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Waterstone Financial, Inc. short interest

441K shares of Waterstone Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 30 Nov 2020. Short sellers would need 6.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short441Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+17.5%+311% over a year
Days to cover5.98at 74K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.45%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 Nov 2020, and the share price moved +30% 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 2026441K+17.5%74K5.98
    30 September 2026375K-10.9%91K4.12
    15 September 2026421K-2.7%108K3.91
    31 August 2026432K+9.1%63K6.84
    14 August 2026396K+21.2%52K7.68
    31 July 2026327K+3.1%66K4.94
    15 July 2026317K-4.8%82K3.84
    30 June 2026333K+13.1%114K2.93
    15 June 2026294K+24.1%53K5.54
    29 May 2026237K+26.2%49K4.86
    15 May 2026188K+8.1%58K3.22
    30 April 2026174K+5.6%66K2.64
    15 April 2026165K-8.5%82K2.00
    31 March 2026180K+31.2%82K2.21
    13 March 2026137K+11.2%58K2.35
    27 February 2026123K+3.0%37K3.30
    13 February 2026120K-7.5%54K2.20
    30 January 2026130K-11.1%36K3.56
    15 January 2026146K+10.8%49K2.99
    31 December 2025131K-19.2%56K2.33
    15 December 2025163K+14.4%37K4.42
    28 November 2025142K+13.5%43K3.27
    14 November 2025125K+5.7%38K3.31
    31 October 2025119K+10.4%60K1.98
    15 October 2025107K+1.7%50K2.14
    30 September 2025106K-7.7%81K1.30
    15 September 2025114K+16.5%51K2.22
    29 August 202598K-8.6%44K2.22
    15 August 2025107K+18.8%52K2.07
    31 July 202590K-0.6%41K2.20
    15 July 202591K+0.1%40K2.25
    30 June 202591K-21.2%58K1.57
    13 June 2025115K+23.1%48K2.39
    30 May 202594K+6.1%48K1.94
    15 May 202588K+20.2%52K1.70
    30 April 202573K+3.7%69K1.07
    15 April 202571K-17.2%58K1.23
    31 March 202585K+3.2%40K2.14
    14 March 202583K+17.1%35K2.34
    28 February 202571K-32.2%43K1.63
    14 February 2025104K-5.5%57K1.84
    31 January 2025110K-2.3%58K1.91
    15 January 2025113K+13.7%56K2.01
    31 December 202499K-3.2%54K1.84
    13 December 2024103K+15.9%33K3.07
    29 November 202488K-11.1%28K3.14
    15 November 2024100K+3.0%39K2.56
    31 October 202497K-3.9%28K3.47
    15 October 2024101K-33.2%34K2.99
    30 September 2024151K-7.8%48K3.12
    13 September 2024163K-9.4%28K5.87
    30 August 2024180K-2.1%24K7.40
    15 August 2024184K+25.8%27K6.82
    31 July 2024146K-26.3%43K3.42
    15 July 2024198K+7.7%37K5.38
    28 June 2024184K-1.7%56K3.30
    14 June 2024188K-5.8%29K6.45
    31 May 2024199K+6.4%36K5.49
    15 May 2024187K+3.4%47K3.97
    30 April 2024181K+3.2%75K2.42
    15 April 2024176K+15.2%67K2.61
    28 March 2024152K-29.5%74K2.05
    15 March 2024216K+3.1%50K4.30
    29 February 2024210K+4.2%40K5.28
    15 February 2024201K-4.5%55K3.63
    31 January 2024211K+4.0%38K5.52
    12 January 2024203K+14.3%56K3.61
    29 December 2023177K+11.2%58K3.06
    15 December 2023160K+11.2%86K1.86
    30 November 2023144K+1.8%44K3.23
    15 November 2023141K+7.8%55K2.56
    31 October 2023131K-3.3%107K1.22
    13 October 2023135K-18.6%76K1.77
    29 September 2023166K+7.6%68K2.45
    15 September 2023154K+1.1%66K2.35
    31 August 2023153K-10.6%66K2.32
    15 August 2023171K-0.1%82K2.07
    31 July 2023171K-12.9%54K3.15
    14 July 2023196K-4.8%51K3.86
    30 June 2023206K-11.1%87K2.38
    15 June 2023232K-25.2%83K2.80
    31 May 2023310K-4.9%119K2.60
    15 May 2023326K+10.4%83K3.94
    28 April 2023295K+8.2%65K4.57
    14 April 2023273K+6.1%74K3.70
    31 March 2023257K-11.2%94K2.74
    15 March 2023290K+18.5%86K3.35
    28 February 2023244K+11.3%72K3.39
    15 February 2023220K-1.6%56K3.93
    31 January 2023223K+19.1%62K3.58
    13 January 2023187K+3.9%52K3.61
    30 December 2022180K+2.3%81K2.22
    15 December 2022176K-11.9%100K1.76
    30 November 2022200K-15.0%40K4.96
    15 November 2022236K-17.5%45K5.24
    31 October 2022286K-14.4%55K5.19
    14 October 2022333K+2.2%65K5.14
    30 September 2022326K-14.9%96K3.40
    15 September 2022383K+1.0%56K6.89
    31 August 2022380K-3.9%45K8.35
    15 August 2022395K-1.1%48K8.19
    29 July 2022399K-4.7%68K5.88
    15 July 2022419K+6.6%67K6.21
    30 June 2022393K-10.7%141K2.79
    15 June 2022440K+10.5%92K4.76
    31 May 2022399K+15.2%115K3.47
    13 May 2022346K-4.8%134K2.58
    29 April 2022363K+18.1%153K2.38
    14 April 2022308K-0.7%91K3.39
    31 March 2022310K+7.9%103K3.01
    15 March 2022287K+29.8%98K2.92
    28 February 2022221K-2.4%77K2.87
    15 February 2022227K+34.9%87K2.60
    31 January 2022168K+20.8%124K1.35
    14 January 2022139K+15.4%104K1.33
    31 December 2021120K-15.2%85K1.42
    15 December 2021142K-1.3%78K1.82
    30 November 2021144K-7.6%86K1.68
    15 November 2021156K+13.7%68K2.29
    29 October 2021137K+15.3%77K1.77
    15 October 2021119K-13.2%66K1.80
    30 September 2021137K+6.5%92K1.49
    15 September 2021128K-3.6%54K2.37
    31 August 2021133K-3.2%61K2.18
    13 August 2021138K+12.5%65K2.11
    30 July 2021122K-6.7%68K1.81
    15 July 2021131K+5.7%60K2.18
    30 June 2021124K-45.3%111K1.11
    15 June 2021227K-18.2%92K2.47
    28 May 2021277K+6.9%68K4.07
    14 May 2021259K+5.5%68K3.82
    30 April 2021246K+4.2%78K3.16
    15 April 2021236K-16.0%72K3.27
    31 March 2021281K+3.0%115K2.43
    15 March 2021273K-6.0%112K2.43
    26 February 2021290K+2.1%59K4.88
    12 February 2021284K+14.6%82K3.46
    29 January 2021248K-10.9%51K4.87
    15 January 2021278K-1.9%70K3.95
    31 December 2020284K-23.9%104K2.73
    15 December 2020373K-25.5%58K6.38
    30 November 2020501K+0.7%71K7.08
    13 November 2020497K-1.2%62K8.05
    30 October 2020503K-11.2%42K12.02
    15 October 2020566K+6.9%54K10.40
    30 September 2020530K+17.9%107K4.95
    15 September 2020449K+22.5%71K6.33
    31 August 2020367K+16.7%75K4.86
    14 August 2020314K-18.4%69K4.58
    31 July 2020385K-14.4%91K4.21
    15 July 2020450K-13.5%72K6.23
    30 June 2020520K+5.5%111K4.70
    15 June 2020493K-3.5%82K6.01
    29 May 2020510K+22.0%89K5.70
    15 May 2020418K+19.3%114K3.66
    30 April 2020350K+7.7%104K3.38
    15 April 2020325K+5.1%147K2.21
    31 March 2020309K-30.1%229K1.35
    13 March 2020443K+48.6%195K2.27
    28 February 2020298K+3.7%123K2.42
    14 February 2020287K+3.5%73K3.92
    31 January 2020278K-0.7%47K5.95
    15 January 2020280K-0.2%45K6.19
    31 December 2019280K+1.6%48K5.88
    13 December 2019276K+9.6%44K6.29
    29 November 2019251K-21.5%55K4.56
    15 November 2019320K-23.6%86K3.73
    31 October 2019419K+6.1%106K3.94
    15 October 2019395K-21.6%77K5.13
    30 September 2019504K-8.8%106K4.75
    13 September 2019553K+30.8%64K8.69
    30 August 2019423K-3.9%53K7.97
    15 August 2019440K+12.2%57K7.67
    31 July 2019392K-1.0%52K7.50
    15 July 2019396K-4.2%49K8.00
    28 June 2019413K+28.4%73K5.66
    14 June 2019322K+9.9%47K6.85
    31 May 2019293K-3.0%56K5.20
    15 May 2019302K+4.5%60K5.06
    30 April 2019289K-19.7%59K4.88
    15 April 2019359K+14.9%60K6.02
    29 March 2019313K+7.2%102K3.06
    15 March 2019292K+14.5%72K4.05
    28 February 2019255K-4.1%52K4.87
    15 February 2019266K+21.8%73K3.66
    31 January 2019218K-7.0%94K2.31
    15 January 2019235K-5.6%38K6.24
    31 December 2018249K+10.3%79K3.15
    14 December 2018226K-1.0%69K3.28
    30 November 2018228K+2.7%43K5.31
    15 November 2018222K+9.1%39K5.69
    31 October 2018203K-12.8%49K4.17
    15 October 2018233K+4.1%48K4.81
    28 September 2018224K+51.0%51K4.36
    14 September 2018148K+34.1%38K3.87
    31 August 2018111K-0.8%39K2.83
    15 August 2018112K-1.8%39K2.89
    31 July 2018114K-22.3%36K3.15
    13 July 2018146K-7.5%35K4.21
    29 June 2018158K-7.5%72K2.20
    15 June 2018171K+14.4%52K3.27
    31 May 2018149K-19.9%43K3.48
    15 May 2018186K-6.0%42K4.39
    30 April 2018198K-15.5%34K5.81
    13 April 2018235K-16.5%48K4.84
    29 March 2018281K+15.5%87K3.23
    15 March 2018243K-0.0%55K4.46
    28 February 2018243K-2.6%65K3.75
    15 February 2018250K+50.4%73K3.41
    31 January 2018166K+3.3%56K2.97
    12 January 2018161K+17.1%67K2.40
    29 December 2017137K66K2.08
    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.