greeksoup/ stock research
Stock research / United States / RIOT / Short interest

Riot Platforms, Inc. short interest

53.6M shares of Riot Platforms were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (47.4M to 64.5M). Short sellers would need 3.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short53.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.2%-8% over a year
Days to cover3.03at 17.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue14.18%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 (47.4M to 64.5M), and the share price moved -39% 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.

How it compares

every company on the site

    The bar ranks every company on the site from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right, in three equal thirds; the small figures under it are the values where each third starts, and the black tick is the middle company. The orange dot is this company; the grey ticks are the other companies in its industry (hover or tap for names). A hatched block is companies tied at none.

    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202653.6M+11.2%17.7M3.03
    30 September 202648.2M-5.7%17.2M2.81
    15 September 202651.1M-1.5%14.2M3.60
    31 August 202651.9M+3.6%17.2M3.01
    14 August 202650.0M-3.0%26.0M1.93
    31 July 202651.6M-3.4%19.4M2.65
    15 July 202653.4M-1.3%15.2M3.52
    30 June 202654.1M-2.6%15.8M3.43
    15 June 202655.6M-10.9%15.5M3.57
    29 May 202662.4M-3.3%15.5M4.03
    15 May 202664.5M+4.7%20.8M3.10
    30 April 202661.6M+16.3%18.9M3.26
    15 April 202653.0M+0.7%17.6M3.01
    31 March 202652.6M+3.8%15.9M3.31
    13 March 202650.7M+1.5%18.9M2.68
    27 February 202649.9M-1.1%15.7M3.19
    13 February 202650.5M+4.0%20.7M2.44
    30 January 202648.6M-12.6%22.4M2.17
    15 January 202655.6M+8.8%17.8M3.13
    31 December 202551.0M-0.9%11.9M4.29
    15 December 202551.5M+8.7%16.5M3.11
    28 November 202547.4M-2.8%19.8M2.39
    14 November 202548.7M-5.2%25.6M1.90
    31 October 202551.4M-11.9%21.7M2.37
    15 October 202558.4M-12.0%30.5M1.91
    30 September 202566.3M-10.7%43.2M1.53
    15 September 202574.2M-3.3%44.1M1.68
    29 August 202576.7M+1.8%38.0M2.02
    15 August 202575.3M+0.7%26.9M2.80
    31 July 202574.9M-10.0%51.0M1.47
    15 July 202583.2M-0.1%33.8M2.46
    30 June 202583.3M-1.4%45.5M1.83
    13 June 202584.4M+1.9%42.1M2.01
    30 May 202582.9M-2.3%32.3M2.57
    15 May 202584.9M+1.6%31.8M2.66
    30 April 202583.5M-1.0%31.9M2.62
    15 April 202584.3M-2.6%23.5M3.59
    31 March 202586.6M+9.3%22.8M3.81
    14 March 202579.2M+0.8%24.7M3.21
    28 February 202578.6M+8.6%30.5M2.57
    14 February 202572.3M+8.2%24.5M2.95
    31 January 202566.9M-2.3%42.8M1.56
    15 January 202568.5M+3.2%26.5M2.58
    31 December 202466.4M+11.5%28.4M2.33
    13 December 202459.5M+35.0%45.8M1.30
    29 November 202444.1M+7.0%31.2M1.41
    15 November 202441.2M-11.6%36.9M1.12
    31 October 202446.6M-7.4%22.3M2.09
    15 October 202450.3M+0.0%19.8M2.54
    30 September 202450.3M+3.3%18.0M2.80
    13 September 202448.7M-2.8%14.1M3.45
    30 August 202450.1M-3.0%15.1M3.33
    15 August 202451.7M+0.9%18.4M2.81
    31 July 202451.2M-6.4%25.6M2.00
    15 July 202454.7M-11.3%22.0M2.48
    28 June 202461.7M+15.2%22.4M2.76
    14 June 202453.6M+6.9%24.8M2.16
    31 May 202450.1M-0.6%19.0M2.64
    15 May 202450.4M+10.9%19.1M2.63
    30 April 202445.5M+31.9%32.1M1.42
    15 April 202434.5M+10.5%17.9M1.92
    28 March 202431.2M-7.3%21.0M1.49
    15 March 202433.7M+18.1%25.9M1.30
    29 February 202428.5M-8.3%30.2M1.00
    15 February 202431.1M-12.0%25.9M1.20
    31 January 202435.3M+4.9%23.6M1.49
    12 January 202433.6M-2.1%37.2M1.00
    29 December 202334.4M+3.9%41.5M1.00
    15 December 202333.1M-7.7%31.6M1.05
    30 November 202335.8M-6.4%21.3M1.68
    15 November 202338.3M+4.9%26.8M1.43
    31 October 202336.5M+1.9%26.1M1.40
    13 October 202335.8M+12.2%17.2M2.08
    29 September 202331.9M+7.5%16.2M1.97
    15 September 202329.7M-3.2%15.7M1.89
    31 August 202330.7M+3.9%19.3M1.59
    15 August 202329.5M+3.1%18.4M1.61
    31 July 202328.6M+1.4%21.0M1.36
    14 July 202328.2M-0.7%36.2M1.00
    30 June 202328.4M+0.4%24.7M1.15
    15 June 202328.3M+19.8%18.1M1.57
    31 May 202323.6M+7.9%19.0M1.24
    15 May 202321.9M-18.4%23.2M1.00
    28 April 202326.8M-15.9%24.2M1.11
    14 April 202331.9M-5.2%29.9M1.07
    31 March 202333.7M+2.5%24.9M1.35
    15 March 202332.9M+3.8%14.6M2.26
    28 February 202331.7M+3.6%13.9M2.29
    15 February 202330.6M+5.8%16.5M1.86
    31 January 202328.9M+1.4%17.9M1.61
    13 January 202328.5M-5.4%18.1M1.58
    30 December 202230.2M-4.7%7.4M4.10
    15 December 202231.7M+1.5%8.9M3.57
    30 November 202231.2M+11.3%11.5M2.70
    15 November 202228.0M+17.8%14.8M1.89
    31 October 202223.8M-4.9%10.2M2.33
    14 October 202225.0M-1.6%9.2M2.71
    30 September 202225.4M+3.9%10.9M2.32
    15 September 202224.4M+1.3%13.1M1.86
    31 August 202224.1M-8.0%12.4M1.94
    15 August 202226.2M-16.1%18.2M1.44
    29 July 202231.3M+3.9%24.4M1.28
    15 July 202230.1M+3.2%13.6M2.22
    30 June 202229.2M+9.7%12.5M2.34
    15 June 202226.6M+6.1%14.5M1.83
    31 May 202225.1M+11.9%12.1M2.07
    13 May 202222.4M+0.1%12.7M1.77
    29 April 202222.4M+10.3%8.7M2.57
    14 April 202220.3M+0.4%6.8M3.00
    31 March 202220.2M+0.7%8.9M2.28
    15 March 202220.1M+14.0%7.6M2.64
    28 February 202217.6M+2.7%8.5M2.08
    15 February 202217.2M+0.2%11.2M1.53
    31 January 202217.1M-9.7%12.5M1.37
    14 January 202219.0M-7.3%10.0M1.90
    31 December 202120.4M+15.1%9.9M2.06
    15 December 202117.7M+17.7%15.5M1.15
    30 November 202115.1M+8.5%16.4M1.00
    15 November 202113.9M-12.8%20.3M1.00
    29 October 202115.9M-8.2%14.4M1.10
    15 October 202117.3M+3.3%12.7M1.36
    30 September 202116.8M-7.7%6.9M2.43
    15 September 202118.2M+8.4%12.1M1.50
    31 August 202116.8M-14.4%9.4M1.78
    13 August 202119.6M+4.8%11.9M1.65
    30 July 202118.7M-5.1%8.9M2.10
    15 July 202119.7M-1.3%5.4M3.66
    30 June 202120.0M+13.0%12.0M1.66
    15 June 202117.7M-12.8%14.0M1.26
    28 May 202120.3M+25.0%22.6M1.00
    14 May 202116.2M+11.1%15.4M1.05
    30 April 202114.6M+30.7%20.3M1.00
    15 April 202111.2M+5.7%21.2M1.00
    31 March 202110.6M+10.7%18.8M1.00
    15 March 20219.5M+15.9%24.1M1.00
    26 February 20218.2M+7.4%48.9M1.00
    12 February 20217.7M-35.2%24.5M1.00
    29 January 202111.8M-9.6%21.0M1.00
    15 January 202113.1M+18.4%36.5M1.00
    31 December 202011.0M+2.8%34.5M1.00
    15 December 202010.7M+38.9%18.8M1.00
    30 November 20207.7M-21.0%29.7M1.00
    13 November 20209.8M+7.5%5.6M1.75
    30 October 20209.1M+4.9%9.0M1.01
    15 October 20208.7M+15.4%4.4M1.96
    30 September 20207.5M+2.6%3.3M2.25
    15 September 20207.3M-1.4%4.8M1.54
    31 August 20207.4M+3.5%7.3M1.01
    14 August 20207.2M+12.8%19.4M1.00
    31 July 20206.4M-1.4%12.7M1.00
    15 July 20206.5M-9.6%3.5M1.85
    30 June 20207.1M-8.1%3.7M1.95
    15 June 20207.8M+10.3%7.1M1.10
    29 May 20207.0M+2.5%5.4M1.31
    15 May 20206.9M+26.4%7.6M1.00
    30 April 20205.4M+19.3%2.2M2.43
    15 April 20204.5M-1.8%996K4.57
    31 March 20204.6M-14.1%755K6.13
    13 March 20205.4M-0.9%1.1M4.74
    28 February 20205.4M+6.8%1.5M3.71
    14 February 20205.1M+15.0%2.5M2.04
    31 January 20204.4M+22.7%1.3M3.29
    15 January 20203.6M+19.9%1.2M3.00
    31 December 20193.0M-12.6%529K5.69
    13 December 20193.4M+7.6%356K9.68
    29 November 20193.2M-6.5%611K5.23
    15 November 20193.4M+7.7%476K7.19
    31 October 20193.2M-12.7%707K4.50
    15 October 20193.6M+5.1%483K7.53
    30 September 20193.5M+1.1%791K4.38
    13 September 20193.4M-8.5%885K3.87
    30 August 20193.7M-11.5%509K7.35
    15 August 20194.2M-2.3%1.1M3.78
    31 July 20194.3M+6.1%1.3M3.43
    15 July 20194.1M+31.5%2.1M1.97
    28 June 20193.1M-15.9%4.0M1.00
    14 June 20193.7M-7.9%916K4.03
    31 May 20194.0M-14.4%1.1M3.76
    15 May 20194.7M+17.2%2.2M2.18
    30 April 20194.0M-3.2%1.8M2.22
    15 April 20194.1M+5.1%3.1M1.34
    29 March 20193.9M+9.0%1.2M3.36
    15 March 20193.6M-6.2%1.0M3.55
    28 February 20193.8M+24.0%5.8M1.00
    15 February 20193.1M-1.4%863K3.58
    31 January 20193.1M-3.0%391K8.02
    15 January 20193.2M-0.7%380K8.51
    31 December 20183.3M+4.8%1.4M2.32
    14 December 20183.1M+4.3%363K8.55
    30 November 20183.0M+20.9%649K4.58
    15 November 20182.5M+4.4%635K3.88
    31 October 20182.4M+6.8%406K5.81
    15 October 20182.2M-14.7%893K2.47
    28 September 20182.6M-3.9%326K7.92
    14 September 20182.7M+6.9%808K3.33
    31 August 20182.5M-12.4%587K4.29
    15 August 20182.9M-9.1%780K3.69
    31 July 20183.2M+17.7%3.8M1.00
    13 July 20182.7M-13.1%579K4.64
    29 June 20183.1M-7.8%323K9.59
    15 June 20183.4M+1.1%371K9.04
    31 May 20183.3M+10.9%737K4.50
    15 May 20183.0M+7.9%385K7.76
    30 April 20182.8M+0.9%643K4.31
    13 April 20182.7M+11.4%1.3M2.06
    29 March 20182.5M+5.4%629K3.93
    15 March 20182.3M-16.1%804K2.91
    28 February 20182.8M+22.5%2.7M1.04
    15 February 20182.3M+17.1%2.5M1.00
    31 January 20181.9M-18.5%1.9M1.03
    12 January 20182.4M-6.6%3.2M1.00
    29 December 20172.6M13.1M1.00
    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.