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Tactile Systems Technology Inc. short interest

2.8M shares of Tactile Systems Technology were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.7M to 2.8M). Short sellers would need 13.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-0.7%+46% over a year
Days to cover13.14at 215K shares a day
Of shares in issue12.47%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 (1.7M to 2.8M), and the share price moved +66% 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 20262.8M-0.7%215K13.14
    30 September 20262.8M+1.2%289K9.85
    15 September 20262.8M+7.8%270K10.42
    31 August 20262.6M+2.3%337K7.74
    14 August 20262.6M+8.5%427K5.97
    31 July 20262.4M-4.0%205K11.47
    15 July 20262.4M+0.2%233K10.53
    30 June 20262.4M+6.0%312K7.82
    15 June 20262.3M-2.4%212K10.89
    29 May 20262.4M+2.5%272K8.68
    15 May 20262.3M+26.2%486K4.74
    30 April 20261.8M+10.3%259K7.06
    15 April 20261.7M-1.0%233K7.11
    31 March 20261.7M-11.8%271K6.17
    13 March 20261.9M+8.5%268K7.09
    27 February 20261.7M-5.4%670K2.61
    13 February 20261.8M+1.0%230K8.05
    30 January 20261.8M-1.6%262K6.99
    15 January 20261.9M+5.0%368K5.04
    31 December 20251.8M-15.4%303K5.85
    15 December 20252.1M+12.7%395K5.30
    28 November 20251.9M+10.4%507K3.66
    14 November 20251.7M-8.4%1.0M1.64
    31 October 20251.8M-5.5%140K13.12
    15 October 20251.9M-0.9%161K12.05
    30 September 20252.0M-5.4%195K10.07
    15 September 20252.1M-2.6%206K10.05
    29 August 20252.1M-3.7%167K12.78
    15 August 20252.2M-3.4%338K6.53
    31 July 20252.3M-7.5%183K12.48
    15 July 20252.5M+2.8%177K13.96
    30 June 20252.4M-0.6%251K9.59
    13 June 20252.4M+6.8%260K9.31
    30 May 20252.3M-2.7%363K6.24
    15 May 20252.3M+7.4%552K4.22
    30 April 20252.2M-1.7%163K13.34
    15 April 20252.2M+3.1%268K8.24
    31 March 20252.1M+1.8%178K12.00
    14 March 20252.1M+1.7%266K7.90
    28 February 20252.1M-16.7%463K4.46
    14 February 20252.5M+73.5%307K8.09
    31 January 20251.4M-5.3%216K6.60
    15 January 20251.5M+7.5%195K7.73
    31 December 20241.4M+32.0%257K5.47
    13 December 20241.1M+6.0%241K4.42
    29 November 20241.0M+2.6%494K2.03
    15 November 2024978K-22.3%386K2.54
    31 October 20241.3M-5.4%107K11.82
    15 October 20241.3M+0.7%151K8.84
    30 September 20241.3M-5.6%164K8.04
    13 September 20241.4M-7.9%114K12.29
    30 August 20241.5M-2.9%117K13.00
    15 August 20241.6M-4.5%189K8.28
    31 July 20241.6M+11.5%153K10.71
    15 July 20241.5M-0.5%363K4.05
    28 June 20241.5M+18.0%345K4.28
    14 June 20241.3M-4.2%388K3.23
    31 May 20241.3M-4.6%257K5.10
    15 May 20241.4M+2.6%258K5.32
    30 April 20241.3M+18.0%180K7.40
    15 April 20241.1M-4.3%187K6.06
    28 March 20241.2M-19.4%218K5.44
    15 March 20241.5M+3.4%368K3.99
    29 February 20241.4M+54.0%616K2.31
    15 February 2024923K+20.3%202K4.56
    31 January 2024767K+0.6%232K3.31
    12 January 2024763K-7.2%268K2.85
    29 December 2023822K+13.5%266K3.09
    15 December 2023724K+34.6%419K1.73
    30 November 2023538K-13.6%589K1.00
    15 November 2023622K-5.3%746K1.00
    31 October 2023657K-26.0%275K2.39
    13 October 2023888K-2.2%355K2.50
    29 September 2023908K+38.2%609K1.49
    15 September 2023657K+25.2%290K2.26
    31 August 2023524K+35.1%282K1.86
    15 August 2023388K-28.7%347K1.12
    31 July 2023544K-3.7%376K1.45
    14 July 2023565K-6.6%267K2.12
    30 June 2023605K-11.2%443K1.37
    15 June 2023682K-1.3%295K2.31
    31 May 2023691K-3.9%192K3.60
    15 May 2023719K+81.2%362K1.99
    28 April 2023397K-13.7%157K2.52
    14 April 2023460K+5.4%216K2.13
    31 March 2023436K+3.5%324K1.35
    15 March 2023421K+22.9%245K1.72
    28 February 2023343K+14.9%372K1.00
    15 February 2023298K-4.2%108K2.76
    31 January 2023311K-11.4%120K2.60
    13 January 2023352K-23.7%166K2.12
    30 December 2022461K-5.3%164K2.81
    15 December 2022486K-16.7%333K1.46
    30 November 2022584K-21.7%173K3.38
    15 November 2022746K-27.3%232K3.21
    31 October 20221.0M-15.6%155K6.60
    14 October 20221.2M+27.0%252K4.82
    30 September 2022957K-23.9%308K3.11
    15 September 20221.3M-23.2%186K6.75
    31 August 20221.6M-0.5%148K11.04
    15 August 20221.6M-3.7%267K6.16
    29 July 20221.7M-4.8%217K7.86
    15 July 20221.8M+22.1%290K6.18
    30 June 20221.5M-27.2%1.0M1.45
    15 June 20222.0M+44.4%639K3.16
    31 May 20221.4M+4.0%596K2.35
    13 May 20221.3M+1.3%199K6.76
    29 April 20221.3M-11.6%113K11.78
    14 April 20221.5M-8.2%98K15.30
    31 March 20221.6M-7.2%197K8.31
    15 March 20221.8M-0.8%197K8.94
    28 February 20221.8M+14.2%568K3.13
    15 February 20221.6M-5.7%184K8.47
    31 January 20221.6M+0.1%201K8.18
    14 January 20221.6M+25.4%284K5.79
    31 December 20211.3M+3.8%324K4.06
    15 December 20211.3M-16.1%415K3.05
    30 November 20211.5M+1.6%239K6.30
    15 November 20211.5M+5.2%295K5.03
    29 October 20211.4M-7.7%390K3.62
    15 October 20211.5M-6.0%263K5.81
    30 September 20211.6M-3.2%108K15.09
    15 September 20211.7M+2.8%92K18.18
    31 August 20211.6M+5.2%74K22.06
    13 August 20211.6M-7.5%121K12.87
    30 July 20211.7M+2.9%87K19.24
    15 July 20211.6M-3.7%88K18.66
    30 June 20211.7M-10.0%138K12.27
    15 June 20211.9M-3.8%92K20.57
    28 May 20212.0M+0.1%68K28.71
    14 May 20212.0M-1.0%155K12.60
    30 April 20212.0M-1.8%81K24.32
    15 April 20212.0M-1.5%77K26.30
    31 March 20212.0M-9.0%201K10.20
    15 March 20212.3M-1.4%161K13.96
    26 February 20212.3M+4.3%191K11.98
    12 February 20212.2M-4.3%111K19.66
    29 January 20212.3M-1.9%115K19.81
    15 January 20212.3M-12.5%195K11.96
    31 December 20202.7M+1.3%160K16.66
    15 December 20202.6M+2.1%137K19.19
    30 November 20202.6M+4.4%189K13.65
    13 November 20202.5M+1.5%231K10.66
    30 October 20202.4M+2.7%136K17.92
    15 October 20202.4M-4.0%151K15.68
    30 September 20202.5M+1.2%205K12.02
    15 September 20202.4M-11.9%156K15.59
    31 August 20202.8M-16.6%263K10.51
    14 August 20203.3M-6.7%342K9.69
    31 July 20203.6M-6.6%241K14.75
    15 July 20203.8M+4.5%226K16.84
    30 June 20203.6M-1.7%173K21.05
    15 June 20203.7M+9.7%239K15.48
    29 May 20203.4M+14.6%136K24.89
    15 May 20202.9M+8.2%218K13.50
    30 April 20202.7M+10.7%157K17.37
    15 April 20202.5M+5.0%210K11.68
    31 March 20202.3M-5.2%224K10.44
    13 March 20202.5M-2.5%178K13.89
    28 February 20202.5M-2.3%187K13.54
    14 February 20202.6M-7.2%114K22.63
    31 January 20202.8M+0.5%176K15.88
    15 January 20202.8M+2.7%220K12.60
    31 December 20192.7M+2.4%165K16.37
    13 December 20192.6M-4.8%136K19.45
    29 November 20192.8M+5.5%174K15.95
    15 November 20192.6M-11.5%228K11.52
    31 October 20193.0M-7.0%195K15.26
    15 October 20193.2M-10.5%154K20.71
    30 September 20193.6M-2.7%261K13.65
    13 September 20193.7M-3.2%142K25.74
    30 August 20193.8M+0.3%101K37.52
    15 August 20193.8M+7.1%293K12.90
    31 July 20193.5M-2.9%124K28.48
    15 July 20193.6M-1.6%114K31.93
    28 June 20193.7M+2.2%160K23.00
    14 June 20193.6M+1.4%174K20.77
    31 May 20193.6M+7.0%172K20.66
    15 May 20193.3M-1.3%341K9.77
    30 April 20193.4M+2.5%279K12.08
    15 April 20193.3M+1.0%301K10.92
    29 March 20193.3M+19.7%407K8.01
    15 March 20192.7M+10.7%378K7.20
    28 February 20192.5M-9.1%273K9.01
    15 February 20192.7M-2.7%169K15.97
    31 January 20192.8M-2.7%181K15.35
    15 January 20192.9M+3.0%379K7.53
    31 December 20182.8M+10.5%260K10.66
    14 December 20182.5M-0.6%197K12.71
    30 November 20182.5M-4.7%173K14.57
    15 November 20182.7M+10.2%244K10.87
    31 October 20182.4M+7.6%190K12.64
    15 October 20182.2M-2.8%235K9.51
    28 September 20182.3M+4.9%267K8.62
    14 September 20182.2M-16.5%242K9.06
    31 August 20182.6M-1.0%227K11.58
    15 August 20182.7M-12.2%304K8.72
    31 July 20183.0M-1.8%222K13.60
    13 July 20183.1M-0.2%164K18.78
    29 June 20183.1M+1.2%310K9.93
    15 June 20183.0M-5.4%359K8.49
    31 May 20183.2M-3.9%183K17.63
    15 May 20183.4M-4.0%323K10.39
    30 April 20183.5M+0.4%140K24.96
    13 April 20183.5M+0.4%138K25.21
    29 March 20183.5M-2.2%178K19.49
    15 March 20183.5M+2.8%202K17.51
    28 February 20183.4M-2.9%319K10.81
    15 February 20183.5M-2.4%173K20.50
    31 January 20183.6M+0.6%207K17.54
    12 January 20183.6M-4.3%185K19.53
    29 December 20173.8M162K23.25
    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.