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Silence Therapeutics plc short interest

2.9M shares of Silence Therapeutics were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 15 Sep 2020, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 2.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+15.3%+366% over a year
Days to cover2.30at 1.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.07%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 most at any settlement since 15 Sep 2020, when our record starts, and the share price moved +210% 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 Sep 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.9M+15.3%1.3M2.30
    30 September 20262.5M+16.5%827K3.07
    15 September 20262.2M-10.6%861K2.53
    31 August 20262.4M+0.1%695K3.50
    14 August 20262.4M+32.4%2.9M1.00
    31 July 20261.8M+16.8%560K3.28
    15 July 20261.6M-9.3%500K3.15
    30 June 20261.7M-16.1%773K2.24
    15 June 20262.1M+0.4%241K8.57
    29 May 20262.1M+3.6%225K9.14
    15 May 20262.0M-7.9%182K10.92
    30 April 20262.2M+3.9%396K5.45
    15 April 20262.1M+13.3%447K4.65
    31 March 20261.8M+5.9%390K4.70
    13 March 20261.7M+11.4%322K5.37
    27 February 20261.6M+0.2%124K12.57
    13 February 20261.6M+12.6%204K7.62
    30 January 20261.4M+3.7%271K5.08
    15 January 20261.3M+5.4%354K3.75
    31 December 20251.3M+12.6%296K4.25
    15 December 20251.1M+6.8%361K3.10
    28 November 20251.0M+13.6%254K4.12
    14 November 2025922K+65.5%189K4.87
    31 October 2025557K-11.3%191K2.92
    15 October 2025628K-15.5%142K4.42
    30 September 2025743K-8.1%64K11.67
    15 September 2025809K+6.1%62K12.95
    29 August 2025762K-1.1%40K18.96
    15 August 2025770K-5.4%79K9.72
    31 July 2025814K-11.8%71K11.54
    15 July 2025923K-7.5%104K8.89
    30 June 2025998K+5.6%113K8.84
    13 June 2025945K-10.3%127K7.44
    30 May 20251.1M-15.8%162K6.52
    15 May 20251.3M-14.8%212K5.90
    30 April 20251.5M-9.5%251K5.85
    15 April 20251.6M+10.7%325K4.99
    31 March 20251.5M+4.1%227K6.46
    14 March 20251.4M+0.5%166K8.51
    28 February 20251.4M-1.9%206K6.82
    14 February 20251.4M+9.8%411K3.48
    31 January 20251.3M+15.3%402K3.24
    15 January 20251.1M+14.6%213K5.30
    31 December 2024985K+5.6%525K1.88
    13 December 2024933K+32.8%656K1.42
    29 November 2024702K+84.1%1.4M1.00
    15 November 2024381K+8.0%232K1.65
    31 October 2024353K+5.6%136K2.61
    15 October 2024335K+7.2%149K2.25
    30 September 2024312K+6.1%189K1.65
    13 September 2024294K+15.5%134K2.20
    30 August 2024255K-27.4%189K1.35
    15 August 2024351K-37.5%349K1.01
    31 July 2024561K+0.1%214K2.62
    15 July 2024561K-26.2%230K2.44
    28 June 2024759K+15.3%226K3.36
    14 June 2024658K+9.6%87K7.55
    31 May 2024601K+3.5%83K7.28
    15 May 2024581K+95.4%128K4.55
    30 April 2024297K+103.9%177K1.67
    15 April 2024146K-10.0%140K1.04
    28 March 2024162K+74.8%168K1.00
    15 March 202493K+100.6%237K1.00
    29 February 202446K+31.8%352K1.00
    15 February 202435K-77.0%335K1.00
    31 January 2024152K+6.6%255K1.00
    12 January 2024143K+8.0%174K1.00
    29 December 2023132K+1.0%22K6.12
    15 December 2023131K-7.7%150K1.00
    30 November 2023142K+1.0%112K1.26
    15 November 2023141K+4.1%33K4.32
    31 October 2023135K-3.6%13K10.57
    13 October 2023140K+3.1%19K7.46
    29 September 2023136K+4.9%15K9.01
    15 September 2023129K+7.9%45K2.86
    31 August 2023120K-4.2%221K1.00
    15 August 2023125K+24.0%49K2.57
    31 July 2023101K+41.4%26K3.91
    14 July 202371K+347.7%20K3.61
    30 June 202316K+53.9%41K1.00
    15 June 202310K+6.7%142K1.00
    31 May 202310K-56.7%116K1.00
    15 May 202322K-36.6%35K1.00
    28 April 202335K+91.2%122K1.00
    14 April 202319K+30.2%80K1.00
    31 March 202314K+12.1%29K1.00
    15 March 202313K-12.6%62K1.00
    28 February 202315K-17.3%54K1.00
    15 February 202318K-21.9%53K1.00
    31 January 202322K-2.9%19K1.17
    13 January 202323K-24.3%39K1.00
    30 December 202231K-23.8%30K1.00
    15 December 202240K+28.8%54K1.00
    30 November 202231K+16.4%19K1.63
    15 November 202227K+24.1%29K1.00
    31 October 202222K-30.5%33K1.00
    14 October 202231K-8.4%77K1.00
    30 September 202234K+39.5%37K1.00
    15 September 202224K+50.8%55K1.00
    31 August 202216K-14.3%70K1.00
    15 August 202219K+25.1%75K1.00
    29 July 202215K-20.7%43K1.00
    15 July 202219K+13.1%61K1.00
    30 June 202217K+4.0%45K1.00
    15 June 202216K-8.2%17K1.00
    31 May 202217K+132.5%13K1.31
    13 May 20228K-90.6%17K1.00
    29 April 202280K+0.2%27K2.93
    14 April 202280K-72.3%20K3.93
    31 March 2022287K+2563.4%25K11.58
    15 March 202211K+10.2%34K1.00
    28 February 202210K-30.9%39K1.00
    15 February 202214K+97.6%18K1.00
    31 January 20227K+113.5%20K1.00
    14 January 20223K-40.8%6K1.00
    31 December 20216K-39.5%12K1.00
    15 December 20219K+260.5%115K1.00
    30 November 20213K+75.4%204K1.00
    15 November 20211K+132.5%2K1.00
    29 October 2021637-51.0%9391.00
    15 October 20211K+90.5%3303.94
    30 September 2021683-32.8%2K1.00
    15 September 20211K+27.3%2K1.00
    31 August 2021798-69.1%3K1.00
    13 August 20213K-2.7%10823.93
    30 July 20213K-20.7%1K1.80
    15 July 20213K+54.9%2K1.45
    30 June 20212K+37.1%4674.63
    15 June 20212K-47.3%6542.41
    28 May 20213K+70.8%1K2.52
    14 May 20212K+95.3%5852.99
    30 April 2021897+9.3%1K1.00
    15 April 2021821+68.6%1525.40
    31 March 2021487-68.4%4721.03
    15 March 20212K+30.9%3734.13
    26 February 20211K-3.0%2K1.00
    12 February 20211K-54.9%6961.75
    29 January 20213K+45.9%2K1.10
    15 January 20212K-16.6%5083.64
    31 December 20202K+0.8%3825.80
    15 December 20202K+123.1%7422.96
    30 November 2020985-11.7%5921.66
    13 November 20201K+40.4%7331.52
    30 October 2020794+7.6%1475.40
    15 October 2020738-22.2%3721.98
    30 September 2020948-15.9%2K1.00
    15 September 20201K9011.25
    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.