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Rackspace Technology, Inc. short interest

26.1M shares of Rackspace Technology were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (5.4M to 28.6M). Short sellers would need 5.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short26.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.4%+349% over a year
Days to cover5.44at 4.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue10.35%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 top of its range over the last year (5.4M to 28.6M), and the share price moved +97% 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 14 Aug 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202626.1M-5.4%4.8M5.44
    30 September 202627.5M+1.7%6.6M4.17
    15 September 202627.1M+1.2%7.5M3.61
    31 August 202626.8M-2.5%6.9M3.91
    14 August 202627.5M-4.0%8.2M3.36
    31 July 202628.6M+1.9%7.7M3.73
    15 July 202628.1M+13.6%23.0M1.22
    30 June 202624.7M+30.7%26.4M1.00
    15 June 202618.9M+23.1%16.2M1.16
    29 May 202615.4M-34.2%23.6M1.00
    15 May 202623.3M-2.2%55.9M1.00
    30 April 202623.9M+8.9%5.3M4.54
    15 April 202621.9M+15.1%7.1M3.09
    31 March 202619.0M-14.1%8.5M2.24
    13 March 202622.2M+2.4%18.8M1.18
    27 February 202621.6M+67.9%123.8M1.00
    13 February 202612.9M+41.2%3.2M4.08
    30 January 20269.1M+27.3%1.8M5.09
    15 January 20267.2M-0.7%885K8.11
    31 December 20257.2M+12.4%1.1M6.61
    15 December 20256.4M+10.9%1.4M4.46
    28 November 20255.8M+6.9%1.1M5.07
    14 November 20255.4M-0.2%1.1M5.06
    31 October 20255.4M-6.4%1.3M4.33
    15 October 20255.8M+10.0%989K5.86
    30 September 20255.3M+7.8%1.1M4.97
    15 September 20254.9M+20.9%1.1M4.27
    29 August 20254.0M+0.5%713K5.67
    15 August 20254.0M-15.6%831K4.84
    31 July 20254.8M-11.1%779K6.13
    15 July 20255.4M-0.0%1.0M5.23
    30 June 20255.4M-4.3%1.3M4.15
    13 June 20255.6M-4.4%1.4M3.93
    30 May 20255.9M+6.1%858K6.84
    15 May 20255.5M-7.9%884K6.25
    30 April 20256.0M+16.7%632K9.50
    15 April 20255.1M+29.5%926K5.55
    31 March 20254.0M+6.9%1.2M3.39
    14 March 20253.7M+22.7%899K4.13
    28 February 20253.0M-25.1%1.0M2.95
    14 February 20254.0M-0.4%759K5.33
    31 January 20254.1M-6.1%884K4.59
    15 January 20254.3M-11.0%807K5.36
    31 December 20244.9M+4.9%693K7.01
    13 December 20244.6M-1.1%802K5.77
    29 November 20244.7M+4.0%659K7.11
    15 November 20244.5M-15.1%1.4M3.11
    31 October 20245.3M-1.8%440K12.06
    15 October 20245.4M-6.6%503K10.75
    30 September 20245.8M-3.6%646K8.96
    13 September 20246.0M-7.2%518K11.60
    30 August 20246.5M-2.1%597K10.85
    15 August 20246.6M+12.0%1.1M6.23
    31 July 20245.9M-23.0%1.8M3.22
    15 July 20247.7M+7.3%1.3M6.01
    28 June 20247.1M+21.7%1.3M5.29
    14 June 20245.9M+5.5%1.1M5.12
    31 May 20245.6M-7.7%763K7.28
    15 May 20246.0M-2.8%1.2M5.13
    30 April 20246.2M-0.3%761K8.15
    15 April 20246.2M-4.6%958K6.49
    28 March 20246.5M-0.3%1.2M5.50
    15 March 20246.5M+19.8%2.7M2.42
    29 February 20245.5M-10.6%1.3M4.20
    15 February 20246.1M+12.9%961K6.35
    31 January 20245.4M-1.1%1.3M4.31
    12 January 20245.5M+5.6%989K5.52
    29 December 20235.2M+6.9%1.0M4.96
    15 December 20234.8M-16.6%1.6M3.10
    30 November 20235.8M+1.7%992K5.85
    15 November 20235.7M-6.8%951K6.00
    31 October 20236.1M+13.9%1.3M4.58
    13 October 20235.4M+1.9%1.5M3.66
    29 September 20235.3M+0.6%3.6M1.48
    15 September 20235.2M-12.5%1.9M2.76
    31 August 20236.0M-3.0%1.3M4.50
    15 August 20236.2M-4.9%1.4M4.51
    31 July 20236.5M+5.3%2.0M3.26
    14 July 20236.2M-10.2%2.0M3.11
    30 June 20236.9M-8.9%3.8M1.79
    15 June 20237.5M+0.7%1.9M3.99
    31 May 20237.5M+4.0%1.9M3.94
    15 May 20237.2M+3.0%1.5M4.76
    28 April 20237.0M+29.7%2.8M2.49
    14 April 20235.4M-18.4%1.6M3.41
    31 March 20236.6M-9.0%1.6M4.18
    15 March 20237.3M+7.3%1.3M5.57
    28 February 20236.8M+2.6%1.3M5.07
    15 February 20236.6M-15.3%1.1M6.17
    31 January 20237.8M-11.4%1.3M6.13
    13 January 20238.8M+10.6%1.7M5.29
    30 December 20227.9M-31.0%3.8M2.08
    15 December 202211.5M-15.2%3.9M2.98
    30 November 202213.6M-1.0%850K15.99
    15 November 202213.7M-0.9%1.4M9.73
    31 October 202213.8M-9.0%1.5M9.46
    14 October 202215.2M+6.4%1.8M8.60
    30 September 202214.3M+47.0%3.1M4.61
    15 September 20229.7M+4.1%2.7M3.64
    31 August 20229.3M-3.0%1.3M6.95
    15 August 20229.6M-1.2%1.0M9.46
    29 July 20229.7M-2.3%705K13.83
    15 July 202210.0M-3.4%589K16.96
    30 June 202210.3M-10.0%1.2M8.96
    15 June 202211.5M+3.8%812K14.15
    31 May 202211.1M-2.3%1.1M9.73
    13 May 202211.3M+11.2%995K11.38
    29 April 202210.2M-2.4%583K17.46
    14 April 202210.4M+5.5%927K11.26
    31 March 20229.9M+6.4%1.0M9.75
    15 March 20229.3M-5.4%1.1M8.55
    28 February 20229.8M+1.0%2.2M4.47
    15 February 20229.7M+14.1%789K12.33
    31 January 20228.5M-3.4%958K8.89
    14 January 20228.8M+3.7%646K13.65
    31 December 20218.5M-7.0%804K10.58
    15 December 20219.2M+0.6%970K9.44
    30 November 20219.1M+11.0%1.5M5.89
    15 November 20218.2M-18.5%1.1M7.49
    29 October 202110.1M+4.2%788K12.76
    15 October 20219.7M+1.7%1.0M9.41
    30 September 20219.5M+0.0%2.1M4.63
    15 September 20219.5M+0.4%1.7M5.60
    31 August 20219.4M-5.0%1.2M7.98
    13 August 20219.9M+12.6%2.0M4.93
    30 July 20218.8M+6.2%745K11.86
    15 July 20218.3M+0.6%547K15.20
    30 June 20218.3M+22.9%1.2M7.03
    15 June 20216.7M-7.4%910K7.40
    28 May 20217.3M-14.1%771K9.43
    14 May 20218.5M+22.5%2.2M3.89
    30 April 20216.9M-15.2%907K7.62
    15 April 20218.1M-4.9%1.4M5.86
    31 March 20218.6M+36.9%4.4M1.95
    15 March 20216.3M-16.8%1.1M5.85
    26 February 20217.5M+37.6%2.6M2.88
    12 February 20215.5M+3.4%1.3M4.18
    29 January 20215.3M-42.2%1.9M2.74
    15 January 20219.2M+4.9%754K12.15
    31 December 20208.7M-1.1%892K9.78
    15 December 20208.8M+7.4%1.8M5.03
    30 November 20208.2M+30.3%1.1M7.61
    13 November 20206.3M-4.2%789K7.99
    30 October 20206.6M+10.0%788K8.36
    15 October 20206.0M-8.7%941K6.37
    30 September 20206.6M+35.5%1.5M4.30
    15 September 20204.8M+62.8%2.8M1.72
    31 August 20203.0M+2.2%4.5M1.00
    14 August 20202.9M4.5M1.00
    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.