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Southern Copper Corp. short interest

10.5M shares of Southern Copper were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (8.3M to 12.4M). Short sellers would need 11.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short10.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-2.9%+13% over a year
Days to cover11.30at 931K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.26%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 (8.3M to 12.4M), and the share price moved +53% 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 202610.5M-2.9%931K11.30
    30 September 202610.8M+5.0%991K10.94
    15 September 202610.3M-2.6%1.1M9.17
    31 August 202610.6M-5.7%1.2M8.70
    14 August 202611.2M-6.9%1.1M10.45
    31 July 202612.1M+9.5%1.2M9.75
    15 July 202611.0M-5.5%1.0M10.52
    30 June 202611.7M+2.3%1.5M7.64
    15 June 202611.4M-3.7%1.4M7.89
    29 May 202611.8M-1.0%1.2M9.98
    15 May 202612.0M+7.8%1.4M8.44
    30 April 202611.1M-1.6%1.4M7.74
    15 April 202611.3M-4.4%1.4M8.11
    31 March 202611.8M+2.0%2.0M5.87
    13 March 202611.6M-7.0%1.9M6.12
    27 February 202612.4M+3.6%1.7M7.41
    13 February 202612.0M+10.3%2.4M4.94
    30 January 202610.9M+4.1%3.0M3.59
    15 January 202610.4M+14.9%2.1M4.90
    31 December 20259.1M+9.5%997K9.13
    15 December 20258.3M-3.1%1.1M7.58
    28 November 20258.6M-9.4%1.3M6.38
    14 November 20259.5M+10.1%1.3M7.50
    31 October 20258.6M-7.3%1.5M5.89
    15 October 20259.3M+1.3%2.1M4.51
    30 September 20259.2M+8.0%2.2M4.19
    15 September 20258.5M-7.7%1.4M6.08
    29 August 20259.2M+7.6%927K9.91
    15 August 20258.5M+1.2%1.1M7.66
    31 July 20258.4M+3.8%1.7M4.92
    15 July 20258.1M-1.4%1.9M4.22
    30 June 20258.2M-5.8%2.0M4.14
    13 June 20258.7M+7.7%1.2M7.53
    30 May 20258.1M-7.6%987K8.22
    15 May 20258.8M+10.8%998K8.81
    30 April 20257.9M+7.5%1.4M5.82
    15 April 20257.4M-4.5%2.0M3.68
    31 March 20257.7M+11.6%1.9M4.13
    14 March 20256.9M+17.2%1.6M4.23
    28 February 20255.9M+6.2%1.2M5.08
    14 February 20255.6M+1.2%1.4M3.93
    31 January 20255.5M-17.0%1.3M4.31
    15 January 20256.6M+2.4%868K7.63
    31 December 20246.5M-1.2%716K9.03
    13 December 20246.5M-2.8%821K7.98
    29 November 20246.7M-5.6%858K7.85
    15 November 20247.1M+2.2%912K7.82
    31 October 20247.0M+10.1%954K7.31
    15 October 20246.3M+0.1%925K6.85
    30 September 20246.3M-6.7%1.4M4.43
    13 September 20246.8M+6.9%1.1M5.91
    30 August 20246.3M+1.8%897K7.07
    15 August 20246.2M-4.1%1.1M5.87
    31 July 20246.5M-2.3%1.3M4.95
    15 July 20246.7M-0.3%910K7.31
    28 June 20246.7M+1.6%1.0M6.41
    14 June 20246.6M+7.6%1.5M4.46
    31 May 20246.1M+4.4%1.4M4.52
    15 May 20245.8M-4.4%1.2M4.70
    30 April 20246.1M+4.3%1.7M3.68
    15 April 20245.9M+3.3%1.3M4.66
    28 March 20245.7M-2.1%1.3M4.41
    15 March 20245.8M+29.7%1.6M3.69
    29 February 20244.5M-12.9%716K6.25
    15 February 20245.1M-9.9%939K5.47
    31 January 20245.7M-1.1%1.0M5.59
    12 January 20245.8M-0.3%836K6.89
    29 December 20235.8M-0.3%939K6.15
    15 December 20235.8M-3.4%1.2M4.77
    30 November 20236.0M+10.0%1.1M5.54
    15 November 20235.5M-2.0%858K6.35
    31 October 20235.6M+15.1%898K6.20
    13 October 20234.8M-4.1%881K5.49
    29 September 20235.0M-13.7%1.0M4.87
    15 September 20235.8M-4.0%957K6.10
    31 August 20236.1M+12.9%977K6.23
    15 August 20235.4M+4.3%1.1M5.01
    31 July 20235.2M-5.2%1.2M4.42
    14 July 20235.4M+4.6%972K5.60
    30 June 20235.2M-19.8%1.1M4.69
    15 June 20236.5M-3.6%1.1M6.08
    31 May 20236.7M+19.7%1.3M5.11
    15 May 20235.6M+17.4%1.3M4.43
    28 April 20234.8M-16.1%1.3M3.82
    14 April 20235.7M-0.1%959K5.95
    31 March 20235.7M-2.4%1.2M4.70
    15 March 20235.9M-7.7%1.5M3.92
    28 February 20236.3M-0.7%1.0M6.14
    15 February 20236.4M+5.5%1.2M5.15
    31 January 20236.1M-2.4%1.6M3.81
    13 January 20236.2M+8.0%1.9M3.33
    30 December 20225.8M-4.8%808K7.12
    15 December 20226.0M-7.9%1.1M5.46
    30 November 20226.6M-9.6%1.1M5.87
    15 November 20227.2M+10.8%1.9M3.74
    31 October 20226.5M+1.1%1.8M3.57
    14 October 20226.5M+0.4%1.6M4.08
    30 September 20226.4M+2.1%1.4M4.67
    15 September 20226.3M-3.9%1.4M4.56
    31 August 20226.6M+15.5%1.5M4.51
    15 August 20225.7M-12.1%1.4M3.99
    29 July 20226.5M+10.0%1.6M4.07
    15 July 20225.9M+25.8%1.7M3.53
    30 June 20224.7M-5.7%1.8M2.64
    15 June 20225.0M+7.2%1.1M4.72
    31 May 20224.6M+14.3%1.6M2.96
    13 May 20224.1M+11.9%1.7M2.39
    29 April 20223.6M+8.5%1.3M2.86
    14 April 20223.3M-2.0%884K3.78
    31 March 20223.4M-15.8%992K3.43
    15 March 20224.0M+14.4%1.5M2.69
    28 February 20223.5M-14.4%1.0M3.48
    15 February 20224.1M+20.4%1.2M3.54
    31 January 20223.4M-12.3%1.2M2.74
    14 January 20223.9M+2.7%1.1M3.55
    31 December 20213.8M+4.3%931K4.08
    15 December 20213.6M+5.9%976K3.73
    30 November 20213.4M-7.8%935K3.68
    15 November 20213.7M-16.7%1.1M3.54
    29 October 20214.5M+4.0%1.0M4.42
    15 October 20214.3M+3.6%1.2M3.45
    30 September 20214.2M+6.6%1.1M3.75
    15 September 20213.9M-3.1%683K5.70
    31 August 20214.0M-18.5%876K4.59
    13 August 20214.9M+14.4%922K5.35
    30 July 20214.3M-18.1%1.2M3.51
    15 July 20215.3M-2.4%1.1M4.96
    30 June 20215.4M-6.6%1.8M3.04
    15 June 20215.8M-7.4%1.8M3.19
    28 May 20216.2M+12.4%1.4M4.52
    14 May 20215.6M+27.7%1.6M3.57
    30 April 20214.4M-0.6%1.0M4.18
    15 April 20214.4M-3.5%899K4.87
    31 March 20214.5M-7.0%1.2M3.66
    15 March 20214.9M-5.6%1.2M4.23
    26 February 20215.2M-2.8%1.3M3.95
    12 February 20215.3M+1.0%809K6.58
    29 January 20215.3M+1.6%762K6.92
    15 January 20215.2M+0.3%885K5.86
    31 December 20205.2M+7.0%722K7.16
    15 December 20204.8M-5.7%843K5.73
    30 November 20205.1M-14.1%760K6.74
    13 November 20206.0M-0.1%791K7.54
    30 October 20206.0M+2.1%904K6.61
    15 October 20205.8M+0.9%599K9.76
    30 September 20205.8M+2.9%752K7.70
    15 September 20205.6M-13.7%792K7.11
    31 August 20206.5M+11.6%495K13.18
    14 August 20205.8M+0.0%708K8.25
    31 July 20205.8M-5.4%743K7.86
    15 July 20206.2M-1.8%845K7.31
    30 June 20206.3M+5.2%733K8.58
    15 June 20206.0M-8.4%781K7.65
    29 May 20206.5M-0.7%617K10.58
    15 May 20206.6M+18.6%694K9.47
    30 April 20205.5M+1.3%773K7.17
    15 April 20205.5M-6.0%788K6.94
    31 March 20205.8M+0.7%1.1M5.14
    13 March 20205.8M+4.2%1.2M4.77
    28 February 20205.5M-0.4%928K5.97
    14 February 20205.6M+4.2%669K8.31
    31 January 20205.3M+23.4%867K6.16
    15 January 20204.3M-4.5%566K7.64
    31 December 20194.5M-9.7%570K7.95
    13 December 20195.0M+9.7%740K6.79
    29 November 20194.6M+3.4%565K8.09
    15 November 20194.4M+15.2%656K6.75
    31 October 20193.8M-7.3%819K4.69
    15 October 20194.1M+4.4%631K6.57
    30 September 20194.0M+3.9%663K5.99
    13 September 20193.8M-16.2%819K4.67
    30 August 20194.6M+8.3%991K4.61
    15 August 20194.2M-4.3%1.0M4.21
    31 July 20194.4M-5.1%717K6.14
    15 July 20194.6M-4.6%735K6.30
    28 June 20194.9M-4.3%707K6.88
    14 June 20195.1M-15.8%551K9.22
    31 May 20196.0M+12.4%731K8.25
    15 May 20195.4M-11.7%1.0M5.26
    30 April 20196.1M-9.9%792K7.68
    15 April 20196.7M-5.8%697K9.68
    29 March 20197.2M+5.6%885K8.09
    15 March 20196.8M+5.6%1.1M6.38
    28 February 20196.4M+6.4%1.6M4.13
    15 February 20196.0M-7.0%1.2M4.96
    31 January 20196.5M+0.1%1.1M5.72
    15 January 20196.5M-5.2%1.4M4.68
    31 December 20186.8M-1.0%945K7.24
    14 December 20186.9M+5.3%972K7.10
    30 November 20186.6M-10.2%1.2M5.32
    15 November 20187.3M+1.1%870K8.39
    31 October 20187.2M+0.9%1.2M6.22
    15 October 20187.2M-2.9%915K7.82
    28 September 20187.4M-7.9%808K9.11
    14 September 20188.0M+4.6%1.1M7.15
    31 August 20187.6M-3.6%660K11.58
    15 August 20187.9M+0.8%960K8.25
    31 July 20187.9M-11.9%1.3M6.27
    13 July 20188.9M+4.5%1.1M8.21
    29 June 20188.5M+0.5%1.1M7.89
    15 June 20188.5M-5.8%842K10.08
    31 May 20189.0M+4.8%869K10.38
    15 May 20188.6M-14.9%970K8.87
    30 April 201810.1M-3.7%1.1M8.84
    13 April 201810.5M+6.6%1.0M10.18
    29 March 20189.9M-0.9%1.0M9.84
    15 March 201810.0M+11.8%1.1M8.91
    28 February 20188.9M+8.3%1.3M6.65
    15 February 20188.2M-1.0%1.2M6.90
    31 January 20188.3M-0.2%838K9.92
    12 January 20188.3M+3.7%813K10.24
    29 December 20178.0M902K8.90
    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.