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Smartfinancial Inc. short interest

643K shares of Smartfinancial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 7.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short643Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.0%+650% over a year
Days to cover7.06at 91K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.76%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 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +41% 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 2026643K+1.0%91K7.06
    30 September 2026636K+27.6%162K3.94
    15 September 2026498K+26.2%102K4.91
    31 August 2026395K+7.7%91K4.35
    14 August 2026367K+10.0%124K2.95
    31 July 2026333K+1.6%160K2.08
    15 July 2026328K+7.4%84K3.89
    30 June 2026306K+39.1%155K1.97
    15 June 2026220K-3.3%100K2.20
    29 May 2026227K+7.2%56K4.04
    15 May 2026212K-6.3%62K3.40
    30 April 2026226K+21.8%73K3.08
    15 April 2026186K-10.0%61K3.05
    31 March 2026206K+94.1%84K2.46
    13 March 2026106K-6.8%71K1.50
    27 February 2026114K+8.4%66K1.73
    13 February 2026105K+22.2%82K1.29
    30 January 202686K-11.5%80K1.08
    15 January 202697K+42.0%70K1.40
    31 December 202569K-20.4%90K1.00
    15 December 202586K+5.3%120K1.00
    28 November 202582K-11.5%59K1.39
    14 November 202592K+15.9%60K1.53
    31 October 202580K-6.9%76K1.05
    15 October 202586K-16.0%63K1.37
    30 September 2025102K+17.3%58K1.77
    15 September 202587K+5.6%40K2.17
    29 August 202582K-11.6%42K1.95
    15 August 202593K+14.2%54K1.72
    31 July 202581K-10.6%56K1.46
    15 July 202591K+3.6%57K1.61
    30 June 202588K-29.6%80K1.09
    13 June 2025125K+9.4%60K2.09
    30 May 2025114K-23.4%60K1.91
    15 May 2025149K+10.2%40K3.71
    30 April 2025135K+54.9%56K2.41
    15 April 202587K+11.6%66K1.33
    31 March 202578K+12.3%50K1.57
    14 March 202570K+22.2%50K1.40
    28 February 202557K+0.2%39K1.47
    14 February 202557K-2.9%37K1.53
    31 January 202559K+5.2%56K1.04
    15 January 202556K+14.1%57K1.00
    31 December 202449K-2.9%52K1.00
    13 December 202450K-6.1%46K1.09
    29 November 202454K-18.3%37K1.44
    15 November 202466K-24.0%75K1.00
    31 October 202486K+43.9%69K1.25
    15 October 202460K-33.1%60K1.00
    30 September 202490K-33.0%62K1.44
    13 September 2024134K-1.8%35K3.80
    30 August 2024136K-3.3%38K3.55
    15 August 2024141K-25.5%59K2.39
    31 July 2024189K-4.6%73K2.59
    15 July 2024198K+7.2%41K4.78
    28 June 2024185K+4.9%52K3.59
    14 June 2024176K-13.6%33K5.38
    31 May 2024204K+6.0%69K2.94
    15 May 2024192K+74.9%40K4.79
    30 April 2024110K+88.5%55K2.00
    15 April 202458K-22.3%30K1.96
    28 March 202475K-19.3%37K2.03
    15 March 202493K+11.2%41K2.28
    29 February 202483K+14.4%19K4.39
    15 February 202473K-6.8%31K2.33
    31 January 202478K+18.0%27K2.86
    12 January 202466K-26.0%37K1.81
    29 December 202390K-8.0%50K1.80
    15 December 202397K-15.7%52K1.86
    30 November 2023115K-11.8%28K4.09
    15 November 2023131K+3.6%20K6.51
    31 October 2023126K+5.0%23K5.49
    13 October 2023120K-8.5%21K5.83
    29 September 2023131K-10.2%25K5.16
    15 September 2023146K-19.5%36K4.10
    31 August 2023182K+1.3%20K8.88
    15 August 2023179K+40.9%26K6.88
    31 July 2023127K+13.6%39K3.27
    14 July 2023112K-6.5%22K5.05
    30 June 2023120K-36.8%41K2.92
    15 June 2023190K-8.8%35K5.49
    31 May 2023208K-6.2%22K9.56
    15 May 2023222K-5.7%33K6.67
    28 April 2023235K-0.3%32K7.35
    14 April 2023236K+20.7%40K5.97
    31 March 2023195K+0.4%72K2.69
    15 March 2023195K+92.3%78K2.51
    28 February 2023101K+5.2%23K4.34
    15 February 202396K+9.1%26K3.74
    31 January 202388K-13.5%37K2.38
    13 January 2023102K-7.6%21K4.85
    30 December 2022110K+20.4%46K2.39
    15 December 202292K+30.5%32K2.88
    30 November 202270K-40.0%63K1.11
    15 November 2022117K-11.1%38K3.10
    31 October 2022132K-5.2%47K2.82
    14 October 2022139K+1.7%24K5.79
    30 September 2022137K-0.4%22K6.29
    15 September 2022137K-2.0%19K7.27
    31 August 2022140K-9.3%18K7.94
    15 August 2022154K+5.0%23K6.71
    29 July 2022147K-5.1%36K4.08
    15 July 2022155K+0.6%23K6.71
    30 June 2022154K+7.7%48K3.22
    15 June 2022143K+13.0%17K8.45
    31 May 2022127K+4.4%24K5.28
    13 May 2022121K+17.2%18K6.63
    29 April 2022104K+13.2%20K5.16
    14 April 202291K-4.2%16K5.86
    31 March 202295K-25.0%23K4.08
    15 March 2022127K+14.2%20K6.30
    28 February 2022112K+25.5%27K4.13
    15 February 202289K+30.1%18K4.84
    31 January 202268K+12.1%30K2.27
    14 January 202261K-21.3%22K2.74
    31 December 202177K-23.4%45K1.73
    15 December 2021101K+55.6%25K4.06
    30 November 202165K-4.6%33K1.99
    15 November 202168K-2.7%22K3.08
    29 October 202170K-30.2%25K2.85
    15 October 2021100K-13.3%24K4.22
    30 September 2021116K+10.4%27K4.37
    15 September 2021105K+17.7%23K4.60
    31 August 202189K+9.5%26K3.50
    13 August 202181K-6.9%24K3.37
    30 July 202187K-33.7%35K2.53
    15 July 2021132K+4.6%31K4.25
    30 June 2021126K+4.4%61K2.07
    15 June 2021121K-1.4%24K5.09
    28 May 2021123K+13.1%30K4.07
    14 May 2021108K+29.5%27K3.94
    30 April 202184K+5.8%48K1.73
    15 April 202179K-8.4%13K5.89
    31 March 202186K-3.9%43K2.02
    15 March 202190K-28.9%57K1.57
    26 February 2021126K+3.6%26K4.95
    12 February 2021122K+10.0%35K3.53
    29 January 2021111K+24.9%45K2.46
    15 January 202189K-18.5%37K2.37
    31 December 2020109K+22.0%27K4.02
    15 December 202089K+0.2%17K5.11
    30 November 202089K+7.4%29K3.06
    13 November 202083K-9.2%35K2.39
    30 October 202091K-8.8%30K3.07
    15 October 2020100K+5.4%12K8.59
    30 September 202095K+7.9%28K3.38
    15 September 202088K-15.8%16K5.47
    31 August 2020105K-5.7%22K4.65
    14 August 2020111K-14.6%15K7.19
    31 July 2020130K-7.9%25K5.30
    15 July 2020141K-7.9%14K9.82
    30 June 2020153K+66.9%33K4.68
    15 June 202092K-8.6%26K3.52
    29 May 2020100K+12.1%25K3.95
    15 May 202090K+12.1%27K3.27
    30 April 202080K-9.7%24K3.33
    15 April 202089K+6.4%34K2.60
    31 March 202083K+17.0%59K1.41
    13 March 202071K+86.3%41K1.75
    28 February 202038K-16.0%25K1.55
    14 February 202045K-38.2%25K1.83
    31 January 202074K+52.7%39K1.90
    15 January 202048K+7.0%30K1.62
    31 December 201945K-12.6%52K1.00
    13 December 201952K+18.8%32K1.59
    29 November 201943K-1.7%44K1.00
    15 November 201944K-1.9%56K1.00
    31 October 201945K-16.7%36K1.26
    15 October 201954K-19.7%18K3.05
    30 September 201967K-22.4%45K1.50
    13 September 201987K+2.1%28K3.15
    30 August 201985K-51.4%34K2.48
    15 August 2019174K-20.6%36K4.81
    31 July 2019220K-9.4%38K5.72
    15 July 2019242K-2.8%37K6.63
    28 June 2019249K+6.5%49K5.06
    14 June 2019234K-10.8%20K11.78
    31 May 2019262K+4.8%25K10.68
    15 May 2019250K-0.8%19K13.35
    30 April 2019252K-31.3%71K3.55
    15 April 2019367K+11.0%25K14.48
    29 March 2019331K+5.0%24K13.69
    15 March 2019315K+5.5%34K9.32
    28 February 2019299K+6.7%42K7.13
    15 February 2019280K+4.9%23K12.43
    31 January 2019267K+383.3%68K3.89
    15 January 201955K-3.8%35K1.56
    31 December 201857K-18.9%27K2.09
    14 December 201871K-7.1%18K3.87
    30 November 201876K+13.3%23K3.24
    15 November 201867K-15.4%16K4.17
    31 October 201879K+6.7%26K3.09
    15 October 201874K-2.8%20K3.65
    28 September 201877K+26.9%24K3.16
    14 September 201860K-22.5%23K2.60
    31 August 201878K-11.5%16K4.72
    15 August 201888K-28.3%47K1.88
    31 July 2018123K-15.9%25K4.87
    13 July 2018146K-16.9%48K3.03
    29 June 2018176K+242.3%91K1.92
    15 June 201851K+55.2%37K1.39
    31 May 201833K-13.5%28K1.20
    15 May 201838K-17.3%41K1.00
    30 April 201846K+33.8%24K1.94
    13 April 201835K-7.9%16K2.16
    29 March 201838K-17.2%28K1.33
    15 March 201845K-12.6%39K1.15
    28 February 201852K-21.6%22K2.31
    15 February 201866K-33.9%29K2.26
    31 January 2018100K-14.1%18K5.67
    12 January 2018117K-16.1%20K5.81
    29 December 2017139K25K5.62
    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.