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Townsquare Media, Inc. short interest

340K shares of Townsquare Media were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 30 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 3.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short340Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.4%+232% over a year
Days to cover3.24at 105K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.04%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 since 30 Apr 2026, 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 2026340K+6.4%105K3.24
    30 September 2026319K+36.8%80K4.00
    15 September 2026234K+33.6%58K4.03
    31 August 2026175K+7.9%57K3.09
    14 August 2026162K-35.2%117K1.38
    31 July 2026250K+36.0%72K3.49
    15 July 2026184K-35.5%60K3.08
    30 June 2026285K+6.2%63K4.51
    15 June 2026269K-12.5%52K5.13
    29 May 2026307K-1.7%58K5.28
    15 May 2026313K-34.5%76K4.11
    30 April 2026477K-19.6%100K4.78
    15 April 2026594K-14.7%138K4.31
    31 March 2026696K+6.6%287K2.42
    13 March 2026653K-3.1%121K5.40
    27 February 2026673K+36.4%160K4.20
    13 February 2026494K+19.2%199K2.48
    30 January 2026414K+138.4%306K1.35
    15 January 2026174K+64.9%61K2.87
    31 December 2025105K-4.8%60K1.76
    15 December 2025111K+8.5%81K1.37
    28 November 2025102K+7.0%96K1.07
    14 November 202595K-21.8%80K1.18
    31 October 2025122K+19.1%89K1.36
    15 October 2025102K+25.9%58K1.77
    30 September 202581K+9.9%43K1.90
    15 September 202574K-42.0%44K1.70
    29 August 2025128K-28.3%46K2.75
    15 August 2025178K+13.5%78K2.28
    31 July 2025157K-7.9%98K1.59
    15 July 2025170K-9.4%66K2.56
    30 June 2025188K-55.5%257K1.00
    13 June 2025422K+4.4%118K3.56
    30 May 2025404K+11.9%94K4.28
    15 May 2025361K+29.0%83K4.34
    30 April 2025280K+6.1%59K4.71
    15 April 2025264K+0.9%65K4.05
    31 March 2025261K-9.2%84K3.12
    14 March 2025288K+18.7%49K5.85
    28 February 2025243K+7.1%47K5.21
    14 February 2025227K+17.8%49K4.62
    31 January 2025192K-8.4%66K2.92
    15 January 2025210K+22.7%83K2.54
    31 December 2024171K-19.2%75K2.27
    13 December 2024212K-1.4%68K3.11
    29 November 2024215K-6.6%63K3.41
    15 November 2024230K-19.5%49K4.74
    31 October 2024286K+7.9%32K8.90
    15 October 2024265K+3.7%35K7.59
    30 September 2024256K-15.2%64K3.99
    13 September 2024302K-5.0%34K8.89
    30 August 2024317K+1.6%37K8.52
    15 August 2024313K-2.0%66K4.74
    31 July 2024319K+2.3%47K6.84
    15 July 2024312K+10.9%66K4.74
    28 June 2024281K+9.2%90K3.11
    14 June 2024257K+10.9%34K7.46
    31 May 2024232K+4.3%46K4.99
    15 May 2024222K-26.0%57K3.87
    30 April 2024301K+24.1%51K5.89
    15 April 2024242K+4.7%109K2.21
    28 March 2024231K-12.0%81K2.87
    15 March 2024263K-1.8%51K5.17
    29 February 2024267K+16.2%34K7.94
    15 February 2024230K-3.9%38K6.10
    31 January 2024240K+8.1%35K6.79
    12 January 2024222K-11.5%39K5.62
    29 December 2023250K+9.5%47K5.27
    15 December 2023229K+10.6%69K3.32
    30 November 2023207K-8.8%23K8.92
    15 November 2023227K+3.1%30K7.49
    31 October 2023220K-5.7%35K6.20
    13 October 2023233K-33.0%51K4.56
    29 September 2023348K+62.8%45K7.66
    15 September 2023214K-12.8%74K2.89
    31 August 2023245K+1.7%59K4.17
    15 August 2023241K-4.7%83K2.89
    31 July 2023253K-11.4%67K3.78
    14 July 2023286K-27.0%76K3.76
    30 June 2023391K+588.9%255K1.54
    15 June 202357K+21.3%55K1.03
    31 May 202347K-16.7%52K1.00
    15 May 202356K-1.8%39K1.44
    28 April 202357K+39.2%31K1.83
    14 April 202341K-5.3%17K2.36
    31 March 202343K+161.7%30K1.43
    15 March 202317K-7.5%44K1.00
    28 February 202318K-53.6%21K1.00
    15 February 202339K+1.7%24K1.62
    31 January 202338K-2.3%17K2.30
    13 January 202339K-4.7%24K1.65
    30 December 202241K-4.1%27K1.52
    15 December 202243K-7.1%28K1.53
    30 November 202246K-3.5%34K1.36
    15 November 202248K-3.6%36K1.32
    31 October 202249K-4.3%24K2.09
    14 October 202252K-9.8%21K2.43
    30 September 202257K+2.2%27K2.11
    15 September 202256K+1.7%33K1.70
    31 August 202255K-9.3%34K1.64
    15 August 202261K+7.9%68K1.00
    29 July 202256K-30.9%34K1.68
    15 July 202281K-20.7%34K2.37
    30 June 2022103K+36.2%31K3.36
    15 June 202275K+9.2%53K1.42
    31 May 202269K-44.9%52K1.33
    13 May 2022125K+17.2%51K2.45
    29 April 2022107K+34.7%28K3.84
    14 April 202279K+3.3%27K2.93
    31 March 202277K-24.4%34K2.26
    15 March 2022102K+8.5%33K3.09
    28 February 202294K-3.7%14K6.53
    15 February 202297K+1.7%22K4.34
    31 January 202296K+0.3%25K3.84
    14 January 202295K-5.1%31K3.02
    31 December 2021100K+14.9%29K3.49
    15 December 202187K+9.3%28K3.15
    30 November 202180K-1.5%60K1.33
    15 November 202181K-7.6%82K1.00
    29 October 202188K-2.3%53K1.67
    15 October 202190K-1.0%43K2.07
    30 September 202191K-14.4%23K3.87
    15 September 2021106K+0.5%30K3.49
    31 August 2021105K-2.5%26K4.11
    13 August 2021108K-7.2%44K2.45
    30 July 2021117K-18.8%26K4.42
    15 July 2021143K-1.9%33K4.33
    30 June 2021146K-2.3%74K1.98
    15 June 2021150K-12.9%90K1.66
    28 May 2021172K-9.1%66K2.62
    14 May 2021189K+9.2%44K4.27
    30 April 2021173K+4.6%34K5.08
    15 April 2021165K+8.0%47K3.52
    31 March 2021153K+24.6%162K1.00
    15 March 2021123K+19.3%69K1.79
    26 February 2021103K+7.8%85K1.21
    12 February 202196K+10.2%115K1.00
    29 January 202187K+4.7%69K1.25
    15 January 202183K-2.5%21K3.88
    31 December 202085K-6.9%20K4.20
    15 December 202091K+3.7%17K5.33
    30 November 202088K+2.6%18K4.83
    13 November 202086K-13.1%15K5.81
    30 October 202099K+0.8%8K12.53
    15 October 202098K-0.9%11K9.00
    30 September 202099K-12.9%11K8.89
    15 September 2020113K+2.8%17K6.71
    31 August 2020110K-0.3%16K6.75
    14 August 2020110K+0.4%30K3.74
    31 July 2020110K+2.3%15K7.57
    15 July 2020108K+4.3%21K5.22
    30 June 2020103K+0.8%46K2.24
    15 June 2020102K+16.7%82K1.25
    29 May 202088K+6.9%38K2.28
    15 May 202082K+20.7%24K3.47
    30 April 202068K+36.7%31K2.18
    15 April 202050K-15.6%43K1.16
    31 March 202059K-9.1%55K1.07
    13 March 202065K-6.8%33K1.98
    28 February 202069K+12.2%34K2.05
    14 February 202062K-7.6%36K1.74
    31 January 202067K-3.1%26K2.59
    15 January 202069K+5.3%25K2.78
    31 December 201966K+31.9%43K1.52
    13 December 201950K+2.6%32K1.57
    29 November 201949K-9.2%21K2.31
    15 November 201954K+0.1%47K1.13
    31 October 201954K-5.7%19K2.86
    15 October 201957K+5.7%14K3.97
    30 September 201954K+130.9%25K2.18
    13 September 201923K+3.2%23K1.00
    30 August 201923K-17.7%15K1.52
    15 August 201927K-6.1%16K1.69
    31 July 201929K+44.3%20K1.46
    15 July 201920K-18.3%12K1.65
    28 June 201925K-4.8%33K1.00
    14 June 201926K+16.6%19K1.39
    31 May 201922K-16.8%11K1.99
    15 May 201927K-4.4%32K1.00
    30 April 201928K-1.5%22K1.25
    15 April 201928K-23.1%23K1.25
    29 March 201937K-17.5%28K1.31
    15 March 201945K+143.0%37K1.21
    28 February 201918K-64.6%33K1.00
    15 February 201952K+25.8%27K1.93
    31 January 201941K-10.6%25K1.66
    15 January 201946K+412.7%72K1.00
    31 December 20189K-55.3%128K1.00
    14 December 201820K-31.2%28K1.00
    30 November 201829K-26.3%24K1.24
    15 November 201840K+152.1%63K1.00
    31 October 201816K-47.4%34K1.00
    15 October 201830K-0.9%49K1.00
    28 September 201830K-41.2%61K1.00
    14 September 201851K+8.2%72K1.00
    31 August 201848K-36.0%52K1.00
    15 August 201874K-45.0%58K1.29
    31 July 2018135K-12.3%43K3.11
    13 July 2018154K-11.0%45K3.42
    29 June 2018173K-53.1%177K1.00
    15 June 2018369K-24.0%132K2.80
    31 May 2018486K+4.1%67K7.22
    15 May 2018467K+11.9%61K7.70
    30 April 2018417K+13.9%49K8.44
    13 April 2018366K+33.6%51K7.14
    29 March 2018274K+82.2%109K2.51
    15 March 2018150K-29.0%84K1.78
    28 February 2018212K+18.0%40K5.32
    15 February 2018179K+44.1%69K2.59
    31 January 2018125K-16.3%38K3.24
    12 January 2018149K+43.4%59K2.53
    29 December 2017104K90K1.15
    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.