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ConocoPhillips short interest

18.6M shares of ConocoPhillips were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (13.0M to 27.9M). Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short18.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+21.6%+43% over a year
Days to cover3.28at 5.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.58%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 (13.0M to 27.9M), and the share price moved +55% 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 202618.6M+21.6%5.7M3.28
    30 September 202615.3M-4.6%7.8M1.96
    15 September 202616.1M-4.2%5.8M2.77
    31 August 202616.8M-0.6%6.9M2.41
    14 August 202616.9M-8.9%7.0M2.40
    31 July 202618.5M-10.6%6.0M3.09
    15 July 202620.7M+7.9%6.6M3.14
    30 June 202619.2M-19.9%9.5M2.02
    15 June 202623.9M+7.5%6.9M3.49
    29 May 202622.3M-20.2%6.6M3.36
    15 May 202627.9M+15.7%7.8M3.58
    30 April 202624.1M+21.8%9.0M2.67
    15 April 202619.8M-17.4%8.9M2.23
    31 March 202624.0M+0.7%11.4M2.10
    13 March 202623.8M+20.2%12.9M1.84
    27 February 202619.8M-2.6%7.3M2.71
    13 February 202620.3M+29.3%8.4M2.41
    30 January 202615.7M-19.6%9.0M1.75
    15 January 202619.6M+18.0%9.7M2.01
    31 December 202516.6M-2.0%6.6M2.53
    15 December 202516.9M-1.4%7.7M2.21
    28 November 202517.2M+30.4%6.1M2.81
    14 November 202513.2M-15.9%7.4M1.79
    31 October 202515.6M+20.0%6.4M2.46
    15 October 202513.0M-2.3%5.5M2.39
    30 September 202513.4M-7.0%8.0M1.68
    15 September 202514.4M-12.4%6.4M2.25
    29 August 202516.4M+10.0%5.7M2.90
    15 August 202514.9M-14.2%8.0M1.87
    31 July 202517.4M+11.2%5.4M3.20
    15 July 202515.6M+13.5%6.9M2.27
    30 June 202513.8M-18.9%9.5M1.45
    13 June 202517.0M-7.6%8.2M2.07
    30 May 202518.3M-9.3%8.2M2.23
    15 May 202520.2M-0.3%8.8M2.29
    30 April 202520.3M+11.1%6.3M3.24
    15 April 202518.3M-5.7%11.1M1.65
    31 March 202519.4M+21.5%11.7M1.66
    14 March 202515.9M+3.9%11.2M1.43
    28 February 202515.3M+14.7%7.5M2.03
    14 February 202513.4M+1.7%8.2M1.63
    31 January 202513.2M+1.2%5.8M2.28
    15 January 202513.0M+8.4%5.6M2.31
    31 December 202412.0M-7.8%8.7M1.38
    13 December 202413.0M-8.8%6.5M2.00
    29 November 202414.3M-42.7%8.9M1.60
    15 November 202424.9M+11.2%5.5M4.50
    31 October 202422.4M-2.0%5.1M4.35
    15 October 202422.8M+7.2%6.1M3.71
    30 September 202421.3M+0.8%10.1M2.11
    13 September 202421.1M+1.7%6.1M3.48
    30 August 202420.8M+3.9%4.7M4.41
    15 August 202420.0M+25.7%7.0M2.84
    31 July 202415.9M-12.0%6.1M2.61
    15 July 202418.1M+13.7%4.1M4.38
    28 June 202415.9M-11.4%8.2M1.93
    14 June 202417.9M+10.1%5.9M3.02
    31 May 202416.3M+34.0%6.2M2.64
    15 May 202412.2M-2.9%5.6M2.17
    30 April 202412.5M-11.1%4.2M3.00
    15 April 202414.1M+9.3%4.1M3.41
    28 March 202412.9M-5.7%4.8M2.66
    15 March 202413.7M+1.7%7.0M1.95
    29 February 202413.4M+9.0%5.9M2.30
    15 February 202412.3M+3.1%6.2M2.00
    31 January 202412.0M-6.9%5.4M2.21
    12 January 202412.8M-1.5%5.2M2.49
    29 December 202313.0M+16.2%4.8M2.71
    15 December 202311.2M+6.0%9.0M1.24
    30 November 202310.6M-7.6%5.2M2.03
    15 November 202311.4M-4.7%5.6M2.04
    31 October 202312.0M-3.9%5.0M2.41
    13 October 202312.5M-4.8%5.3M2.34
    29 September 202313.1M+1.8%4.4M3.00
    15 September 202312.9M+8.4%5.5M2.37
    31 August 202311.9M-0.1%3.5M3.38
    15 August 202311.9M-0.3%4.6M2.59
    31 July 202312.0M+27.6%4.5M2.68
    14 July 20239.4M+7.3%5.4M1.72
    30 June 20238.7M-12.1%6.2M1.41
    15 June 20239.9M-10.3%4.9M2.01
    31 May 202311.1M+9.1%7.1M1.57
    15 May 202310.1M-9.1%5.9M1.72
    28 April 202311.2M-7.5%5.5M2.03
    14 April 202312.1M+11.3%6.5M1.86
    31 March 202310.8M-18.0%7.7M1.41
    15 March 202313.2M+8.0%6.5M2.04
    28 February 202312.2M+7.9%7.6M1.61
    15 February 202311.3M+3.5%8.6M1.31
    31 January 202311.0M+10.0%4.9M2.24
    13 January 202310.0M+4.2%4.8M2.07
    30 December 20229.6M+1.9%5.9M1.63
    15 December 20229.4M-16.8%6.1M1.55
    30 November 202211.3M-34.3%6.0M1.88
    15 November 202217.2M+7.1%7.9M2.17
    31 October 202216.0M-6.6%6.9M2.34
    14 October 202217.2M-10.4%7.6M2.25
    30 September 202219.2M+8.7%8.0M2.41
    15 September 202217.6M-10.3%7.3M2.42
    31 August 202219.7M+25.8%6.6M2.98
    15 August 202215.6M-2.1%6.2M2.51
    29 July 202216.0M+14.9%6.7M2.38
    15 July 202213.9M-0.2%7.6M1.83
    30 June 202213.9M-19.3%12.3M1.14
    15 June 202217.3M+0.4%7.1M2.44
    31 May 202217.2M+25.9%8.1M2.11
    13 May 202213.6M+7.7%7.9M1.74
    29 April 202212.7M+0.3%7.2M1.76
    14 April 202212.6M-13.6%6.4M1.98
    31 March 202214.6M+2.0%8.6M1.70
    15 March 202214.3M+21.9%11.9M1.21
    28 February 202211.8M-19.8%9.3M1.27
    15 February 202214.7M-14.1%9.0M1.63
    31 January 202217.1M+3.6%9.3M1.84
    14 January 202216.5M+10.3%8.4M1.97
    31 December 202114.9M-1.5%6.7M2.23
    15 December 202115.2M+0.1%7.1M2.14
    30 November 202115.1M-6.3%8.9M1.69
    15 November 202116.2M-3.5%8.0M2.03
    29 October 202116.8M-20.5%7.1M2.37
    15 October 202121.1M-1.0%10.2M2.06
    30 September 202121.3M+15.3%12.7M1.67
    15 September 202118.5M+8.1%7.4M2.49
    31 August 202117.1M+7.9%7.2M2.37
    13 August 202115.8M+5.6%6.8M2.33
    30 July 202115.0M-5.4%8.7M1.73
    15 July 202115.9M+8.7%8.7M1.83
    30 June 202114.6M-4.4%9.4M1.56
    15 June 202115.3M+0.5%7.6M2.00
    28 May 202115.2M+12.7%7.5M2.03
    14 May 202113.5M+11.3%8.3M1.63
    30 April 202112.1M-0.4%7.2M1.68
    15 April 202112.2M-12.7%8.0M1.52
    31 March 202113.9M-17.3%10.4M1.34
    15 March 202116.8M+4.6%9.7M1.74
    26 February 202116.1M+3.0%9.5M1.70
    12 February 202115.6M-9.0%9.1M1.72
    29 January 202117.2M-65.6%11.1M1.55
    15 January 202149.9M+16.5%10.0M5.00
    31 December 202042.8M+3.0%8.1M5.31
    15 December 202041.6M+7.3%12.0M3.46
    30 November 202038.8M+12.2%13.1M2.95
    13 November 202034.6M+33.9%12.8M2.69
    30 October 202025.8M+114.3%14.0M1.84
    15 October 202012.1M+10.9%6.6M1.84
    30 September 202010.9M+20.8%8.2M1.33
    15 September 20209.0M-3.8%6.7M1.34
    31 August 20209.3M-1.5%4.8M1.95
    14 August 20209.5M-9.6%6.6M1.44
    31 July 202010.5M+8.7%6.1M1.72
    15 July 20209.7M-14.1%5.6M1.71
    30 June 202011.2M-4.9%6.5M1.74
    15 June 202011.8M-6.3%7.4M1.60
    29 May 202012.6M-7.3%5.9M2.14
    15 May 202013.6M-3.4%7.8M1.75
    30 April 202014.1M-12.9%10.4M1.35
    15 April 202016.2M+17.8%10.6M1.52
    31 March 202013.7M+2.8%14.3M1.00
    13 March 202013.4M+28.3%14.1M1.00
    28 February 202010.4M-21.0%9.3M1.12
    14 February 202013.2M+57.3%6.9M1.91
    31 January 20208.4M-31.2%5.3M1.59
    15 January 202012.2M+7.3%5.5M2.22
    31 December 201911.4M-0.5%5.2M2.16
    13 December 201911.4M-4.3%5.4M2.12
    29 November 201911.9M+10.5%7.1M1.67
    15 November 201910.8M-4.7%5.5M1.94
    31 October 201911.3M+10.6%5.9M1.91
    15 October 201910.2M+2.7%6.0M1.70
    30 September 201910.0M-4.4%9.3M1.07
    13 September 201910.4M+12.9%6.4M1.62
    30 August 20199.2M-1.5%5.8M1.58
    15 August 20199.4M+1.4%7.0M1.35
    31 July 20199.2M+24.1%5.7M1.62
    15 July 20197.4M-13.3%5.7M1.30
    28 June 20198.6M-1.8%6.3M1.36
    14 June 20198.7M-4.6%6.4M1.37
    31 May 20199.2M+17.9%6.0M1.52
    15 May 20197.8M-22.5%7.5M1.04
    30 April 201910.0M-15.0%7.9M1.26
    15 April 201911.8M+1.4%6.8M1.72
    29 March 201911.6M-10.1%6.4M1.81
    15 March 201912.9M+12.0%8.8M1.47
    28 February 201911.5M+8.9%5.7M2.02
    15 February 201910.6M-3.0%5.5M1.94
    31 January 201910.9M-21.5%6.4M1.72
    15 January 201913.9M+1.9%6.3M2.21
    31 December 201813.6M+9.0%7.3M1.88
    14 December 201812.5M+5.9%7.1M1.75
    30 November 201811.8M+1.6%6.5M1.82
    15 November 201811.6M-6.0%7.8M1.49
    31 October 201812.4M+9.7%7.1M1.74
    15 October 201811.3M-11.4%6.2M1.83
    28 September 201812.7M+13.4%6.6M1.94
    14 September 201811.2M-5.0%4.7M2.38
    31 August 201811.8M-6.1%4.5M2.64
    15 August 201812.6M+1.8%5.5M2.27
    31 July 201812.4M-22.7%5.9M2.11
    13 July 201816.0M-0.3%5.5M2.92
    29 June 201816.1M-7.4%6.7M2.41
    15 June 201817.3M-5.1%7.5M2.30
    31 May 201818.3M-14.3%6.6M2.76
    15 May 201821.3M+1.5%7.5M2.84
    30 April 201821.0M-14.0%8.6M2.45
    13 April 201824.4M+2.2%9.2M2.67
    29 March 201823.9M+5.5%9.1M2.63
    15 March 201822.7M-7.0%5.2M4.38
    28 February 201824.3M-0.6%5.5M4.43
    15 February 201824.5M+5.8%8.1M3.03
    31 January 201823.2M-5.9%5.5M4.25
    12 January 201824.6M+7.1%5.1M4.86
    29 December 201723.0M5.1M4.53
    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.