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Texas Instruments Inc. short interest

20.2M shares of Texas Instruments were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (15.6M to 24.5M). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short20.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.1%+29% over a year
Days to cover4.21at 4.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.21%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 (15.6M to 24.5M), and the share price moved +58% 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 202620.2M-1.1%4.8M4.21
    30 September 202620.4M+3.5%6.5M3.15
    15 September 202619.8M-7.8%5.1M3.87
    31 August 202621.4M+8.8%5.7M3.77
    14 August 202619.7M+17.4%5.9M3.34
    31 July 202616.8M+6.4%9.0M1.86
    15 July 202615.8M-6.6%6.9M2.27
    30 June 202616.9M-19.5%12.6M1.34
    15 June 202621.0M+10.5%8.4M2.49
    29 May 202619.0M+4.2%7.9M2.39
    15 May 202618.2M+16.8%7.1M2.57
    30 April 202615.6M-10.0%10.3M1.51
    15 April 202617.3M-2.5%4.9M3.53
    31 March 202617.8M-11.4%6.5M2.75
    13 March 202620.1M+3.5%6.5M3.10
    27 February 202619.4M-20.8%6.1M3.15
    13 February 202624.5M+9.6%9.7M2.53
    30 January 202622.4M+16.4%9.9M2.26
    15 January 202619.2M+2.3%7.2M2.67
    31 December 202518.8M-4.2%6.1M3.10
    15 December 202519.6M+9.4%6.6M2.98
    28 November 202517.9M+8.3%7.6M2.37
    14 November 202516.6M-6.1%7.5M2.20
    31 October 202517.6M+12.1%9.9M1.78
    15 October 202515.7M-14.8%7.2M2.18
    30 September 202518.5M+19.8%7.0M2.65
    15 September 202515.4M-7.4%8.0M1.94
    29 August 202516.6M+2.0%5.1M3.25
    15 August 202516.3M+0.8%6.1M2.67
    31 July 202516.2M-4.7%9.5M1.70
    15 July 202517.0M-4.4%4.9M3.44
    30 June 202517.8M+5.6%6.2M2.86
    13 June 202516.8M-12.6%5.5M3.07
    30 May 202519.3M-15.2%7.3M2.64
    15 May 202522.7M+11.8%7.3M3.13
    30 April 202520.3M+17.7%9.2M2.20
    15 April 202517.3M+3.6%13.1M1.32
    31 March 202516.6M-5.8%6.0M2.75
    14 March 202517.7M-1.0%6.6M2.69
    28 February 202517.8M+8.5%7.4M2.42
    14 February 202516.5M-6.1%4.9M3.38
    31 January 202517.5M-6.4%8.6M2.03
    15 January 202518.7M-7.6%5.0M3.73
    31 December 202420.3M+8.7%5.0M4.06
    13 December 202418.7M-0.2%5.4M3.48
    29 November 202418.7M-14.1%6.6M2.83
    15 November 202421.8M-3.1%5.6M3.88
    31 October 202422.5M+18.9%5.8M3.84
    15 October 202418.9M-2.0%4.4M4.25
    30 September 202419.3M+0.8%5.1M3.78
    13 September 202419.1M-10.5%5.7M3.37
    30 August 202421.4M+14.5%5.5M3.86
    15 August 202418.7M-8.2%5.7M3.28
    31 July 202420.3M+3.1%6.3M3.24
    15 July 202419.7M+0.2%3.7M5.40
    28 June 202419.7M-5.2%5.3M3.72
    14 June 202420.7M+5.4%4.4M4.72
    31 May 202419.7M-6.2%6.3M3.13
    15 May 202421.0M+12.8%5.1M4.15
    30 April 202418.6M+4.7%6.8M2.73
    15 April 202417.8M-5.3%4.5M3.98
    28 March 202418.7M+4.9%4.6M4.08
    15 March 202417.9M+19.0%6.6M2.71
    29 February 202415.0M+2.0%4.4M3.41
    15 February 202414.7M-2.4%4.4M3.31
    31 January 202415.1M-2.4%8.0M1.88
    12 January 202415.5M+1.1%5.0M3.08
    29 December 202315.3M-3.0%3.8M4.03
    15 December 202315.8M-1.2%7.0M2.25
    30 November 202316.0M-8.5%4.5M3.51
    15 November 202317.4M+6.2%6.3M2.78
    31 October 202316.4M-0.5%6.4M2.56
    13 October 202316.5M+1.6%4.1M4.06
    29 September 202316.2M-4.1%3.9M4.17
    15 September 202316.9M-0.1%4.3M3.95
    31 August 202316.9M+8.2%4.4M3.84
    15 August 202315.7M-15.1%5.0M3.12
    31 July 202318.5M+16.4%7.0M2.63
    14 July 202315.9M+9.3%4.1M3.86
    30 June 202314.5M-14.0%5.4M2.68
    15 June 202316.9M-8.7%4.5M3.78
    31 May 202318.5M+12.1%5.9M3.11
    15 May 202316.5M-12.6%4.5M3.65
    28 April 202318.9M-1.9%5.2M3.60
    14 April 202319.2M-2.0%3.9M4.98
    31 March 202319.6M+11.8%5.5M3.56
    15 March 202317.5M+8.6%4.6M3.78
    28 February 202316.2M-11.0%4.5M3.62
    15 February 202318.2M+4.1%5.7M3.20
    31 January 202317.4M-10.7%6.2M2.82
    13 January 202319.5M-4.7%5.2M3.73
    30 December 202220.5M-2.7%4.6M4.47
    15 December 202221.0M-2.6%4.8M4.38
    30 November 202221.6M+10.6%5.1M4.20
    15 November 202219.5M-5.7%6.1M3.23
    31 October 202220.7M+14.0%7.0M2.96
    14 October 202218.2M+5.3%6.7M2.70
    30 September 202217.3M+4.3%6.3M2.75
    15 September 202216.5M+2.5%5.5M3.01
    31 August 202216.1M+3.0%4.9M3.27
    15 August 202215.7M-4.6%4.3M3.62
    29 July 202216.4M-1.3%6.1M2.70
    15 July 202216.6M-1.4%5.5M3.02
    30 June 202216.9M+7.0%6.1M2.77
    15 June 202215.8M+15.3%5.5M2.87
    31 May 202213.7M+4.6%5.6M2.44
    13 May 202213.1M-8.3%6.7M1.96
    29 April 202214.3M-1.1%6.9M2.05
    14 April 202214.4M-5.6%5.0M2.86
    31 March 202215.3M+6.0%5.1M3.01
    15 March 202214.4M-9.1%5.9M2.45
    28 February 202215.9M-1.1%6.0M2.65
    15 February 202216.0M+8.8%7.8M2.05
    31 January 202214.7M-21.9%8.4M1.76
    14 January 202218.9M+1.8%5.2M3.66
    31 December 202118.5M-3.9%4.1M4.54
    15 December 202119.3M+14.1%5.1M3.79
    30 November 202116.9M+15.5%5.0M3.40
    15 November 202114.6M-2.6%4.0M3.70
    29 October 202115.0M+2.4%4.5M3.31
    15 October 202114.7M+2.2%3.4M4.30
    30 September 202114.4M+5.4%3.6M3.99
    15 September 202113.6M+0.5%2.9M4.69
    31 August 202113.6M-3.3%3.3M4.13
    13 August 202114.0M+1.6%3.0M4.73
    30 July 202113.8M-4.4%5.0M2.74
    15 July 202114.4M+6.2%3.2M4.51
    30 June 202113.6M+5.0%3.6M3.82
    15 June 202112.9M+17.8%3.2M3.99
    28 May 202111.0M-9.5%4.4M2.49
    14 May 202112.1M-6.3%4.3M2.79
    30 April 202113.0M-1.1%4.5M2.90
    15 April 202113.1M-8.3%3.4M3.82
    31 March 202114.3M-1.6%4.6M3.09
    15 March 202114.5M+0.7%5.0M2.89
    26 February 202114.4M+8.1%4.3M3.36
    12 February 202113.3M+10.7%3.9M3.46
    29 January 202112.0M-2.0%5.0M2.39
    15 January 202112.3M-7.8%3.9M3.15
    31 December 202013.3M-0.6%2.8M4.74
    15 December 202013.4M+8.7%4.2M3.16
    30 November 202012.3M+1.5%3.0M4.14
    13 November 202012.2M-6.1%3.8M3.19
    30 October 202012.9M-2.4%4.3M3.01
    15 October 202013.3M-1.4%3.3M4.05
    30 September 202013.4M-8.4%3.9M3.41
    15 September 202014.7M-7.9%4.1M3.57
    31 August 202015.9M-5.1%2.8M5.77
    14 August 202016.8M-9.1%3.7M4.57
    31 July 202018.5M+19.6%4.9M3.80
    15 July 202015.5M-7.5%3.8M4.09
    30 June 202016.7M-14.3%4.4M3.76
    15 June 202019.5M+5.6%5.1M3.80
    29 May 202018.5M-8.8%4.0M4.59
    15 May 202020.2M+5.8%3.9M5.18
    30 April 202019.1M-1.7%6.0M3.20
    15 April 202019.5M+0.4%6.3M3.11
    31 March 202019.4M+2.1%10.0M1.94
    13 March 202019.0M+5.3%7.7M2.47
    28 February 202018.0M+1.8%5.9M3.05
    14 February 202017.7M+4.1%3.8M4.66
    31 January 202017.0M-12.7%5.7M2.98
    15 January 202019.5M-5.1%3.9M5.00
    31 December 201920.6M+18.6%3.6M5.73
    13 December 201917.3M+25.2%3.8M4.61
    29 November 201913.9M-3.8%4.6M3.03
    15 November 201914.4M-15.1%4.5M3.20
    31 October 201916.9M-11.1%6.0M2.83
    15 October 201919.1M-3.3%4.0M4.71
    30 September 201919.7M+5.1%4.1M4.83
    13 September 201918.7M-4.1%4.0M4.70
    30 August 201919.6M-1.7%3.5M5.56
    15 August 201919.9M-6.0%6.1M3.29
    31 July 201921.2M+8.9%6.2M3.41
    15 July 201919.4M+3.5%3.4M5.76
    28 June 201918.8M+1.4%4.2M4.47
    14 June 201918.5M+5.1%4.8M3.89
    31 May 201917.6M+3.8%4.9M3.63
    15 May 201917.0M+6.3%4.7M3.59
    30 April 201916.0M-14.1%5.7M2.80
    15 April 201918.6M+7.1%4.7M3.94
    29 March 201917.3M-9.4%4.4M3.90
    15 March 201919.1M+11.6%5.0M3.81
    28 February 201917.2M-4.5%4.3M3.97
    15 February 201918.0M-7.6%5.7M3.14
    31 January 201919.4M-5.3%8.4M2.30
    15 January 201920.5M+10.2%6.5M3.16
    31 December 201818.6M+16.1%7.8M2.38
    14 December 201816.0M-0.5%7.1M2.26
    30 November 201816.1M-7.9%6.2M2.61
    15 November 201817.5M-2.4%7.1M2.48
    31 October 201817.9M+7.2%11.9M1.51
    15 October 201816.7M+10.8%7.0M2.40
    28 September 201815.1M+1.4%6.0M2.51
    14 September 201814.9M+5.7%6.4M2.31
    31 August 201814.1M-8.0%4.1M3.44
    15 August 201815.3M-0.3%4.2M3.66
    31 July 201815.4M+20.5%4.7M3.26
    13 July 201812.7M-4.7%3.9M3.31
    29 June 201813.4M-7.7%4.1M3.30
    15 June 201814.5M+1.7%4.7M3.07
    31 May 201814.2M+8.2%4.0M3.55
    15 May 201813.2M+13.2%4.7M2.79
    30 April 201811.6M-11.1%6.5M1.80
    13 April 201813.1M+0.8%5.2M2.50
    29 March 201813.0M-14.2%5.8M2.24
    15 March 201815.1M+1.5%5.0M3.04
    28 February 201814.9M+0.2%5.4M2.74
    15 February 201814.9M-12.7%8.1M1.84
    31 January 201817.0M+8.4%8.5M2.01
    12 January 201815.7M+16.2%5.0M3.11
    29 December 201713.5M3.6M3.75
    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.