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Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. short interest

2.7M shares of Rigel Pharmaceuticals were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Sep 2025. Short sellers would need 12.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.3%-21% over a year
Days to cover12.80at 213K shares a day
Of shares in issue14.63%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 15 Sep 2025, and the share price moved +83% 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 20262.7M-4.3%213K12.80
    30 September 20262.9M-10.5%256K11.14
    15 September 20263.2M+0.3%202K15.83
    31 August 20263.2M-0.7%349K9.11
    14 August 20263.2M+3.6%328K9.76
    31 July 20263.1M-2.0%293K10.55
    15 July 20263.2M-2.9%401K7.87
    30 June 20263.3M-6.0%453K7.18
    15 June 20263.5M-12.1%309K11.18
    29 May 20263.9M-0.3%327K12.02
    15 May 20263.9M+0.3%527K7.49
    30 April 20263.9M-4.5%325K12.09
    15 April 20264.1M+8.2%366K11.26
    31 March 20263.8M+2.2%287K13.26
    13 March 20263.7M-0.6%528K7.06
    27 February 20263.8M-1.1%289K13.00
    13 February 20263.8M+1.7%266K14.25
    30 January 20263.7M+0.8%308K12.12
    15 January 20263.7M+7.6%551K6.72
    31 December 20253.4M+21.8%589K5.84
    15 December 20252.8M+2.4%543K5.20
    28 November 20252.8M-11.4%664K4.15
    14 November 20253.1M-9.4%897K3.47
    31 October 20253.4M-1.3%390K8.81
    15 October 20253.5M+24.9%539K6.46
    30 September 20252.8M+26.7%755K3.69
    15 September 20252.2M+9.7%645K3.41
    29 August 20252.0M+1.0%875K2.29
    15 August 20252.0M-20.9%1.0M1.96
    31 July 20252.5M+5.0%175K14.32
    15 July 20252.4M+10.1%193K12.37
    30 June 20252.2M+3.6%231K9.40
    13 June 20252.1M+5.5%173K12.09
    30 May 20252.0M-4.5%215K9.23
    15 May 20252.1M+12.4%256K8.14
    30 April 20251.9M-0.6%150K12.36
    15 April 20251.9M+3.1%228K8.17
    31 March 20251.8M+15.1%254K7.12
    14 March 20251.6M+6.1%262K5.98
    28 February 20251.5M+9.7%183K8.10
    14 February 20251.3M+140.5%313K4.31
    31 January 2025561K+22.7%208K2.69
    15 January 2025457K-43.4%229K1.99
    31 December 2024808K+27.1%392K2.06
    13 December 2024635K+34.9%226K2.82
    29 November 2024471K+1.8%172K2.74
    15 November 2024463K-30.0%409K1.13
    31 October 2024661K-7.9%97K6.85
    15 October 2024718K+54.9%129K5.58
    30 September 2024464K-7.4%279K1.66
    13 September 2024500K-14.5%89K5.60
    30 August 2024585K+3.7%96K6.09
    15 August 2024564K+2.2%125K4.53
    31 July 2024552K-9.9%88K6.29
    15 July 2024613K-5.4%204K3.00
    28 June 2024648K+32.4%501K1.29
    14 June 2024490K-7.3%136K3.59
    31 May 2024528K-6.4%107K4.96
    15 May 2024564K-0.5%108K5.21
    30 April 2024567K+9.7%182K3.11
    15 April 2024517K+3.0%209K2.47
    28 March 2024501K+1.4%92K5.46
    15 March 2024494K+32.3%182K2.72
    29 February 2024374K+6.7%128K2.93
    15 February 2024350K+2.3%88K3.98
    31 January 2024342K+0.1%77K4.44
    12 January 2024342K-5.2%91K3.76
    29 December 2023361K-0.5%92K3.92
    15 December 2023363K-4.2%93K3.91
    30 November 2023378K-1.1%204K1.86
    15 November 2023383K+5.5%57K6.68
    31 October 2023363K-3.9%181K2.01
    13 October 2023378K+1.6%82K4.62
    29 September 2023371K+3.6%82K4.54
    15 September 2023358K-6.2%94K3.81
    31 August 2023382K+2.9%92K4.14
    15 August 2023372K-7.8%119K3.14
    31 July 2023403K+4.7%118K3.41
    14 July 2023385K+0.5%122K3.16
    30 June 2023383K-39.7%197K1.94
    15 June 2023635K-15.5%163K3.89
    31 May 2023751K-7.3%488K1.54
    15 May 2023810K-4.8%154K5.27
    28 April 2023851K+0.4%136K6.28
    14 April 2023847K+1.6%175K4.84
    31 March 2023834K-1.1%268K3.11
    15 March 2023843K+10.2%597K1.41
    28 February 2023765K+12.4%233K3.28
    15 February 2023680K+13.7%211K3.22
    31 January 2023598K+6.1%293K2.04
    13 January 2023564K+5.1%323K1.75
    30 December 2022537K-15.9%394K1.36
    15 December 2022638K+57.7%1.1M1.00
    30 November 2022405K-26.6%152K2.66
    15 November 2022551K-7.5%150K3.68
    31 October 2022596K-16.9%140K4.25
    14 October 2022717K-6.0%277K2.59
    30 September 2022763K-30.4%493K1.55
    15 September 20221.1M+16.2%395K2.77
    31 August 2022942K+0.4%334K2.82
    15 August 2022939K-6.4%442K2.12
    29 July 20221.0M-4.0%300K3.35
    15 July 20221.0M-9.6%369K2.83
    30 June 20221.2M+62.1%1.1M1.08
    15 June 2022712K+1.9%1.5M1.00
    31 May 2022699K+4.5%190K3.68
    13 May 2022669K+0.9%209K3.20
    29 April 2022663K-24.5%143K4.63
    14 April 2022878K-12.2%138K6.36
    31 March 2022999K-22.2%243K4.12
    15 March 20221.3M-10.9%256K5.02
    28 February 20221.4M+3.2%160K8.99
    15 February 20221.4M-11.2%146K9.55
    31 January 20221.6M+1.5%181K8.70
    14 January 20221.5M+5.0%162K9.56
    31 December 20211.5M-4.2%162K9.11
    15 December 20211.5M+2.2%160K9.60
    30 November 20211.5M-6.4%230K6.55
    15 November 20211.6M-6.3%148K10.90
    29 October 20211.7M+0.2%92K18.70
    15 October 20211.7M-0.1%97K17.70
    30 September 20211.7M-8.0%134K12.85
    15 September 20211.9M-3.9%145K12.83
    31 August 20211.9M-6.6%112K17.40
    13 August 20212.1M+0.2%270K7.70
    30 July 20212.1M-0.5%97K21.26
    15 July 20212.1M-3.6%110K18.89
    30 June 20212.2M-11.0%211K10.23
    15 June 20212.4M+3.5%245K9.92
    28 May 20212.3M-1.9%123K19.03
    14 May 20212.4M+6.4%309K7.75
    30 April 20212.2M-3.7%217K10.37
    15 April 20212.3M+5.9%394K5.92
    31 March 20212.2M+30.6%242K9.11
    15 March 20211.7M+0.3%358K4.71
    26 February 20211.7M-13.2%630K2.67
    12 February 20211.9M-7.6%375K5.16
    29 January 20212.1M-1.8%256K8.20
    15 January 20212.1M-1.3%206K10.36
    31 December 20202.2M-4.2%328K6.60
    15 December 20202.3M-0.8%177K12.77
    30 November 20202.3M-2.9%189K12.03
    13 November 20202.3M-3.9%235K9.97
    30 October 20202.4M+18.0%234K10.43
    15 October 20202.1M+6.4%179K11.55
    30 September 20201.9M+96.0%402K4.84
    15 September 2020993K+0.4%188K5.29
    31 August 2020989K-0.3%230K4.29
    14 August 2020992K+15.8%420K2.36
    31 July 2020857K-44.1%580K1.48
    15 July 20201.5M+0.9%2.8M1.00
    30 June 20201.5M+3.9%242K6.29
    15 June 20201.5M-0.5%144K10.16
    29 May 20201.5M-0.3%130K11.28
    15 May 20201.5M+1.3%123K12.01
    30 April 20201.5M-4.6%235K6.19
    15 April 20201.5M+0.6%79K19.20
    31 March 20201.5M-0.4%128K11.89
    13 March 20201.5M-0.9%142K10.72
    28 February 20201.5M-1.8%106K14.45
    14 February 20201.6M+2.3%103K15.20
    31 January 20201.5M+42.6%201K7.60
    15 January 20201.1M-3.1%170K6.31
    31 December 20191.1M-6.5%141K7.84
    13 December 20191.2M+5.3%105K11.32
    29 November 20191.1M+7.4%132K8.54
    15 November 20191.0M+6.4%114K9.17
    31 October 2019985K-10.6%201K4.91
    15 October 20191.1M-5.4%110K10.00
    30 September 20191.2M-9.2%186K6.27
    13 September 20191.3M-0.2%176K7.29
    30 August 20191.3M+1.7%100K12.86
    15 August 20191.3M+5.8%117K10.83
    31 July 20191.2M-8.2%91K13.15
    15 July 20191.3M-2.9%94K13.82
    28 June 20191.3M-9.3%159K8.44
    14 June 20191.5M-27.5%111K13.36
    31 May 20192.0M+8.0%173K11.80
    15 May 20191.9M+26.8%169K11.15
    30 April 20191.5M-1.4%161K9.21
    15 April 20191.5M-0.9%124K12.14
    29 March 20191.5M-2.1%158K9.61
    15 March 20191.6M+5.8%193K8.07
    28 February 20191.5M+0.4%154K9.53
    15 February 20191.5M+3.3%173K8.46
    31 January 20191.4M-6.6%298K4.75
    15 January 20191.5M-15.6%252K6.03
    31 December 20181.8M+20.5%303K5.93
    14 December 20181.5M-9.8%271K5.52
    30 November 20181.7M-13.5%147K11.23
    15 November 20181.9M-1.0%191K10.03
    31 October 20181.9M+6.5%175K11.07
    15 October 20181.8M+9.0%286K6.36
    28 September 20181.7M+0.9%364K4.58
    14 September 20181.7M+2.9%229K7.20
    31 August 20181.6M-10.2%300K5.34
    15 August 20181.8M+7.7%175K10.22
    31 July 20181.7M+12.2%209K7.92
    13 July 20181.5M+2.3%109K13.51
    29 June 20181.4M+33.9%269K5.38
    15 June 20181.1M+35.9%405K2.66
    31 May 2018794K-1.1%171K4.65
    15 May 2018803K-7.9%225K3.57
    30 April 2018872K-18.3%653K1.34
    13 April 20181.1M+11.1%521K2.05
    29 March 2018961K+5.8%171K5.63
    15 March 2018908K-2.3%142K6.38
    28 February 2018929K-0.2%83K11.14
    15 February 2018931K+9.2%114K8.15
    31 January 2018853K-0.7%147K5.80
    12 January 2018859K+8.4%123K7.01
    29 December 2017792K136K5.84
    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.