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Empire Petroleum Corp. short interest

187K shares of Empire Petroleum were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Sep 2023. Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short187Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.1%-85% over a year
Days to cover3.30at 57K shares a day
Of shares in issue0.45%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 fewest since 15 Sep 2023, and the share price moved -32% 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 15 Mar 2022 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026187K-6.1%57K3.30
    30 September 2026199K-23.9%30K6.69
    15 September 2026262K+6.1%47K5.62
    31 August 2026247K-18.4%34K7.33
    14 August 2026303K-25.7%24K12.51
    31 July 2026407K-19.6%29K13.87
    15 July 2026506K-23.3%77K6.59
    30 June 2026660K-41.5%289K2.29
    15 June 20261.1M-13.5%75K15.14
    29 May 20261.3M-6.5%89K14.62
    15 May 20261.4M-8.8%43K32.23
    30 April 20261.5M-3.1%90K17.02
    15 April 20261.6M+0.3%78K20.30
    31 March 20261.6M+4.0%94K16.70
    13 March 20261.5M+4.2%116K13.01
    27 February 20261.5M-0.8%34K42.89
    13 February 20261.5M-9.0%55K26.56
    30 January 20261.6M+8.1%78K20.64
    15 January 20261.5M+1.4%35K42.67
    31 December 20251.5M+0.9%47K31.08
    15 December 20251.5M+1.1%29K49.39
    28 November 20251.4M+3.8%29K50.13
    14 November 20251.4M+6.7%51K27.42
    31 October 20251.3M+3.3%39K33.71
    15 October 20251.3M-0.1%42K29.91
    30 September 20251.3M-0.6%58K21.54
    15 September 20251.3M+1.1%32K39.72
    29 August 20251.3M-0.9%21K60.90
    15 August 20251.3M+0.4%21K59.25
    31 July 20251.3M-7.0%25K50.44
    15 July 20251.4M+4.0%28K47.59
    30 June 20251.3M-1.1%31K42.66
    13 June 20251.3M-1.3%21K62.28
    30 May 20251.3M+2.0%34K39.74
    15 May 20251.3M+3.9%28K45.94
    30 April 20251.3M-1.6%26K48.98
    15 April 20251.3M-2.0%33K39.16
    31 March 20251.3M+0.5%35K37.05
    14 March 20251.3M+0.3%15K87.48
    28 February 20251.3M+1.0%18K72.52
    14 February 20251.3M-1.1%18K72.53
    31 January 20251.3M-1.1%21K62.42
    15 January 20251.3M-2.0%25K53.45
    31 December 20241.3M+1.8%40K33.24
    13 December 20241.3M-3.2%35K37.50
    29 November 20241.4M-2.0%24K57.58
    15 November 20241.4M-0.3%42K32.75
    31 October 20241.4M-2.1%22K62.66
    15 October 20241.4M-10.1%31K45.55
    30 September 20241.6M+11.8%43K36.70
    13 September 20241.4M-0.1%35K39.95
    30 August 20241.4M+0.9%38K36.79
    15 August 20241.4M+0.4%50K27.82
    31 July 20241.4M+19.3%62K22.65
    15 July 20241.2M+6.1%47K24.99
    28 June 20241.1M+1.6%78K14.06
    14 June 20241.1M+5.3%42K25.97
    31 May 20241.0M+2.7%70K14.80
    15 May 20241.0M-3.6%79K12.72
    30 April 20241.0M+28.5%89K11.71
    15 April 2024809K-8.9%74K10.91
    28 March 2024889K+8.0%44K20.41
    15 March 2024823K+29.3%47K17.38
    29 February 2024636K+11.9%55K11.54
    15 February 2024568K+22.8%43K13.31
    31 January 2024463K+33.1%52K8.96
    12 January 2024348K-0.1%37K9.29
    29 December 2023348K-1.7%46K7.61
    15 December 2023354K-2.0%52K6.83
    30 November 2023361K-6.2%40K8.92
    15 November 2023385K+32.7%46K8.30
    31 October 2023290K+0.5%27K10.79
    13 October 2023289K-2.9%32K8.93
    29 September 2023297K+60.7%37K7.97
    15 September 2023185K+5.7%90K2.07
    31 August 2023175K-2.0%20K8.61
    15 August 2023179K-11.0%18K9.70
    31 July 2023201K-4.8%37K5.42
    14 July 2023211K-0.6%20K10.81
    30 June 2023212K-7.0%39K5.39
    15 June 2023228K+2.1%21K10.84
    31 May 2023223K-6.6%23K9.68
    15 May 2023239K-7.1%23K10.47
    28 April 2023257K+2.7%17K15.52
    14 April 2023251K-1.6%18K13.83
    31 March 2023255K+4.1%33K7.67
    15 March 2023245K-15.5%22K11.09
    28 February 2023290K+4.5%12K23.71
    15 February 2023277K-5.4%12K23.76
    31 January 2023293K-4.5%20K14.87
    13 January 2023307K-4.7%16K19.42
    30 December 2022322K-2.3%30K10.77
    15 December 2022330K+0.9%18K18.20
    30 November 2022327K-6.9%23K14.17
    15 November 2022351K-16.0%39K8.90
    31 October 2022418K-10.5%37K11.38
    14 October 2022467K-7.6%36K13.13
    30 September 2022506K+19.4%85K5.92
    15 September 2022423K-6.5%45K9.39
    31 August 2022453K-7.6%42K10.88
    15 August 2022490K-0.9%42K11.79
    29 July 2022494K+2.7%50K9.84
    15 July 2022481K+37.6%104K4.64
    30 June 2022350K+360.3%247K1.42
    15 June 202276K+51.9%99K1.00
    31 May 202250K+360.5%58K1.00
    13 May 202211K+182.0%52K1.00
    29 April 20224K+60.0%38K1.00
    14 April 20222K-76.0%37K1.00
    31 March 202210K+715.5%12K1.00
    15 March 20221K70K1.00
    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.