M1.23
    14 February 20253.9M-37.9%2.3M1.66
    31 January 20256.2M-13.2%3.4M1.84
    15 January 20257.2M-16.2%2.3M3.07
    31 December 20248.6M+44.8%2.7M3.19
    13 December 20245.9M-16.3%1.6M3.76
    29 November 20247.1M+15.1%1.6M4.55
    15 November 20246.2M-9.7%1.7M3.52
    31 October 20246.8M+37.0%2.2M3.07
    15 October 20245.0M-0.8%1.6M3.08
    30 September 20245.0M+44.1%3.2M1.59
    13 September 20243.5M-12.9%1.7M2.09
    30 August 20244.0M+3.2%1.5M2.68
    15 August 20243.9M+7.6%1.8M2.18
    31 July 20243.6M+39.6%2.3M1.56
    15 July 20242.6M-26.4%2.3M1.11
    28 June 20243.5M+10.2%1.6M2.23
    14 June 20243.2M+11.9%1.3M2.51
    31 May 20242.8M+19.7%1.5M1.93
    15 May 20242.4M-29.6%1.9M1.25
    30 April 20243.4M+12.5%1.2M2.90
    15 April 20243.0M-21.3%1.0M2.92
    28 March 20243.8M-4.1%1.5M2.61
    15 March 20244.0M-9.1%862K4.62
    29 February 20244.4M+16.4%954K4.59
    15 February 20243.8M+10.5%1.4M2.66
    31 January 20243.4M+13.5%1.3M2.52
    12 January 20243.0M-5.0%1.0M2.96
    29 December 20233.2M-0.3%1.3M2.39
    15 December 20233.2M-13.9%1.8M1.79
    30 November 20233.7M+44.6%951K3.87
    15 November 20232.5M-35.0%1.1M2.28
    31 October 20233.9M+30.7%1.6M2.41
    13 October 20233.0M-4.5%1.7M1.73
    29 September 20233.1M+61.1%1.3M2.36
    15 September 20231.9M-33.6%1.4M1.37
    31 August 20232.9M+73.0%2.1M1.42
    15 August 20231.7M-1.7%1.1M1.48
    31 July 20231.7M+49.4%953K1.81
    14 July 20231.2M-7.1%757K1.52
    30 June 20231.2M+3.6%1.3M1.00
    15 June 20231.2M-44.4%1.0M1.19
    31 May 20232.2M+49.1%951K2.27
    15 May 20231.4M-31.0%721K2.01
    28 April 20232.1M+42.8%636K3.30
    14 April 20231.5M-16.2%593K2.48
    31 March 20231.8M+28.0%763K2.30
    15 March 20231.4M-23.5%763K1.80
    28 February 20231.8M+44.4%805K2.23
    15 February 20231.2M-34.3%580K2.14
    31 January 20231.9M+6.2%963K1.96
    13 January 20231.8M-23.9%644K2.76
    30 December 20222.3M+46.6%1.0M2.25
    15 December 20221.6M-22.0%778K2.05
    30 November 20222.0M+13.4%691K2.96
    15 November 20221.8M-45.9%1.4M1.29
    31 October 20223.3M+391.5%1.1M3.06
    14 October 2022678K+16.6%453K1.50
    30 September 2022582K+28.4%256K2.27
    15 September 2022453K-39.2%303K1.50
    31 August 2022744K-77.6%204K3.65
    15 August 20223.3M-0.4%386K8.60
    29 July 20223.3M+23.3%498K6.69
    15 July 20222.7M-14.1%450K6.00
    30 June 20223.1M+37.2%784K4.00
    15 June 20222.3M-25.7%477K4.80
    31 May 20223.1M+32.6%542K5.69
    13 May 20222.3M-19.6%623K3.73
    29 April 20222.9M+28.4%774K3.73
    14 April 20222.3M-26.4%507K4.44
    31 March 20223.1M+47.6%755K4.05
    15 March 20222.1M-41.1%835K2.48
    28 February 20223.5M+74.3%1.2M2.97
    15 February 20222.0M-1.9%863K2.34
    31 January 20222.1M+2.0%1.3M1.61
    14 January 20222.0M+12.0%814K2.48
    31 December 20211.8M+1.0%1.1M1.69
    15 December 20211.8M-11.0%969K1.84
    30 November 20212.0M+4.5%959K2.09
    15 November 20211.9M-8.8%1.2M1.64
    29 October 20212.1M+2.9%933K2.25
    15 October 20212.0M-16.1%530K3.86
    30 September 20212.4M+26.6%986K2.47
    15 September 20211.9M-22.2%741K2.60
    31 August 20212.5M-1.1%630K3.93
    13 August 20212.5M-12.2%459K5.45
    30 July 20212.9M+25.6%682K4.18
    15 July 20212.3M-15.3%654K3.47
    30 June 20212.7M+26.4%941K2.85
    15 June 20212.1M-14.9%649K3.26
    28 May 20212.5M+31.6%511K4.87
    14 May 20211.9M-0.9%413K4.58
    30 April 20211.9M+12.5%694K2.75
    15 April 20211.7M-5.0%287K5.92
    31 March 20211.8M+55.2%530K3.37
    15 March 20211.2M-31.9%507K2.27
    26 February 20211.7M+36.5%429K3.94
    12 February 20211.2M+16.9%376K3.30
    29 January 20211.1M-9.1%517K2.05
    15 January 20211.2M-3.7%210K5.54
    31 December 20201.2M-6.0%300K4.04
    15 December 20201.3M-1.4%203K6.33
    30 November 20201.3M+19.5%240K5.43
    13 November 20201.1M+2.5%236K4.64
    30 October 20201.1M+2.2%133K7.98
    15 October 20201.0M-2.6%141K7.37
    30 September 20201.1M+4.6%190K5.62
    15 September 20201.0M-6.7%157K6.50
    31 August 20201.1M+0.4%195K5.61
    14 August 20201.1M+7.0%149K7.31
    31 July 20201.0M+32.9%173K5.91
    15 July 2020768K-7.8%130K5.92
    30 June 2020833K+26.3%213K3.91
    15 June 2020659K-0.1%211K3.13
    29 May 2020660K+28.6%196K3.36
    15 May 2020513K-16.2%247K2.08
    30 April 2020612K+22.5%313K1.95
    15 April 2020500K-3.1%411K1.22
    31 March 2020516K-0.1%458K1.13
    13 March 2020516K+29.7%299K1.73
    28 February 2020398K-14.8%377K1.06
    14 February 2020467K+1.1%132K3.53
    31 January 2020462K+26.5%154K3.01
    15 January 2020366K-6.3%94K3.88
    31 December 2019390K-11.6%129K3.03
    13 December 2019441K-19.1%83K5.28
    29 November 2019545K-2.1%88K6.22
    15 November 2019557K-9.6%88K6.36
    31 October 2019616K+12.9%121K5.10
    15 October 2019546K-4.2%85K6.42
    30 September 2019570K+6.8%157K3.63
    13 September 2019534K+0.4%176K3.03
    30 August 2019532K+21.3%192K2.77
    15 August 2019438K-27.5%197K2.23
    31 July 2019605K+0.6%228K2.65
    15 July 2019601K-20.5%93K6.43
    28 June 2019755K-0.2%127K5.96
    14 June 2019757K+5.1%66K11.45
    31 May 2019720K+6.6%92K7.79
    15 May 2019675K+7.9%87K7.75
    30 April 2019626K-15.8%155K4.05
    15 April 2019744K-13.2%88K8.47
    29 March 2019856K-9.2%113K7.56
    15 March 2019943K+4.7%89K10.64
    28 February 2019901K+12.0%154K5.87
    15 February 2019804K-6.9%94K8.52
    31 January 2019864K+6.5%115K7.53
    15 January 2019811K-20.4%112K7.27
    31 December 20181.0M+7.9%297K3.43
    14 December 2018944K+5.4%98K9.64
    30 November 2018896K+1.9%93K9.68
    15 November 2018879K-0.1%104K8.45
    31 October 2018880K+32.9%159K5.54
    15 October 2018662K-9.1%124K5.35
    28 September 2018728K+15.1%118K6.18
    14 September 2018633K+0.0%137K4.61
    31 August 2018633K+7.3%137K4.60
    15 August 2018590K-17.8%101K5.87
    31 July 2018718K+8.5%190K3.78
    13 July 2018661K-13.5%91K7.23
    29 June 2018764K+3.9%142K5.39
    15 June 2018736K-11.6%104K7.11
    31 May 2018832K+9.7%131K6.34
    15 May 2018759K-4.1%127K5.97
    30 April 2018791K+18.2%148K5.35
    13 April 2018669K-21.0%100K6.68
    29 March 2018847K+12.5%165K5.12
    15 March 2018753K-31.0%281K2.68
    28 February 20181.1M+4.1%173K6.32
    15 February 20181.0M-16.7%325K3.22
    31 January 20181.3M-5.2%271K4.64
    12 January 20181.3M-0.9%423K3.14
    29 December 20171.3M258K5.20
    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.