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NBT Bancorp (NBTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$50.06 -0.47 (-0.93%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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NBT Bancorp Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, NBT Bancorp (NBTB) had a short interest of 2.72 million shares sold short, representing 5.40% of the public float. This marks a 13.84% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.8, meaning it would take 6.8 days of the average trading volume of 386,625 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,724,108 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,392,947 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
13.84%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$136.64 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
51,960,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.40%
Today's Trading Volume
206,687 shares
Average Trading Volume
386,625 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
53%
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NBT Bancorp Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20262,724,108 shares $136.64 million +13.8%5.4%6.81 $50.16
9/15/20262,392,947 shares $124.77 million +11.9%4.7%8.44 $52.14
8/31/20262,138,875 shares $109.98 million +3.6%4.2%8.62 $51.42
8/14/20262,064,758 shares $110.59 million +5.4%4.1%7.22 $53.56
7/31/20261,958,499 shares $103.11 million +9.5%3.9%4.15 $52.65
7/15/20261,789,414 shares $91.80 million +16.2%3.5%5.2 $51.30
6/30/20261,539,470 shares $76.00 million +1.7%3.1%3.41 $49.37
6/15/20261,514,511 shares $71.80 million -5.6%3.0%4.61 $47.41
5/29/20261,603,484 shares $74.15 million +5.5%3.2%5.99 $46.24
5/15/20261,519,505 shares $66.99 million +26.1%3.0%4.51 $44.09
4/30/20261,204,688 shares $52.63 million +18.9%2.4%4.68 $43.69
4/15/20261,013,246 shares $45.48 million +6.6%2.0%5.18 $44.89
3/31/2026950,659 shares $40.48 million +16.2%1.9%3.26 $42.58
3/13/2026818,380 shares $33.94 million +0.3%1.6%3.89 $41.47
2/27/2026815,748 shares $34.85 million +6.7%1.6%3.96 $42.72
2/13/2026764,873 shares $35.05 million -4.7%1.5%3.59 $45.82
1/30/2026802,664 shares $35.66 million -0.2%1.6%3.28 $44.43
1/15/2026804,562 shares $35.17 million -7.5%1.6%4.55 $43.71
12/31/2025870,091 shares $36.13 million -12.4%1.7%3.53 $41.52
12/15/2025993,257 shares $44.16 million -6.7%2.0%4.42 $44.46
11/28/20251,064,973 shares $44.15 million +6.8%2.1%4.59 $41.46
11/14/2025997,620 shares $40.83 million +3.9%2.0%4.53 $40.93
10/31/2025960,593 shares $38.88 million -8.4%1.9%4.45 $40.47
10/15/20251,050,000 shares $43.50 million +6.4%2.1%5.6 $41.43
9/30/2025986,900 shares $41.21 million -11.1%N/A5.3 $41.76
9/15/20251,110,000 shares $47.51 million -5.9%N/A5.5 $42.80
8/31/20251,180,000 shares $52.24 million -8.5%2.3%5.9 $44.27
8/15/20251,290,000 shares $54.35 million +3.2%N/A6.3 $42.13
7/31/20251,250,000 shares $51.73 million -7.4%2.5%5.9 $41.38
7/15/20251,350,000 shares $57.42 million -4.9%N/A5.1 $42.53
6/30/20251,420,000 shares $59.00 million +8.4%3.1%5.1 $41.55
6/15/20251,310,000 shares $53.40 million -5.1%2.9%4.7 $40.76
5/31/20251,380,000 shares $58.21 million -4.8%3.0%4.7 $42.18
5/15/20251,450,000 shares $64.35 million -25.3%3.2%4.8 $44.38
4/30/20251,940,000 shares $82.14 million -1.0%N/A6.7 $42.34
4/15/20251,960,000 shares $77.56 million +14.0%4.3%8.2 $39.57
3/31/20251,720,000 shares $73.79 million +1.8%3.8%7.5 $42.90
3/15/20251,690,000 shares $73.11 million +18.2%3.7%7.2 $43.26
2/28/20251,430,000 shares $68.28 million -6.5%3.1%6.3 $47.75
2/15/20251,530,000 shares $73.52 million -4.4%3.4%7 $48.05
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1/31/20251,600,000 shares $76.21 million -13.0%N/A6.8 $47.63
1/15/20251,840,000 shares $87.62 million +4.0%N/A8 $47.62
12/31/20241,770,000 shares $84.54 million +34.1%N/A8 $47.76
12/15/20241,320,000 shares $68.19 million +8.2%N/A5.9 $51.66
11/30/20241,220,000 shares $61.15 million +7.0%N/A5.7 $50.12
11/15/20241,140,000 shares $56.16 million +8.6%N/A5.3 $49.26
10/31/20241,050,000 shares $46.70 million +18.8%N/A5 $44.48
10/15/2024883,700 shares $40.31 million -11.1%N/A4.4 $45.62
9/30/2024993,800 shares $43.96 million -0.3%N/A4.3 $44.23
9/15/2024996,400 shares $44.67 million -9.4%N/A4.2 $44.83
8/31/20241,100,000 shares $53.86 million -2.7%N/A5 $48.96
8/15/20241,130,000 shares $51.31 million -5.8%N/A5.5 $45.41
7/31/20241,200,000 shares $58.82 million +10.1%N/A5.8 $49.02
7/15/20241,090,000 shares $46.96 million -3.5%N/A5.4 $43.08
6/30/20241,130,000 shares $43.62 million +6.6%N/A6.6 $38.60
6/15/20241,060,000 shares $37.58 million +16.4%N/A5.5 $35.45
5/31/2024910,400 shares $33.85 million +8.0%N/A4.7 $37.18
5/15/2024843,100 shares $32.03 million -8.0%N/A4.3 $37.99
4/30/2024916,800 shares $32.10 million -1.2%N/A4.4 $35.01
4/15/2024928,200 shares $31.10 million -19.3%N/A4.2 $33.51
3/31/20241,150,000 shares $42.18 million +51.2%N/A5.3 $36.68
3/15/2024760,800 shares $25.84 million -1.3%N/A3.9 $33.97
2/29/2024771,100 shares $26.52 million +7.4%N/A3.9 $34.39
2/15/2024718,200 shares $25.59 million +2.1%N/A3.7 $35.63
1/31/2024703,700 shares $25.03 million +20.2%N/A3.9 $35.57
1/15/2024585,300 shares $23.26 million -8.0%N/A3.5 $39.74
12/31/2023635,900 shares $26.65 million -5.7%N/A3.9 $41.91
12/15/2023674,600 shares $27.97 million -7.6%N/A3.7 $41.46
11/30/2023729,700 shares $25.93 million +24.8%N/A4.5 $35.53
11/15/2023584,900 shares $21.67 million -4.0%N/A3.6 $37.05
10/31/2023609,200 shares $20.39 million -10.9%N/A3 $33.47
10/15/2023683,500 shares $22.25 million +1.7%N/A3.3 $32.55
9/30/2023672,200 shares $21.30 million -6.2%N/A3.2 $31.69
9/15/2023716,800 shares $23.51 million -20.7%N/A3.5 $32.80
8/31/2023903,300 shares $31.09 million -33.1%2.2%4.4 $34.42
8/15/20231,350,000 shares $48.95 million +9.8%3.2%6.4 $36.26
7/31/20231,230,000 shares $45.76 million +19.4%3.0%6.6 $37.20
7/15/20231,030,000 shares $34.02 million +13.0%2.5%5.4 $33.03
6/30/2023911,200 shares $29.02 million -19.4%2.2%4.8 $31.85
6/15/20231,130,000 shares $39.58 million -6.6%2.7%5.6 $35.03
5/31/20231,210,000 shares $40.60 million +3.4%2.9%5.6 $33.55
5/15/20231,170,000 shares $38.91 million +27.2%2.8%5.4 $33.26
4/30/2023920,100 shares $29.66 million +26.3%2.2%4.4 $32.24
4/15/2023728,500 shares $24.54 million +3.0%1.7%3.4 $33.68
3/31/2023707,000 shares $23.83 million +2.4%1.7%3.3 $33.71
3/15/2023690,800 shares $24.41 million -0.7%1.7%3.3 $35.34
2/28/2023695,900 shares $28.25 million -4.1%1.7%3.5 $40.59
2/15/2023725,700 shares $29.70 million -13.7%1.7%3.7 $40.93
1/31/2023841,000 shares $33.06 million +14.6%2.0%4.4 $39.31
1/15/2023733,900 shares $32.30 million +0.5%1.8%4 $44.01
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12/30/2022730,600 shares $31.72 million -0.7%1.8%4.3 $43.42
12/15/2022735,600 shares $30.95 million +9.1%1.8%4.5 $42.07
11/30/2022674,000 shares $31.11 million +7.4%1.6%5 $46.16
11/15/2022627,500 shares $29.91 million -13.3%1.5%4.8 $47.67
10/31/2022723,500 shares $34.29 million -11.4%1.7%5.6 $47.39
10/15/2022817,000 shares $34.39 million +2.2%2.0%6.5 $42.09
9/30/2022799,200 shares $30.33 million -2.3%1.9%6.3 $37.95
9/15/2022818,300 shares $31.87 million -5.0%2.0%6.2 $38.95
8/31/2022861,100 shares $33.39 million +1.4%2.1%6.2 $38.78
8/15/2022849,300 shares $35.84 million +2.2%2.0%6 $42.20
7/31/2022830,700 shares $33.68 million -7.0%2.0%5.5 $40.54
7/15/2022893,300 shares $34.26 million -9.0%2.2%5.7 $38.35
6/30/2022981,800 shares $36.91 million +4.5%2.4%6.1 $37.59
6/15/2022939,600 shares $33.87 million +10.3%2.3%5.7 $36.05
5/31/2022852,000 shares $31.51 million +2.4%2.1%5.4 $36.98
5/15/2022831,700 shares $29.42 million +10.5%2.0%5 $35.37
4/30/2022752,600 shares $26.49 million +7.5%1.8%4.4 $35.20
4/15/2022700,400 shares $24.73 million -2.7%1.7%4.2 $35.31
3/31/2022719,900 shares $26.01 million -2.5%1.7%4.4 $36.13
3/15/2022738,400 shares $28.39 million +3.9%1.8%5 $38.45
2/28/2022711,000 shares $27.28 million +2.0%1.7%4.6 $38.37
2/15/2022697,100 shares $27.40 million +10.4%1.7%4.6 $39.30
1/31/2022631,600 shares $24.43 million +7.3%1.5%4.7 $38.68
1/15/2022588,900 shares $24.82 million +5.9%1.4%4.8 $42.14
12/31/2021556,000 shares $21.42 million -9.3%1.3%4.9 $38.52
12/15/2021613,200 shares $22.49 million +11.6%1.5%5.2 $36.67
11/30/2021549,400 shares $19.84 million +18.2%1.3%4.8 $36.11
11/15/2021464,800 shares $17.66 million -12.5%1.1%4.3 $38.00
10/29/2021531,000 shares $19.48 million +1.2%1.3%5 $36.69
10/15/2021524,800 shares $19.24 million +2.8%1.2%4.6 $36.67

NBTB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of NBT Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 2,724,108 shares of NBTB short. 5.40% of NBT Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NBT Bancorp's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. NBTB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.8. Learn More on NBT Bancorp's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.40% of NBT Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

NBT Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,724,108 shares, an increase of 13.8% from the previous total of 2,392,947 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

5.40% of NBT Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to NBT Bancorp: First Busey Corporation (6.26%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (5.84%), Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (6.34%), Simmons First National Corporation (4.49%), S&T Bancorp, Inc. (6.91%), United Bankshares, Inc. (4.99%), Community Financial System, Inc. (3.94%), First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (4.73%), United Community Banks, Inc. (4.48%), UMB Financial Corporation (5.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NBTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NBT Bancorp as its price is falling. NBTB shares are trading down $0.47 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for NBT Bancorp occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of NBTB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including NBTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like NBTB:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:NBTB is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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