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United Airlines Holdings, Inc. short interest

13.5M shares of United Airlines Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 13 Mar 2026. Short sellers would need 2.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short13.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-19.8%+1% over a year
Days to cover2.88at 4.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue4.15%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 fewest since 13 Mar 2026, and the share price moved +8% 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 202613.5M-19.8%4.7M2.88
    30 September 202616.8M-7.9%4.0M4.24
    15 September 202618.2M+4.5%3.8M4.83
    31 August 202617.4M-15.6%2.9M5.95
    14 August 202620.6M-12.2%3.0M6.97
    31 July 202623.5M+7.8%4.4M5.36
    15 July 202621.8M+4.1%4.5M4.86
    30 June 202621.0M+37.8%6.2M3.36
    15 June 202615.2M+4.2%5.1M3.00
    29 May 202614.6M+4.3%6.8M2.14
    15 May 202614.0M-6.9%5.4M2.60
    30 April 202615.0M+5.3%7.6M1.97
    15 April 202614.3M-6.5%8.4M1.69
    31 March 202615.3M+18.0%7.9M1.93
    13 March 202612.9M+0.4%10.5M1.23
    27 February 202612.9M+48.7%5.2M2.47
    13 February 20268.7M-22.5%6.0M1.43
    30 January 202611.2M-6.3%6.1M1.82
    15 January 202611.9M-7.5%4.0M2.98
    31 December 202512.9M-16.8%3.8M3.37
    15 December 202515.5M+7.2%5.6M2.75
    28 November 202514.5M+15.3%6.2M2.33
    14 November 202512.5M-3.2%5.5M2.28
    31 October 202512.9M-2.7%7.6M1.70
    15 October 202513.3M+0.6%5.8M2.28
    30 September 202513.2M-10.8%5.7M2.31
    15 September 202514.8M+16.7%5.6M2.66
    29 August 202512.7M-7.4%3.8M3.32
    15 August 202513.7M+2.5%5.4M2.52
    31 July 202513.4M-1.2%8.1M1.64
    15 July 202513.5M-13.2%7.4M1.83
    30 June 202515.6M+2.6%7.4M2.09
    13 June 202515.2M+11.7%6.6M2.29
    30 May 202513.6M-7.6%7.1M1.92
    15 May 202514.7M-2.2%8.2M1.78
    30 April 202515.0M-8.1%8.7M1.72
    15 April 202516.4M-15.9%13.9M1.18
    31 March 202519.5M+19.1%8.0M2.43
    14 March 202516.3M-7.6%11.8M1.38
    28 February 202517.7M+32.1%7.4M2.40
    14 February 202513.4M-9.7%5.5M2.45
    31 January 202514.8M-18.4%7.4M2.01
    15 January 202518.1M-6.6%6.1M2.97
    31 December 202419.4M-2.7%4.6M4.26
    13 December 202420.0M+5.8%4.5M4.39
    29 November 202418.9M+4.7%5.1M3.67
    15 November 202418.0M+17.0%6.3M2.88
    31 October 202415.4M-7.3%10.1M1.52
    15 October 202416.6M+1.1%7.9M2.09
    30 September 202416.4M+8.5%7.5M2.19
    13 September 202415.1M-1.4%7.5M2.01
    30 August 202415.4M-5.8%5.3M2.92
    15 August 202416.3M+14.9%7.8M2.10
    31 July 202414.2M+12.4%9.2M1.54
    15 July 202412.6M-19.0%6.4M1.97
    28 June 202415.6M-11.4%6.0M2.60
    14 June 202417.6M-0.2%7.1M2.48
    31 May 202417.6M-2.0%6.3M2.82
    15 May 202418.0M+8.0%6.7M2.69
    30 April 202416.7M-24.1%18.9M1.00
    15 April 202421.9M+30.6%9.0M2.44
    28 March 202416.8M-5.9%7.8M2.16
    15 March 202417.8M-1.8%7.8M2.27
    29 February 202418.2M+14.7%7.8M2.32
    15 February 202415.8M-6.8%7.4M2.13
    31 January 202417.0M-3.9%11.8M1.44
    12 January 202417.7M+1.2%10.3M1.71
    29 December 202317.5M-5.0%6.2M2.83
    15 December 202318.4M-5.0%8.8M2.09
    30 November 202319.3M-0.4%5.7M3.40
    15 November 202319.4M+0.2%8.1M2.40
    31 October 202319.4M+28.9%11.4M1.70
    13 October 202315.0M-4.9%7.5M2.00
    29 September 202315.8M-6.6%5.3M2.97
    15 September 202316.9M-1.1%6.2M2.72
    31 August 202317.1M+0.2%4.2M4.07
    15 August 202317.1M-2.8%5.0M3.40
    31 July 202317.6M-6.4%8.7M2.02
    14 July 202318.8M+3.5%5.6M3.37
    30 June 202318.2M+3.3%6.8M2.67
    15 June 202317.6M-17.3%5.8M3.01
    31 May 202321.2M+12.2%6.7M3.16
    15 May 202318.9M+11.2%6.2M3.05
    28 April 202317.0M+3.8%8.7M1.96
    14 April 202316.4M+6.6%8.4M1.95
    31 March 202315.4M-2.9%7.4M2.09
    15 March 202315.9M+11.0%9.1M1.74
    28 February 202314.3M-9.0%5.7M2.53
    15 February 202315.7M-16.3%6.2M2.52
    31 January 202318.8M-0.3%11.2M1.67
    13 January 202318.8M+5.2%11.9M1.58
    30 December 202217.9M+17.1%6.5M2.75
    15 December 202215.3M+0.3%8.9M1.72
    30 November 202215.2M-17.0%4.2M3.63
    15 November 202218.3M+2.8%7.8M2.35
    31 October 202217.8M+15.5%12.1M1.47
    14 October 202215.4M+10.6%10.3M1.49
    30 September 202214.0M-8.1%10.9M1.28
    15 September 202215.2M-5.9%9.0M1.68
    31 August 202216.2M+3.5%7.1M2.29
    15 August 202215.6M-8.5%8.2M1.91
    29 July 202217.1M-9.3%12.6M1.35
    15 July 202218.8M-2.7%10.8M1.74
    30 June 202219.3M-15.5%12.4M1.56
    15 June 202222.9M-0.6%11.9M1.93
    31 May 202223.0M+6.4%12.3M1.88
    13 May 202221.7M+8.4%14.6M1.48
    29 April 202220.0M+5.7%18.1M1.11
    14 April 202218.9M+8.7%11.6M1.63
    31 March 202217.4M-13.9%13.9M1.25
    15 March 202220.2M+48.5%24.5M1.00
    28 February 202213.6M-6.8%12.9M1.05
    15 February 202214.6M-12.1%12.5M1.17
    31 January 202216.6M+28.2%13.8M1.21
    14 January 202212.9M-25.3%10.8M1.19
    31 December 202117.3M-1.4%11.9M1.45
    15 December 202117.6M-0.8%18.5M1.00
    30 November 202117.7M+35.7%13.8M1.29
    15 November 202113.1M-13.0%10.5M1.24
    29 October 202115.0M-1.4%10.7M1.40
    15 October 202115.2M-2.3%10.7M1.42
    30 September 202115.6M-1.5%12.4M1.26
    15 September 202115.8M+9.3%10.8M1.46
    31 August 202114.5M-5.9%9.5M1.53
    13 August 202115.4M+2.5%11.3M1.36
    30 July 202115.0M+3.8%14.4M1.04
    15 July 202114.4M-20.1%11.7M1.23
    30 June 202118.1M+51.6%11.8M1.53
    15 June 202111.9M+7.9%10.8M1.10
    28 May 202111.0M-5.7%12.6M1.00
    14 May 202111.7M-11.0%10.9M1.07
    30 April 202113.2M+11.1%15.3M1.00
    15 April 202111.8M-3.3%12.5M1.00
    31 March 202112.2M-13.6%15.8M1.00
    15 March 202114.2M-0.5%15.9M1.00
    26 February 202114.2M+3.2%17.7M1.00
    12 February 202113.8M-15.7%11.6M1.19
    29 January 202116.4M+21.2%15.3M1.07
    15 January 202113.5M-1.7%10.4M1.30
    31 December 202013.8M-3.1%12.9M1.07
    15 December 202014.2M-9.0%18.9M1.00
    30 November 202015.6M+1.8%19.5M1.00
    13 November 202015.3M-10.1%20.5M1.00
    30 October 202017.0M-12.3%19.6M1.00
    15 October 202019.4M+0.1%21.3M1.00
    30 September 202019.4M-4.0%24.7M1.00
    15 September 202020.2M-12.5%26.5M1.00
    31 August 202023.1M-7.9%30.3M1.00
    14 August 202025.1M-5.2%37.2M1.00
    31 July 202026.5M-15.2%39.9M1.00
    15 July 202031.2M+21.3%52.6M1.00
    30 June 202025.7M-3.2%62.5M1.00
    15 June 202026.6M-1.4%86.1M1.00
    29 May 202026.9M-24.7%60.5M1.00
    15 May 202035.8M+53.2%46.4M1.00
    30 April 202023.3M+4.1%40.6M1.00
    15 April 202022.4M+12.6%30.9M1.00
    31 March 202019.9M+6.3%25.8M1.00
    13 March 202018.7M+40.0%12.1M1.54
    28 February 202013.4M+12.6%6.5M2.05
    14 February 202011.9M-5.7%3.8M3.14
    31 January 202012.6M+4.7%5.9M2.13
    15 January 202012.0M-11.3%2.6M4.67
    31 December 201913.6M+1.0%1.7M8.18
    13 December 201913.4M-8.5%2.0M6.61
    29 November 201914.7M-3.0%1.8M8.21
    15 November 201915.1M+2.5%1.7M8.76
    31 October 201914.8M+6.3%2.4M6.04
    15 October 201913.9M-17.8%3.0M4.65
    30 September 201916.9M+20.3%2.3M7.22
    13 September 201914.1M+2.1%2.5M5.66
    30 August 201913.8M+3.5%2.3M6.05
    15 August 201913.3M-19.5%2.5M5.21
    31 July 201916.5M+21.6%2.9M5.70
    15 July 201913.6M+5.6%2.7M4.95
    28 June 201912.9M-5.7%2.2M5.92
    14 June 201913.6M+0.5%2.2M6.19
    31 May 201913.6M-5.3%2.3M5.82
    15 May 201914.3M-4.5%2.2M6.42
    30 April 201915.0M-10.0%2.9M5.09
    15 April 201916.7M-5.9%2.9M5.71
    29 March 201917.7M+7.9%2.9M6.01
    15 March 201916.4M-21.9%3.8M4.37
    28 February 201921.0M+11.3%2.6M8.11
    15 February 201918.9M+8.0%2.5M7.59
    31 January 201917.5M-3.0%4.2M4.12
    15 January 201918.0M+11.7%4.7M3.86
    31 December 201816.1M-4.6%4.2M3.81
    14 December 201816.9M-4.7%3.8M4.45
    30 November 201817.8M+1.6%3.5M5.13
    15 November 201817.5M+13.1%3.2M5.52
    31 October 201815.4M+38.9%5.0M3.12
    15 October 201811.1M-18.6%3.6M3.11
    28 September 201813.7M-3.3%2.5M5.45
    14 September 201814.1M+7.2%3.4M4.18
    31 August 201813.2M-7.0%2.4M5.44
    15 August 201814.2M+5.9%2.2M6.35
    31 July 201813.4M+6.4%5.4M2.48
    13 July 201812.6M+9.0%3.2M3.96
    29 June 201811.5M-12.3%2.9M4.04
    15 June 201813.1M+5.9%2.9M4.46
    31 May 201812.4M-7.4%2.9M4.21
    15 May 201813.4M-5.5%2.8M4.86
    30 April 201814.2M+10.0%4.8M2.98
    13 April 201812.9M+1.0%4.2M3.08
    29 March 201812.8M-7.1%3.1M4.17
    15 March 201813.7M-11.7%4.0M3.39
    28 February 201815.6M+1.1%3.3M4.70
    15 February 201815.4M-4.0%4.5M3.44
    31 January 201816.0M+38.7%7.7M2.08
    12 January 201811.5M+8.0%4.7M2.43
    29 December 201710.7M3.2M3.30
    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.