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Varex Imaging Corp. short interest

1.6M shares of Varex Imaging were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (812K to 1.7M). Short sellers would need 3.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.1%+87% over a year
Days to cover3.53at 462K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.87%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 (812K to 1.7M), 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 20261.6M-1.1%462K3.53
    30 September 20261.7M+17.4%605K2.73
    15 September 20261.4M+12.1%747K1.88
    31 August 20261.3M-18.0%767K1.63
    14 August 20261.5M+23.8%2.2M1.00
    31 July 20261.2M+2.2%318K3.89
    15 July 20261.2M-7.5%401K3.02
    30 June 20261.3M+3.2%595K2.20
    15 June 20261.3M+7.8%371K3.41
    29 May 20261.2M-9.0%377K3.11
    15 May 20261.3M-19.1%633K2.04
    30 April 20261.6M+15.8%286K5.57
    15 April 20261.4M+1.1%214K6.42
    31 March 20261.4M+2.8%269K5.07
    13 March 20261.3M+12.4%324K4.09
    27 February 20261.2M-5.4%259K4.55
    13 February 20261.2M+53.1%506K2.46
    30 January 2026812K-7.7%343K2.37
    15 January 2026880K+4.4%283K3.11
    31 December 2025843K-8.5%297K2.84
    15 December 2025921K-0.9%264K3.49
    28 November 2025929K+11.2%536K1.73
    14 November 2025835K-3.7%205K4.07
    31 October 2025868K-0.5%223K3.90
    15 October 2025872K+0.2%240K3.63
    30 September 2025870K-4.5%349K2.49
    15 September 2025911K-2.4%368K2.47
    29 August 2025933K-23.4%362K2.58
    15 August 20251.2M-5.6%699K1.74
    31 July 20251.3M+11.7%325K3.98
    15 July 20251.2M-5.7%228K5.08
    30 June 20251.2M+2.8%531K2.31
    13 June 20251.2M+4.6%345K3.45
    30 May 20251.1M+4.7%481K2.37
    15 May 20251.1M+14.8%510K2.13
    30 April 2025947K+6.2%643K1.47
    15 April 2025892K-1.1%649K1.38
    31 March 2025902K-6.4%332K2.71
    14 March 2025964K-0.3%331K2.91
    28 February 2025966K-17.1%448K2.16
    14 February 20251.2M+36.6%768K1.52
    31 January 2025853K-3.9%388K2.20
    15 January 2025887K-12.0%403K2.20
    31 December 20241.0M-27.2%595K1.70
    13 December 20241.4M-16.6%598K2.31
    29 November 20241.7M+22.6%947K1.75
    15 November 20241.4M-13.1%575K2.35
    31 October 20241.6M-12.0%466K3.34
    15 October 20241.8M+18.0%353K5.01
    30 September 20241.5M-39.4%1.5M1.00
    13 September 20242.5M-17.3%783K3.16
    30 August 20243.0M+18.4%351K8.51
    15 August 20242.5M-21.4%636K3.97
    31 July 20243.2M-3.3%386K8.33
    15 July 20243.3M-4.1%348K9.55
    28 June 20243.5M-20.5%1.0M3.33
    14 June 20244.4M-1.9%398K10.95
    31 May 20244.4M+0.9%353K12.57
    15 May 20244.4M-2.9%438K10.05
    30 April 20244.5M+0.0%271K16.74
    15 April 20244.5M-1.1%270K16.77
    28 March 20244.6M+4.5%332K13.83
    15 March 20244.4M+3.1%355K12.38
    29 February 20244.3M+4.4%353K12.05
    15 February 20244.1M-4.6%497K8.20
    31 January 20244.3M+1.0%197K21.65
    12 January 20244.2M-3.6%250K16.91
    29 December 20234.4M+7.2%355K12.38
    15 December 20234.1M+10.9%834K4.91
    30 November 20233.7M-12.0%299K12.36
    15 November 20234.2M-0.3%335K12.53
    31 October 20234.2M-1.9%221K19.04
    13 October 20234.3M-1.6%181K23.65
    29 September 20234.4M+0.1%218K19.92
    15 September 20234.3M+13.3%428K10.15
    31 August 20233.8M-1.3%359K10.71
    15 August 20233.9M+13.7%374K10.40
    31 July 20233.4M-4.0%304K11.25
    14 July 20233.6M+5.1%242K14.75
    30 June 20233.4M+0.9%309K10.97
    15 June 20233.4M+1.3%325K10.36
    31 May 20233.3M-4.5%295K11.27
    15 May 20233.5M+4.2%609K5.71
    28 April 20233.3M+0.8%268K12.46
    14 April 20233.3M+1.9%182K18.23
    31 March 20233.2M-3.9%292K11.12
    15 March 20233.4M-5.3%238K14.19
    28 February 20233.6M-2.0%264K13.54
    15 February 20233.6M+2.9%572K6.36
    31 January 20233.5M+0.4%254K13.93
    13 January 20233.5M-3.7%268K13.14
    30 December 20223.7M-3.0%321K11.38
    15 December 20223.8M+3.9%249K15.17
    30 November 20223.6M-13.2%401K9.05
    15 November 20224.2M-1.7%256K16.31
    31 October 20224.3M+6.8%225K18.95
    14 October 20224.0M-1.1%229K17.39
    30 September 20224.0M+0.8%240K16.75
    15 September 20224.0M-5.8%207K19.25
    31 August 20224.2M-0.9%199K21.29
    15 August 20224.3M-0.5%512K8.37
    29 July 20224.3M+0.2%266K16.20
    15 July 20224.3M+2.6%162K26.56
    30 June 20224.2M+0.4%362K11.58
    15 June 20224.2M+14.8%328K12.72
    31 May 20223.6M-12.3%234K15.50
    13 May 20224.1M-10.1%502K8.26
    29 April 20224.6M-0.8%237K19.42
    14 April 20224.6M+11.3%330K14.11
    31 March 20224.2M+18.5%425K9.83
    15 March 20223.5M+3.2%301K11.70
    28 February 20223.4M-4.5%341K10.03
    15 February 20223.6M-10.2%738K4.85
    31 January 20224.0M+5.6%291K13.70
    14 January 20223.8M+1.9%214K17.65
    31 December 20213.7M+1.9%499K7.42
    15 December 20213.6M-0.9%330K11.00
    30 November 20213.7M-6.3%610K6.01
    15 November 20213.9M+12.2%312K12.54
    29 October 20213.5M-6.8%277K12.58
    15 October 20213.7M+7.4%264K14.18
    30 September 20213.5M-0.3%460K7.58
    15 September 20213.5M+1.5%251K13.95
    31 August 20213.4M-10.2%189K18.25
    13 August 20213.8M-0.7%338K11.37
    30 July 20213.9M-4.6%226K17.07
    15 July 20214.1M+0.8%167K24.28
    30 June 20214.0M-8.3%349K11.53
    15 June 20214.4M-0.7%191K22.99
    28 May 20214.4M+0.0%196K22.53
    14 May 20214.4M+17.9%372K11.87
    30 April 20213.7M-9.4%200K18.72
    15 April 20214.1M+14.9%243K16.98
    31 March 20213.6M-4.3%308K11.68
    15 March 20213.8M-0.2%269K13.97
    26 February 20213.8M+2.1%223K16.92
    12 February 20213.7M+6.5%592K6.24
    29 January 20213.5M+2.0%306K11.32
    15 January 20213.4M-15.2%295K11.53
    31 December 20204.0M-6.6%588K6.81
    15 December 20204.3M+8.3%278K15.44
    30 November 20204.0M+4.3%296K13.40
    13 November 20203.8M-3.2%261K14.53
    30 October 20203.9M-4.7%295K13.29
    15 October 20204.1M-6.6%271K15.18
    30 September 20204.4M-2.0%444K9.92
    15 September 20204.5M+5.8%390K11.54
    31 August 20204.3M+3.5%468K9.10
    14 August 20204.1M-11.0%631K6.52
    31 July 20204.6M+5.9%426K10.83
    15 July 20204.4M+1.8%434K10.04
    30 June 20204.3M+6.6%677K6.33
    15 June 20204.0M+263.0%1.3M3.21
    29 May 20201.1M+1.3%413K2.68
    15 May 20201.1M-7.4%474K2.31
    30 April 20201.2M-0.9%192K6.14
    15 April 20201.2M+23.9%230K5.18
    31 March 2020962K-0.6%307K3.14
    13 March 2020968K+21.6%292K3.31
    28 February 2020796K-15.1%304K2.62
    14 February 2020938K+24.0%238K3.95
    31 January 2020756K-3.2%144K5.26
    15 January 2020781K-8.4%139K5.63
    31 December 2019853K+22.4%179K4.77
    13 December 2019697K-1.8%296K2.36
    29 November 2019709K-14.2%140K5.08
    15 November 2019827K+9.7%226K3.66
    31 October 2019753K+5.1%146K5.15
    15 October 2019717K-7.9%150K4.78
    30 September 2019779K-15.2%208K3.75
    13 September 2019918K-11.5%218K4.21
    30 August 20191.0M-7.0%188K5.53
    15 August 20191.1M+5.2%292K3.82
    31 July 20191.1M-12.3%198K5.36
    15 July 20191.2M-2.6%158K7.67
    28 June 20191.2M-10.9%337K3.68
    14 June 20191.4M+26.6%252K5.54
    31 May 20191.1M-16.7%278K3.96
    15 May 20191.3M+24.3%501K2.64
    30 April 20191.1M-1.3%324K3.28
    15 April 20191.1M-9.3%258K4.18
    29 March 20191.2M-1.6%256K4.64
    15 March 20191.2M-2.6%274K4.39
    28 February 20191.2M-1.3%227K5.45
    15 February 20191.3M-8.4%358K3.51
    31 January 20191.4M+7.0%278K4.92
    15 January 20191.3M-9.8%293K4.37
    31 December 20181.4M-2.9%297K4.78
    14 December 20181.5M-18.2%279K5.24
    30 November 20181.8M-19.7%329K5.43
    15 November 20182.2M+4.3%498K4.47
    31 October 20182.1M+2.4%405K5.27
    15 October 20182.1M+11.9%351K5.93
    28 September 20181.9M+19.9%354K5.26
    14 September 20181.6M+34.3%278K5.59
    31 August 20181.2M+11.7%254K4.56
    15 August 20181.0M-7.5%677K1.53
    31 July 20181.1M+8.0%223K5.04
    13 July 20181.0M-22.4%270K3.84
    29 June 20181.3M-17.3%252K5.31
    15 June 20181.6M-35.9%203K7.96
    31 May 20182.5M+5.6%204K12.36
    15 May 20182.4M+4.9%292K8.17
    30 April 20182.3M+9.5%153K14.89
    13 April 20182.1M-0.3%114K18.18
    29 March 20182.1M+15.9%207K10.10
    15 March 20181.8M+7.5%214K8.42
    28 February 20181.7M-16.5%191K8.78
    15 February 20182.0M-13.8%609K3.30
    31 January 20182.3M+11.5%218K10.69
    12 January 20182.1M-3.8%155K13.48
    29 December 20172.2M210K10.34
    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.