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Orasure Technologies Inc. short interest

2.7M shares of Orasure Technologies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 30 May 2025. Short sellers would need 5.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.8%-29% over a year
Days to cover5.73at 476K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.96%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 30 May 2025, and the share price moved +29% 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 20262.7M-6.8%476K5.73
    30 September 20262.9M-7.6%649K4.52
    15 September 20263.2M+1.3%531K5.98
    31 August 20263.1M-0.4%381K8.22
    14 August 20263.1M+6.0%516K6.09
    31 July 20263.0M-9.1%364K8.14
    15 July 20263.3M+9.8%364K8.97
    30 June 20263.0M-3.4%747K3.98
    15 June 20263.1M+8.3%749K4.11
    29 May 20262.8M-7.4%821K3.46
    15 May 20263.1M+1.8%817K3.76
    30 April 20263.0M-6.7%355K8.49
    15 April 20263.2M-5.9%322K10.01
    31 March 20263.4M-2.6%617K5.56
    13 March 20263.5M-7.9%506K6.96
    27 February 20263.8M-4.9%423K9.03
    13 February 20264.0M+3.5%487K8.25
    30 January 20263.9M-1.8%486K8.00
    15 January 20264.0M+10.9%622K6.36
    31 December 20253.6M-4.4%716K4.99
    15 December 20253.7M-0.2%653K5.72
    28 November 20253.7M-1.1%978K3.83
    14 November 20253.8M-0.2%652K5.81
    31 October 20253.8M-1.0%508K7.46
    15 October 20253.8M+3.5%406K9.45
    30 September 20253.7M-4.5%609K6.08
    15 September 20253.9M+3.4%449K8.64
    29 August 20253.8M+1.4%718K5.22
    15 August 20253.7M-5.5%550K6.73
    31 July 20253.9M+1.0%564K6.95
    15 July 20253.9M+24.6%850K4.56
    30 June 20253.1M-0.7%895K3.48
    13 June 20253.1M+24.7%709K4.42
    30 May 20252.5M+13.1%879K2.86
    15 May 20252.2M+4.9%564K3.94
    30 April 20252.1M+1.1%413K5.13
    15 April 20252.1M-2.0%649K3.23
    31 March 20252.1M-5.4%759K2.82
    14 March 20252.3M-7.9%752K3.01
    28 February 20252.5M+10.4%1.4M1.79
    14 February 20252.2M+16.4%553K4.02
    31 January 20251.9M+17.3%996K1.92
    15 January 20251.6M+8.7%831K1.96
    31 December 20241.5M+6.9%971K1.54
    13 December 20241.4M+8.3%983K1.42
    29 November 20241.3M+17.0%818K1.58
    15 November 20241.1M+3.2%605K1.83
    31 October 20241.1M-3.7%470K2.27
    15 October 20241.1M+3.0%458K2.43
    30 September 20241.1M-20.6%605K1.78
    13 September 20241.4M-33.5%815K1.67
    30 August 20242.0M-7.1%689K2.97
    15 August 20242.2M-1.1%661K3.33
    31 July 20242.2M-12.8%646K3.44
    15 July 20242.5M+14.8%842K3.03
    28 June 20242.2M-50.0%3.1M1.00
    14 June 20244.4M-9.2%1.4M3.25
    31 May 20244.9M+14.2%768K6.37
    15 May 20244.3M+14.4%832K5.15
    30 April 20243.7M+11.6%700K5.35
    15 April 20243.4M+13.4%711K4.72
    28 March 20243.0M-29.2%833K3.55
    15 March 20244.2M+4.5%1.6M2.63
    29 February 20244.0M+8.5%941K4.25
    15 February 20243.7M-2.0%647K5.70
    31 January 20243.8M+11.8%852K4.41
    12 January 20243.4M-5.3%652K5.16
    29 December 20233.6M+8.4%664K5.35
    15 December 20233.3M+5.0%1.1M3.11
    30 November 20233.1M-4.9%590K5.29
    15 November 20233.3M+13.2%567K5.79
    31 October 20232.9M+8.0%410K7.07
    13 October 20232.7M-0.3%423K6.34
    29 September 20232.7M+15.8%504K5.35
    15 September 20232.3M-5.2%688K3.38
    31 August 20232.5M-0.5%549K4.47
    15 August 20232.5M+0.2%1.0M2.38
    31 July 20232.5M+29.7%510K4.82
    14 July 20231.9M+8.6%503K3.77
    30 June 20231.7M+10.9%641K2.72
    15 June 20231.6M+12.6%608K2.59
    31 May 20231.4M-5.2%702K1.99
    15 May 20231.5M+15.6%743K1.99
    28 April 20231.3M-0.7%406K3.14
    14 April 20231.3M-5.8%616K2.09
    31 March 20231.4M-12.2%554K2.46
    15 March 20231.6M+15.5%573K2.71
    28 February 20231.3M+9.0%977K1.38
    15 February 20231.2M-8.8%649K1.90
    31 January 20231.4M-4.7%315K4.29
    13 January 20231.4M-10.7%359K3.95
    30 December 20221.6M-0.9%399K3.98
    15 December 20221.6M+5.5%511K3.14
    30 November 20221.5M-12.6%530K2.87
    15 November 20221.7M-11.1%684K2.55
    31 October 20222.0M-14.4%407K4.81
    14 October 20222.3M-2.0%557K4.11
    30 September 20222.3M-20.5%1,000K2.34
    15 September 20222.9M-7.3%666K4.42
    31 August 20223.2M-5.2%682K4.65
    15 August 20223.3M-5.5%1.6M2.16
    29 July 20223.5M+19.4%831K4.26
    15 July 20223.0M-4.1%1.4M2.09
    30 June 20223.1M+6.7%1.2M2.57
    15 June 20222.9M-12.6%3.0M1.00
    31 May 20223.3M+8.4%1.4M2.44
    13 May 20223.1M+8.5%511K5.99
    29 April 20222.8M+4.0%456K6.18
    14 April 20222.7M-0.2%420K6.45
    31 March 20222.7M-16.9%454K5.98
    15 March 20223.3M+4.7%461K7.10
    28 February 20223.1M-3.5%635K4.92
    15 February 20223.2M-7.7%467K6.93
    31 January 20223.5M+27.4%915K3.83
    14 January 20222.8M+17.4%1.1M2.53
    31 December 20212.3M-4.3%864K2.71
    15 December 20212.4M-25.1%1.2M2.08
    30 November 20213.3M-6.0%868K3.76
    15 November 20213.5M+1.4%976K3.57
    29 October 20213.4M-3.2%479K7.17
    15 October 20213.5M+1.8%661K5.36
    30 September 20213.5M-9.2%1.4M2.51
    15 September 20213.8M-6.4%513K7.47
    31 August 20214.1M-0.7%514K7.96
    13 August 20214.1M-25.1%855K4.82
    30 July 20215.5M-11.0%1.3M4.32
    15 July 20216.2M-5.9%796K7.75
    30 June 20216.6M+0.3%1.0M6.55
    15 June 20216.5M+9.3%806K8.12
    28 May 20216.0M+1.2%521K11.48
    14 May 20215.9M-9.9%912K6.48
    30 April 20216.6M+2.3%934K7.03
    15 April 20216.4M-2.1%851K7.54
    31 March 20216.6M-3.4%776K8.46
    15 March 20216.8M+1.4%1.7M4.00
    26 February 20216.7M+9.5%1.2M5.61
    12 February 20216.1M-8.7%663K9.22
    29 January 20216.7M-9.0%713K9.38
    15 January 20217.3M+10.2%1.0M7.19
    31 December 20206.7M-7.4%1.1M5.83
    15 December 20207.2M+7.6%1.0M6.99
    30 November 20206.7M-2.6%1.1M6.07
    13 November 20206.9M-2.9%1.7M4.15
    30 October 20207.1M+1.2%2.4M2.91
    15 October 20207.0M+1.8%1.3M5.51
    30 September 20206.9M-4.1%1.7M4.06
    15 September 20207.2M+2.7%3.1M2.34
    31 August 20207.0M+10.8%2.4M2.94
    14 August 20206.3M+6.5%2.9M2.19
    31 July 20205.9M-5.2%1.2M5.02
    15 July 20206.2M+21.9%1.4M4.56
    30 June 20205.1M+26.6%1.8M2.88
    15 June 20204.0M+15.0%2.3M1.78
    29 May 20203.5M+0.8%1.3M2.78
    15 May 20203.5M+12.4%1.3M2.69
    30 April 20203.1M+35.6%1.2M2.54
    15 April 20202.3M+42.8%1.3M1.83
    31 March 20201.6M-29.4%994K1.61
    13 March 20202.3M-31.7%485K4.68
    28 February 20203.3M-0.7%666K4.99
    14 February 20203.3M-16.4%440K7.61
    31 January 20204.0M+12.4%358K11.19
    15 January 20203.6M+3.2%309K11.55
    31 December 20193.5M-1.6%504K6.84
    13 December 20193.5M+3.6%411K8.52
    29 November 20193.4M-5.9%474K7.14
    15 November 20193.6M-13.4%741K4.85
    31 October 20194.1M+8.7%596K6.97
    15 October 20193.8M-0.1%778K4.91
    30 September 20193.8M+1.0%513K7.45
    13 September 20193.8M+2.1%519K7.29
    30 August 20193.7M+1.3%636K5.83
    15 August 20193.7M+18.5%693K5.28
    31 July 20193.1M+15.6%430K7.17
    15 July 20192.7M-5.5%544K4.91
    28 June 20192.8M+6.1%875K3.23
    14 June 20192.7M-15.3%403K6.61
    31 May 20193.1M+19.2%631K4.98
    15 May 20192.6M+27.3%782K3.38
    30 April 20192.1M+18.5%1.5M1.40
    15 April 20191.7M+3.8%351K4.98
    29 March 20191.7M+10.9%385K4.38
    15 March 20191.5M-4.1%604K2.52
    28 February 20191.6M+1.2%458K3.46
    15 February 20191.6M-15.5%1.0M1.52
    31 January 20191.9M+20.7%480K3.86
    15 January 20191.5M+2.7%593K2.59
    31 December 20181.5M-11.7%648K2.31
    14 December 20181.7M+11.9%497K3.40
    30 November 20181.5M+0.6%698K2.17
    15 November 20181.5M-22.8%902K1.67
    31 October 20181.9M-1.3%376K5.17
    15 October 20182.0M+1.6%409K4.82
    28 September 20181.9M+1.7%424K4.58
    14 September 20181.9M+0.2%677K2.82
    31 August 20181.9M-2.9%289K6.58
    15 August 20182.0M+0.1%484K4.05
    31 July 20182.0M-12.7%441K4.45
    13 July 20182.2M-0.1%416K5.40
    29 June 20182.2M+0.4%407K5.53
    15 June 20182.2M-0.7%391K5.72
    31 May 20182.3M-2.2%505K4.46
    15 May 20182.3M-13.0%902K2.55
    30 April 20182.6M+6.7%396K6.68
    13 April 20182.5M-1.7%484K5.12
    29 March 20182.5M+11.6%771K3.27
    15 March 20182.3M+6.1%448K5.05
    28 February 20182.1M-9.9%558K3.82
    15 February 20182.4M+8.5%994K2.38
    31 January 20182.2M+6.5%613K3.55
    12 January 20182.0M+9.4%583K3.51
    29 December 20171.9M537K3.48
    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.