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Devon Energy Corp. short interest

26.3M shares of Devon Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (15.4M to 37.0M). Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short26.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.3%+64% over a year
Days to cover3.26at 8.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.31%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 (15.4M to 37.0M), and the share price moved +29% 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 202626.3M-7.3%8.1M3.26
    30 September 202628.4M-10.1%14.7M1.93
    15 September 202631.6M+15.1%11.2M2.82
    31 August 202627.5M+12.5%10.6M2.60
    14 August 202624.4M-19.1%10.3M2.37
    31 July 202630.2M-4.1%10.0M3.01
    15 July 202631.5M+7.4%12.3M2.56
    30 June 202629.3M-0.6%16.5M1.78
    15 June 202629.5M+8.3%14.8M2.00
    29 May 202627.3M-1.2%14.0M1.95
    15 May 202627.6M-25.4%17.3M1.59
    30 April 202637.0M+21.6%12.4M2.99
    15 April 202630.4M-8.3%12.7M2.39
    31 March 202633.2M+35.9%21.2M1.57
    13 March 202624.4M+58.3%16.8M1.46
    27 February 202615.4M-19.5%10.4M1.48
    13 February 202619.1M-1.0%13.4M1.42
    30 January 202619.3M-12.6%9.1M2.13
    15 January 202622.1M+4.0%11.3M1.96
    31 December 202521.3M+15.1%7.2M2.95
    15 December 202518.5M+11.1%7.9M2.34
    28 November 202516.6M-6.7%8.3M2.01
    14 November 202517.8M+0.1%9.3M1.92
    31 October 202517.8M+10.9%6.6M2.69
    15 October 202516.1M-2.0%7.3M2.21
    30 September 202516.4M+10.9%8.2M2.01
    15 September 202514.8M-6.7%7.0M2.12
    29 August 202515.9M+10.6%6.7M2.38
    15 August 202514.3M+4.7%8.4M1.70
    31 July 202513.7M-10.8%7.0M1.96
    15 July 202515.4M-16.5%7.4M2.06
    30 June 202518.4M+9.4%9.5M1.94
    13 June 202516.8M+1.1%7.5M2.24
    30 May 202516.6M-9.0%8.1M2.05
    15 May 202518.3M-12.0%8.6M2.14
    30 April 202520.8M+18.7%8.0M2.60
    15 April 202517.5M+6.6%14.6M1.20
    31 March 202516.4M-8.9%7.4M2.24
    14 March 202518.0M+0.6%10.7M1.69
    28 February 202517.9M-18.8%10.9M1.64
    14 February 202522.1M+14.1%8.2M2.69
    31 January 202519.4M-24.5%8.3M2.33
    15 January 202525.6M-2.9%11.6M2.20
    31 December 202426.4M+2.0%13.7M1.92
    13 December 202425.9M+22.6%10.5M2.47
    29 November 202421.1M+3.8%7.4M2.85
    15 November 202420.3M+7.4%9.4M2.17
    31 October 202418.9M+0.4%8.1M2.34
    15 October 202418.9M-17.2%8.4M2.25
    30 September 202422.8M+18.7%9.0M2.53
    13 September 202419.2M+9.5%7.4M2.59
    30 August 202417.5M+6.3%4.8M3.64
    15 August 202416.5M-2.1%8.5M1.94
    31 July 202416.9M+2.9%5.6M2.99
    15 July 202416.4M+4.3%6.3M2.60
    28 June 202415.7M-7.4%6.7M2.34
    14 June 202417.0M+4.6%6.2M2.74
    31 May 202416.2M+2.6%6.3M2.58
    15 May 202415.8M+2.5%6.7M2.37
    30 April 202415.4M-7.2%5.8M2.66
    15 April 202416.6M+8.2%8.0M2.08
    28 March 202415.4M-7.3%6.6M2.33
    15 March 202416.6M+0.3%9.1M1.81
    29 February 202416.5M+11.4%8.1M2.04
    15 February 202414.8M-1.2%7.7M1.93
    31 January 202415.0M+6.7%8.3M1.80
    12 January 202414.1M+1.5%8.9M1.58
    29 December 202313.9M+3.5%8.6M1.61
    15 December 202313.4M+28.2%11.0M1.21
    30 November 202310.4M+3.6%7.9M1.32
    15 November 202310.1M-12.3%8.9M1.14
    31 October 202311.5M+0.7%8.1M1.42
    13 October 202311.4M+15.8%10.1M1.13
    29 September 20239.9M-24.2%9.8M1.01
    15 September 202313.0M+10.1%9.9M1.31
    31 August 202311.8M-14.7%6.0M1.98
    15 August 202313.9M-4.0%9.4M1.47
    31 July 202314.4M+9.0%7.4M1.95
    14 July 202313.2M-0.6%7.8M1.70
    30 June 202313.3M-12.0%9.4M1.42
    15 June 202315.1M-5.5%8.3M1.82
    31 May 202316.0M+9.1%8.2M1.94
    15 May 202314.7M+1.4%8.7M1.68
    28 April 202314.5M+2.8%6.1M2.35
    14 April 202314.1M-8.3%8.5M1.65
    31 March 202315.3M-19.0%10.6M1.45
    15 March 202318.9M+28.9%11.7M1.62
    28 February 202314.7M+25.6%13.8M1.07
    15 February 202311.7M+2.3%12.0M1.00
    31 January 202311.4M-8.9%6.9M1.65
    13 January 202312.5M+15.1%7.8M1.61
    30 December 202210.9M-21.6%7.8M1.41
    15 December 202213.9M+1.1%10.3M1.35
    30 November 202213.7M-16.1%10.4M1.32
    15 November 202216.4M-16.8%12.7M1.29
    31 October 202219.7M+1.9%8.2M2.40
    14 October 202219.3M+2.7%11.5M1.68
    30 September 202218.8M+8.5%13.0M1.45
    15 September 202217.3M+3.2%11.3M1.53
    31 August 202216.8M-1.2%11.8M1.42
    15 August 202217.0M+28.8%12.7M1.34
    29 July 202213.2M-8.6%9.0M1.46
    15 July 202214.5M+5.3%11.0M1.31
    30 June 202213.7M-11.4%19.2M1.00
    15 June 202215.5M-16.0%10.8M1.43
    31 May 202218.5M+9.9%11.9M1.55
    13 May 202216.8M+8.7%14.4M1.16
    29 April 202215.5M+1.3%9.2M1.67
    14 April 202215.3M-9.0%8.8M1.74
    31 March 202216.8M-7.2%11.6M1.44
    15 March 202218.1M+14.9%18.1M1.00
    28 February 202215.7M+0.8%17.8M1.00
    15 February 202215.6M-9.6%10.5M1.49
    31 January 202217.3M+0.4%15.0M1.15
    14 January 202217.2M+2.7%13.0M1.32
    31 December 202116.7M-0.2%10.1M1.65
    15 December 202116.8M-7.1%10.9M1.53
    30 November 202118.0M+4.6%11.5M1.57
    15 November 202117.2M-4.1%9.4M1.83
    29 October 202118.0M-14.2%9.4M1.92
    15 October 202121.0M-14.4%12.5M1.68
    30 September 202124.5M+24.3%14.9M1.65
    15 September 202119.7M-1.0%11.0M1.80
    31 August 202119.9M+20.9%10.3M1.94
    13 August 202116.5M+13.0%8.6M1.91
    30 July 202114.6M-1.2%9.7M1.50
    15 July 202114.8M-1.7%11.7M1.26
    30 June 202115.0M-5.1%11.0M1.36
    15 June 202115.8M-22.8%12.4M1.28
    28 May 202120.5M+24.2%10.1M2.02
    14 May 202116.5M+2.8%10.6M1.55
    30 April 202116.0M+19.7%8.2M1.96
    15 April 202113.4M+14.1%8.7M1.54
    31 March 202111.7M-22.3%11.1M1.06
    15 March 202115.1M+29.1%14.1M1.07
    26 February 202111.7M-11.5%13.1M1.00
    12 February 202113.2M-11.6%8.4M1.57
    29 January 202115.0M-26.4%12.5M1.19
    15 January 202120.3M+24.6%20.5M1.00
    31 December 202016.3M+0.2%7.7M2.13
    15 December 202016.3M+0.9%9.0M1.80
    30 November 202016.1M-16.4%9.8M1.65
    13 November 202019.3M+9.4%11.0M1.76
    30 October 202017.6M+2.3%9.4M1.88
    15 October 202017.2M+22.6%9.4M1.83
    30 September 202014.1M+34.1%11.4M1.23
    15 September 202010.5M+2.8%7.5M1.40
    31 August 202010.2M+48.3%5.3M1.92
    14 August 20206.9M-35.5%8.5M1.00
    31 July 202010.7M+5.4%7.3M1.47
    15 July 202010.1M+7.5%8.1M1.25
    30 June 20209.4M+35.9%8.4M1.12
    15 June 20206.9M-33.6%9.9M1.00
    29 May 202010.4M-12.9%8.6M1.21
    15 May 202012.0M-18.5%7.7M1.57
    30 April 202014.7M-26.5%10.1M1.46
    15 April 202020.0M+38.2%14.6M1.37
    31 March 202014.5M-8.4%13.4M1.08
    13 March 202015.8M+49.0%13.0M1.22
    28 February 202010.6M+8.6%10.7M1.00
    14 February 20209.8M-20.2%4.4M2.20
    31 January 202012.2M-22.8%5.5M2.22
    15 January 202015.9M-12.0%5.5M2.89
    31 December 201918.0M-2.8%6.1M2.94
    13 December 201918.5M+22.0%4.5M4.09
    29 November 201915.2M-0.8%5.7M2.67
    15 November 201915.3M-15.0%7.9M1.93
    31 October 201918.0M-8.4%7.3M2.48
    15 October 201919.7M-4.9%7.1M2.79
    30 September 201920.7M+4.8%6.7M3.10
    13 September 201919.7M+16.9%7.0M2.83
    30 August 201916.9M+6.0%6.9M2.46
    15 August 201915.9M+5.4%8.9M1.78
    31 July 201915.1M+14.1%6.1M2.48
    15 July 201913.2M-1.2%5.5M2.42
    28 June 201913.4M+14.2%6.2M2.17
    14 June 201911.7M-14.0%5.8M2.03
    31 May 201913.6M+13.4%6.1M2.23
    15 May 201912.0M-5.9%6.8M1.78
    30 April 201912.8M-11.1%6.5M1.95
    15 April 201914.4M-17.1%5.9M2.43
    29 March 201917.3M-4.5%6.6M2.61
    15 March 201918.2M+1.2%8.8M2.06
    28 February 201917.9M+18.8%13.5M1.33
    15 February 201915.1M+17.0%6.6M2.30
    31 January 201912.9M-15.6%7.6M1.69
    15 January 201915.3M+7.4%8.0M1.91
    31 December 201814.2M+13.2%10.0M1.42
    14 December 201812.6M-0.4%8.9M1.41
    30 November 201812.6M-2.6%8.7M1.45
    15 November 201813.0M+42.7%8.1M1.61
    31 October 20189.1M-15.7%7.0M1.30
    15 October 201810.8M-4.6%6.9M1.57
    28 September 201811.3M-16.8%7.2M1.57
    14 September 201813.6M-27.6%7.7M1.76
    31 August 201818.8M-26.4%4.4M4.24
    15 August 201825.5M+114.0%7.3M3.51
    31 July 201811.9M+3.9%5.2M2.31
    13 July 201811.5M+7.7%5.2M2.19
    29 June 201810.7M-6.4%6.5M1.65
    15 June 201811.4M-7.1%7.4M1.53
    31 May 201812.2M-12.6%5.7M2.15
    15 May 201814.0M+29.7%9.7M1.44
    30 April 201810.8M-21.1%7.9M1.36
    13 April 201813.7M-20.5%7.3M1.87
    29 March 201817.2M-7.6%8.2M2.10
    15 March 201818.6M+27.1%9.0M2.07
    28 February 201814.7M+15.3%13.7M1.07
    15 February 201812.7M-5.0%7.5M1.69
    31 January 201813.4M+4.1%4.4M3.02
    12 January 201812.9M+1.2%4.9M2.63
    29 December 201712.7M4.2M3.00
    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.