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Palantir Technologies Inc. short interest

56.1M shares of Palantir Technologies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (44.6M to 87.3M). Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short56.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.9%+15% over a year
Days to cover2.42at 23.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.33%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 (44.6M to 87.3M), and the share price moved -11% 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 15 Oct 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202656.1M+0.9%23.2M2.42
    30 September 202655.6M-7.6%22.9M2.43
    15 September 202660.2M-7.6%26.9M2.24
    31 August 202665.1M-4.6%30.2M2.16
    14 August 202668.3M+0.3%62.1M1.10
    31 July 202668.1M-12.6%30.3M2.25
    15 July 202677.9M-10.8%42.5M1.83
    30 June 202687.3M+14.2%46.7M1.87
    15 June 202676.4M+10.5%38.0M2.01
    29 May 202669.2M-2.3%39.1M1.77
    15 May 202670.8M+19.6%49.1M1.44
    30 April 202659.2M+11.4%39.4M1.50
    15 April 202653.2M+5.1%55.5M1.00
    31 March 202650.6M-3.9%41.7M1.21
    13 March 202652.6M+1.1%54.6M1.00
    27 February 202652.0M+1.3%46.7M1.11
    13 February 202651.4M+15.1%73.3M1.00
    30 January 202644.6M-5.7%39.8M1.12
    15 January 202647.4M+0.7%38.3M1.24
    31 December 202547.0M+2.6%34.5M1.36
    15 December 202545.8M-3.4%33.8M1.35
    28 November 202547.4M-7.0%48.9M1.00
    14 November 202551.0M+3.5%74.2M1.00
    31 October 202549.3M+1.0%43.3M1.14
    15 October 202548.8M-9.5%51.3M1.00
    30 September 202553.9M-1.3%57.6M1.00
    15 September 202554.6M+10.6%57.8M1.00
    29 August 202549.3M-8.6%96.7M1.00
    15 August 202554.0M-1.4%70.3M1.00
    31 July 202554.8M+1.9%49.4M1.11
    15 July 202553.7M+4.3%65.0M1.00
    30 June 202551.5M-3.1%85.2M1.00
    13 June 202553.2M+19.1%89.2M1.00
    30 May 202544.6M-20.0%81.0M1.00
    15 May 202555.8M+1.6%112.5M1.00
    30 April 202555.0M+8.2%99.8M1.00
    15 April 202550.8M-2.8%124.1M1.00
    31 March 202552.3M-13.1%96.0M1.00
    14 March 202560.2M-1.7%114.3M1.00
    28 February 202561.2M-23.5%137.2M1.00
    14 February 202580.0M+13.2%110.9M1.00
    31 January 202570.6M-15.7%62.6M1.13
    15 January 202583.8M-14.9%75.6M1.11
    31 December 202498.5M+27.4%99.1M1.00
    13 December 202477.3M+1.5%88.7M1.00
    29 November 202476.1M-10.8%66.8M1.14
    15 November 202485.4M-0.1%100.6M1.00
    31 October 202485.5M-10.6%37.6M2.27
    15 October 202495.6M-2.1%56.3M1.70
    30 September 202497.6M+45.5%95.9M1.02
    13 September 202467.1M+24.1%60.8M1.10
    30 August 202454.1M-10.1%40.8M1.33
    15 August 202460.2M-5.2%68.6M1.00
    31 July 202463.4M-21.8%42.4M1.50
    15 July 202481.1M+1.6%42.8M1.90
    28 June 202479.9M+11.7%45.8M1.74
    14 June 202471.5M-4.7%36.7M1.95
    31 May 202475.1M-3.4%31.6M2.37
    15 May 202477.8M-1.2%70.4M1.10
    30 April 202478.7M+1.0%32.8M2.40
    15 April 202477.9M-5.4%36.1M2.16
    28 March 202482.4M-0.4%41.3M1.99
    15 March 202482.7M-14.8%81.3M1.02
    29 February 202497.1M-5.2%61.6M1.58
    15 February 2024102.4M-10.7%152.9M1.00
    31 January 2024114.7M+11.9%41.2M2.78
    12 January 2024102.5M+1.1%42.9M2.39
    29 December 2023101.4M-6.6%41.0M2.47
    15 December 2023108.6M-10.4%67.4M1.61
    30 November 2023121.1M-17.4%65.6M1.85
    15 November 2023146.7M-5.7%81.0M1.81
    31 October 2023155.7M-2.1%47.7M3.26
    13 October 2023159.0M-5.0%63.6M2.50
    29 September 2023167.5M+8.7%51.8M3.23
    15 September 2023154.0M-1.0%42.8M3.60
    31 August 2023155.6M+14.6%62.5M2.49
    15 August 2023135.8M+13.7%86.4M1.57
    31 July 2023119.4M-4.0%70.3M1.70
    14 July 2023124.4M-6.2%50.0M2.49
    30 June 2023132.5M-4.1%70.9M1.87
    15 June 2023138.1M-6.9%108.3M1.28
    31 May 2023148.4M-6.4%115.2M1.29
    15 May 2023158.4M+28.3%75.0M2.11
    28 April 2023123.5M-5.0%21.4M5.77
    14 April 2023130.1M-2.4%32.1M4.05
    31 March 2023133.3M-4.2%22.2M5.99
    15 March 2023139.1M-11.6%36.2M3.85
    28 February 2023157.3M+22.2%55.1M2.85
    15 February 2023128.8M+11.3%76.0M1.69
    31 January 2023115.7M-4.6%31.3M3.70
    13 January 2023121.3M-2.2%29.2M4.16
    30 December 2022124.1M+0.9%32.2M3.85
    15 December 2022122.9M-3.6%27.7M4.43
    30 November 2022127.5M+4.9%26.3M4.85
    15 November 2022121.5M+1.6%50.0M2.43
    31 October 2022119.6M+0.1%29.7M4.03
    14 October 2022119.5M-1.7%33.8M3.53
    30 September 2022121.5M-3.7%39.7M3.06
    15 September 2022126.2M-3.7%32.1M3.93
    31 August 2022131.0M+12.0%31.3M4.18
    15 August 2022116.9M+2.9%48.1M2.43
    29 July 2022113.6M+4.6%32.4M3.50
    15 July 2022108.6M+3.8%38.7M2.80
    30 June 2022104.7M+0.7%45.2M2.32
    15 June 2022104.0M-2.9%34.1M3.05
    31 May 2022107.1M-18.6%38.1M2.81
    13 May 2022131.5M+17.6%70.8M1.86
    29 April 2022111.9M+1.3%34.7M3.22
    14 April 2022110.5M+5.5%29.9M3.70
    31 March 2022104.7M-11.9%39.0M2.68
    15 March 2022118.9M-3.7%49.8M2.39
    28 February 2022123.4M-2.0%102.0M1.21
    15 February 2022125.9M+10.3%44.2M2.85
    31 January 2022114.1M+17.2%60.2M1.90
    14 January 202297.4M-4.6%45.6M2.14
    31 December 2021102.1M+11.8%30.6M3.34
    15 December 202191.3M+6.3%40.4M2.26
    30 November 202185.9M+5.2%36.8M2.33
    15 November 202181.7M+30.1%47.1M1.74
    29 October 202162.8M-21.7%28.1M2.23
    15 October 202180.2M+10.8%42.6M1.88
    30 September 202172.4M+32.9%71.9M1.01
    15 September 202154.5M-11.3%38.8M1.41
    31 August 202161.4M+9.0%54.7M1.12
    13 August 202156.3M-3.5%43.5M1.30
    30 July 202158.4M-5.8%20.7M2.82
    15 July 202162.0M-9.0%35.2M1.76
    30 June 202168.1M+30.3%58.4M1.17
    15 June 202152.3M-23.8%48.7M1.07
    28 May 202168.6M-19.5%45.2M1.52
    14 May 202185.3M+37.7%80.2M1.06
    30 April 202161.9M+11.5%35.1M1.77
    15 April 202155.6M-3.8%54.3M1.02
    31 March 202157.7M+27.2%56.2M1.03
    15 March 202145.4M-19.5%92.2M1.00
    26 February 202156.4M-26.7%171.6M1.00
    12 February 202177.0M+26.0%45.7M1.69
    29 January 202161.1M-38.3%87.3M1.00
    15 January 202199.0M+9.0%32.4M3.05
    31 December 202090.7M+28.5%48.6M1.87
    15 December 202070.6M+15.2%77.6M1.00
    30 November 202061.3M+78.9%101.1M1.00
    13 November 202034.3M-11.8%43.2M1.00
    30 October 202038.8M-21.8%18.2M2.14
    15 October 202049.7M42.9M1.16
    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.