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Vaalco Energy Inc. short interest

7.7M shares of Vaalco Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (3.3M to 8.6M). Short sellers would need 6.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.5%+99% over a year
Days to cover6.76at 1.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue7.32%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 (3.3M to 8.6M), and the share price moved +66% 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 20267.7M+4.5%1.1M6.76
    30 September 20267.4M-9.3%1.5M4.90
    15 September 20268.1M-0.7%1.3M6.39
    31 August 20268.2M+0.6%1.3M6.52
    14 August 20268.1M-5.3%1.3M6.22
    31 July 20268.6M+14.0%1.1M7.85
    15 July 20267.5M+13.3%1.2M6.10
    30 June 20266.6M+28.7%1.9M3.47
    15 June 20265.2M+7.3%1.1M4.60
    29 May 20264.8M+1.0%1.2M4.14
    15 May 20264.8M-5.7%1.5M3.25
    30 April 20265.0M-7.0%1.6M3.07
    15 April 20265.4M-6.9%1.5M3.65
    31 March 20265.8M+41.5%2.2M2.68
    13 March 20264.1M+21.6%1.9M2.22
    27 February 20263.4M+3.8%1.1M3.04
    13 February 20263.3M-4.2%1.1M2.97
    30 January 20263.4M-7.6%1.4M2.37
    15 January 20263.7M+2.7%1.3M2.93
    31 December 20253.6M+1.2%906K3.96
    15 December 20253.5M+2.0%886K4.00
    28 November 20253.5M-1.7%855K4.07
    14 November 20253.5M-5.9%750K4.71
    31 October 20253.8M-3.0%659K5.70
    15 October 20253.9M-0.5%656K5.90
    30 September 20253.9M+7.1%787K4.95
    15 September 20253.6M-0.4%648K5.62
    29 August 20253.7M-12.2%772K4.73
    15 August 20254.2M+5.1%895K4.65
    31 July 20254.0M-0.1%706K5.61
    15 July 20254.0M-3.7%881K4.50
    30 June 20254.1M+8.6%1.0M4.04
    13 June 20253.8M-9.2%1.0M3.69
    30 May 20254.2M-2.8%1.2M3.47
    15 May 20254.3M-6.1%908K4.72
    30 April 20254.6M-3.3%600K7.61
    15 April 20254.7M+4.0%1.3M3.77
    31 March 20254.5M-7.3%1.3M3.45
    14 March 20254.9M+9.1%1.0M4.79
    28 February 20254.5M+9.0%725K6.20
    14 February 20254.1M+8.2%638K6.46
    31 January 20253.8M-5.1%779K4.89
    15 January 20254.0M-4.7%970K4.14
    31 December 20244.2M-8.5%1.1M3.85
    13 December 20244.6M+8.3%1.2M3.90
    29 November 20244.3M-1.3%925K4.60
    15 November 20244.3M+9.5%914K4.72
    31 October 20243.9M-0.5%694K5.67
    15 October 20244.0M-7.5%765K5.17
    30 September 20244.3M+5.7%1.0M4.11
    13 September 20244.0M-0.2%986K4.10
    30 August 20244.1M+0.4%863K4.70
    15 August 20244.0M+9.6%1.0M3.94
    31 July 20243.7M+6.5%981K3.76
    15 July 20243.5M+8.7%742K4.66
    28 June 20243.2M+13.9%1.0M3.07
    14 June 20242.8M+0.6%994K2.81
    31 May 20242.8M+7.8%1.1M2.47
    15 May 20242.6M+10.1%1.1M2.45
    30 April 20242.3M-26.4%995K2.35
    15 April 20243.2M+13.2%1.3M2.37
    28 March 20242.8M-1.4%2.2M1.28
    15 March 20242.8M+17.3%1.4M2.07
    29 February 20242.4M+4.9%568K4.28
    15 February 20242.3M+3.2%748K3.09
    31 January 20242.2M+1.4%546K4.11
    12 January 20242.2M+5.1%861K2.57
    29 December 20232.1M+11.2%644K3.27
    15 December 20231.9M-2.7%894K2.12
    30 November 20231.9M-2.9%873K2.23
    15 November 20232.0M-2.2%850K2.36
    31 October 20232.0M-8.4%721K2.84
    13 October 20232.2M-10.1%884K2.53
    29 September 20232.5M-21.0%882K2.82
    15 September 20233.1M+11.2%1.3M2.44
    31 August 20232.8M-18.2%1.2M2.28
    15 August 20233.5M-5.4%1.2M2.79
    31 July 20233.7M-24.8%703K5.20
    14 July 20234.9M-11.9%837K5.81
    30 June 20235.5M+1.1%1.3M4.41
    15 June 20235.5M+11.4%1.1M4.91
    31 May 20234.9M-2.5%1.1M4.51
    15 May 20235.0M+9.1%1.5M3.38
    28 April 20234.6M-18.0%1.3M3.53
    14 April 20235.6M+9.1%2.2M2.58
    31 March 20235.1M-13.5%2.0M2.55
    15 March 20236.0M+9.2%1.9M3.13
    28 February 20235.4M+7.2%1.4M4.02
    15 February 20235.1M+1.9%1.0M4.90
    31 January 20235.0M-2.2%922K5.41
    13 January 20235.1M-19.8%1.3M3.92
    30 December 20226.4M+111.3%2.8M2.30
    15 December 20223.0M-1.7%2.4M1.23
    30 November 20223.1M-7.5%1.7M1.76
    15 November 20223.3M+7.9%1.9M1.71
    31 October 20223.1M-25.5%1.9M1.59
    14 October 20224.1M-3.4%3.8M1.09
    30 September 20224.3M-24.9%2.9M1.45
    15 September 20225.7M+2.8%1.9M3.04
    31 August 20225.5M-2.7%1.3M4.16
    15 August 20225.7M+5.9%2.0M2.82
    29 July 20225.4M+25.3%1.6M3.43
    15 July 20224.3M+11.8%2.1M2.07
    30 June 20223.8M+250.0%4.5M1.00
    15 June 20221.1M-8.3%2.0M1.00
    31 May 20221.2M+2.0%1.1M1.08
    13 May 20221.2M+1.1%1.4M1.00
    29 April 20221.2M+4.3%1.6M1.00
    14 April 20221.1M-13.9%1.6M1.00
    31 March 20221.3M+59.7%1.4M1.00
    15 March 2022806K-5.4%1.9M1.00
    28 February 2022852K+42.0%836K1.02
    15 February 2022600K+65.3%1.2M1.00
    31 January 2022363K-9.5%622K1.00
    14 January 2022401K-5.4%407K1.00
    31 December 2021424K+17.0%378K1.12
    15 December 2021362K+77.8%498K1.00
    30 November 2021204K+26.5%474K1.00
    15 November 2021161K+0.4%665K1.00
    29 October 2021160K-5.9%228K1.00
    15 October 2021170K+4.3%352K1.00
    30 September 2021163K-45.3%229K1.00
    15 September 2021299K+44.1%135K2.21
    31 August 2021207K-12.6%194K1.07
    13 August 2021237K-7.5%149K1.59
    30 July 2021256K+46.2%278K1.00
    15 July 2021175K-7.3%251K1.00
    30 June 2021189K-27.0%308K1.00
    15 June 2021259K-10.2%314K1.00
    28 May 2021288K-13.9%167K1.73
    14 May 2021335K+11.5%223K1.50
    30 April 2021300K+7.7%153K1.96
    15 April 2021279K+30.1%227K1.23
    31 March 2021214K-15.9%519K1.00
    15 March 2021255K+46.3%467K1.00
    26 February 2021174K-37.9%327K1.00
    12 February 2021280K+10.3%431K1.00
    29 January 2021254K-4.8%247K1.03
    15 January 2021267K+15.8%352K1.00
    31 December 2020231K+12.3%344K1.00
    15 December 2020205K-27.6%277K1.00
    30 November 2020284K+253.9%2.6M1.00
    13 November 202080K-27.2%279K1.00
    30 October 2020110K-18.8%153K1.00
    15 October 2020136K+73.6%506K1.00
    30 September 202078K+43.6%94K1.00
    15 September 202054K-1.7%141K1.00
    31 August 202055K+0.6%227K1.00
    14 August 202055K-47.7%177K1.00
    31 July 2020105K-39.2%131K1.00
    15 July 2020173K+12.3%132K1.31
    30 June 2020154K+56.5%246K1.00
    15 June 202098K+149.2%570K1.00
    29 May 202039K-58.5%239K1.00
    15 May 202095K+44.4%199K1.00
    30 April 202066K-22.7%258K1.00
    15 April 202085K-42.1%238K1.00
    31 March 2020147K-41.5%396K1.00
    13 March 2020252K-11.8%297K1.00
    28 February 2020285K-2.1%214K1.33
    14 February 2020291K-1.4%132K2.20
    31 January 2020295K-17.2%173K1.71
    15 January 2020357K+14.2%218K1.64
    31 December 2019312K-6.3%221K1.41
    13 December 2019333K-11.1%181K1.84
    29 November 2019375K-1.6%218K1.72
    15 November 2019381K+7.8%190K2.00
    31 October 2019353K-4.6%168K2.11
    15 October 2019370K-8.4%132K2.81
    30 September 2019404K+1.4%308K1.31
    13 September 2019398K-19.5%223K1.78
    30 August 2019495K+1.2%190K2.61
    15 August 2019489K-29.7%311K1.57
    31 July 2019696K-24.4%274K2.54
    15 July 2019920K+15.1%221K4.16
    28 June 2019800K+27.4%303K2.64
    14 June 2019628K+9.0%282K2.23
    31 May 2019576K+28.4%347K1.66
    15 May 2019448K+145.2%545K1.00
    30 April 2019183K+2.7%387K1.00
    15 April 2019178K-12.1%266K1.00
    29 March 2019203K-24.0%306K1.00
    15 March 2019267K-23.3%289K1.00
    28 February 2019348K+43.8%297K1.17
    15 February 2019242K-5.8%376K1.00
    31 January 2019257K+35.1%203K1.26
    15 January 2019190K+62.9%272K1.00
    31 December 2018117K-42.0%303K1.00
    14 December 2018201K+24.8%222K1.00
    30 November 2018161K-37.0%331K1.00
    15 November 2018255K-25.8%429K1.00
    31 October 2018344K-25.5%379K1.00
    15 October 2018463K-20.2%294K1.57
    28 September 2018579K-19.9%443K1.31
    14 September 2018723K-5.3%343K2.11
    31 August 2018763K-5.4%575K1.33
    15 August 2018807K-5.7%1.3M1.00
    31 July 2018855K-6.0%781K1.10
    13 July 2018910K-13.6%1.3M1.00
    29 June 20181.1M+43.7%1.1M1.00
    15 June 2018734K+117.3%1.5M1.00
    31 May 2018338K+56.5%2.6M1.00
    15 May 2018216K+33.5%1.4M1.00
    30 April 2018162K+44.5%101K1.60
    13 April 2018112K-22.6%113K1.00
    29 March 2018144K+45.8%154K1.00
    15 March 201899K-30.9%304K1.00
    28 February 2018143K-48.2%190K1.00
    15 February 2018277K+183.9%226K1.22
    31 January 201897K+36.9%155K1.00
    12 January 201871K-47.0%231K1.00
    29 December 2017134K395K1.00
    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.