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Equinor ASA short interest

17.6M shares of Equinor ASA were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (15.7M to 30.8M). Short sellers would need 4.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.6Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.7%-38% over a year
Days to cover3.96at 4.4M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 bottom of its range over the last year (15.7M to 30.8M), and the share price moved +70% 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 31 May 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    30 October 202617.6M-5.7%4.4M3.96
    15 October 202618.7M+7.3%4.2M4.42
    30 September 202617.4M+10.8%4.1M4.22
    15 September 202615.7M-4.1%3.2M4.92
    31 August 202616.4M-12.1%2.6M6.30
    14 August 202618.6M-4.6%2.7M6.78
    31 July 202619.5M+0.6%4.4M4.45
    15 July 202619.4M-20.3%3.6M5.37
    30 June 202624.3M+2.3%3.8M6.37
    15 June 202623.8M+7.3%3.7M6.36
    29 May 202622.2M-2.4%4.1M5.39
    15 May 202622.7M+1.2%4.0M5.74
    30 April 202622.4M+9.4%5.3M4.27
    15 April 202620.5M+15.2%7.1M2.90
    31 March 202617.8M-11.0%11.2M1.59
    13 March 202620.0M-34.0%10.9M1.84
    27 February 202630.3M+6.8%4.9M6.16
    13 February 202628.4M+1.6%5.9M4.82
    30 January 202627.9M+7.0%5.0M5.55
    15 January 202626.1M-14.0%5.9M4.41
    31 December 202530.4M+0.8%2.7M11.21
    15 December 202530.1M-2.2%3.2M9.54
    28 November 202530.8M+5.1%5.1M6.09
    14 November 202529.3M+3.0%3.0M9.72
    31 October 202528.5M+3.8%4.3M6.58
    15 October 202527.4M+0.9%3.6M7.66
    30 September 202527.2M+2.4%3.6M7.54
    15 September 202526.5M+1.1%3.6M7.29
    29 August 202526.3M+8.7%3.1M8.34
    15 August 202524.2M+5.7%4.1M5.95
    31 July 202522.8M+4.9%4.2M5.43
    15 July 202521.8M+3.6%3.5M6.22
    30 June 202521.0M+10.4%5.0M4.18
    13 June 202519.0M-15.6%3.2M5.95
    30 May 202522.6M+8.9%3.9M5.74
    15 May 202520.7M-5.2%4.4M4.74
    30 April 202521.9M+2.9%4.1M5.32
    15 April 202521.2M+16.7%4.6M4.58
    31 March 202518.2M-0.7%3.0M6.13
    14 March 202518.3M+2.5%4.7M3.93
    28 February 202517.9M-6.1%4.6M3.85
    14 February 202519.0M+39.8%6.7M2.84
    31 January 202513.6M-6.9%3.3M4.07
    15 January 202514.6M-4.3%3.3M4.38
    31 December 202415.3M+7.5%2.2M6.96
    13 December 202414.2M-1.1%2.7M5.30
    29 November 202414.4M-7.5%3.3M4.33
    15 November 202415.5M+44.3%5.7M2.71
    31 October 202410.8M+6.6%3.8M2.82
    15 October 202410.1M-12.6%4.0M2.53
    30 September 202411.6M-10.0%3.6M3.17
    13 September 202412.8M-6.3%3.0M4.28
    30 August 202413.7M-2.0%2.3M5.83
    15 August 202414.0M-13.3%3.0M4.72
    31 July 202416.1M+18.9%3.1M5.27
    15 July 202413.5M-0.0%2.6M5.25
    28 June 202413.5M+1.8%2.1M6.31
    14 June 202413.3M-7.5%2.3M5.78
    31 May 202414.4M-10.4%2.8M5.19
    15 May 202416.1M+20.4%3.3M4.94
    30 April 202413.3M+11.1%4.5M2.97
    15 April 202412.0M+14.4%3.4M3.49
    28 March 202410.5M-6.3%2.9M3.66
    15 March 202411.2M-11.2%3.6M3.08
    29 February 202412.6M+15.2%4.4M2.88
    15 February 202411.0M+2.1%4.8M2.29
    31 January 202410.7M+9.0%2.9M3.76
    12 January 20249.8M+34.1%3.2M3.08
    29 December 20237.3M-2.3%1.5M4.89
    15 December 20237.5M+8.2%2.6M2.94
    30 November 20236.9M-4.8%2.7M2.55
    15 November 20237.3M-5.9%2.3M3.17
    31 October 20237.8M+12.2%2.8M2.76
    13 October 20236.9M+7.8%3.0M2.30
    29 September 20236.4M-4.5%2.1M3.08
    15 September 20236.7M+26.4%2.3M2.89
    31 August 20235.3M-8.4%2.2M2.38
    15 August 20235.8M+11.2%3.0M1.94
    31 July 20235.2M-17.8%2.4M2.17
    14 July 20236.4M+17.3%2.3M2.78
    30 June 20235.4M-21.4%2.9M1.90
    15 June 20236.9M-18.1%3.6M1.91
    31 May 20238.4M+26.1%3.1M2.69
    15 May 20236.7M-4.7%3.3M2.04
    28 April 20237.0M+8.4%2.2M3.17
    14 April 20236.5M+6.3%3.6M1.79
    31 March 20236.1M-16.9%3.7M1.62
    15 March 20237.3M+12.9%4.0M1.85
    28 February 20236.5M+4.1%2.6M2.46
    15 February 20236.2M-10.5%4.0M1.57
    31 January 20236.9M+2.6%3.2M2.20
    13 January 20236.8M-35.9%5.3M1.27
    30 December 202210.6M+28.9%2.1M5.06
    15 December 20228.2M+4.9%2.5M3.22
    30 November 20227.8M+8.5%2.8M2.81
    15 November 20227.2M+20.4%3.1M2.34
    31 October 20226.0M-5.7%3.1M1.90
    14 October 20226.3M-17.4%3.7M1.72
    30 September 20227.7M-8.7%4.2M1.81
    15 September 20228.4M-2.9%4.8M1.76
    31 August 20228.6M-10.9%3.1M2.81
    15 August 20229.7M-11.8%2.2M4.41
    29 July 202211.0M+16.1%2.8M3.92
    15 July 20229.5M-5.8%2.7M3.47
    30 June 202210.1M+13.7%4.5M2.26
    15 June 20228.8M-19.8%3.0M2.99
    31 May 202211.0M+55.5%3.6M3.07
    13 May 20227.1M-18.7%4.3M1.64
    29 April 20228.7M+36.7%4.7M1.84
    14 April 20226.4M-9.6%2.6M2.49
    31 March 20227.1M-6.7%4.0M1.78
    15 March 20227.6M-15.5%5.4M1.39
    28 February 20228.9M+8.7%4.7M1.91
    15 February 20228.2M+35.0%5.1M1.60
    31 January 20226.1M-34.9%4.8M1.28
    14 January 20229.4M+11.5%3.0M3.09
    31 December 20218.4M-1.5%2.6M3.21
    15 December 20218.5M-2.2%2.8M3.02
    30 November 20218.7M+7.7%2.8M3.06
    15 November 20218.1M+28.6%2.5M3.17
    29 October 20216.3M-23.8%3.8M1.66
    15 October 20218.3M+45.8%3.8M2.20
    30 September 20215.7M-7.4%2.7M2.10
    15 September 20216.1M-2.5%2.2M2.73
    31 August 20216.3M-24.1%2.1M2.99
    13 August 20218.3M+35.3%2.1M3.92
    30 July 20216.1M-17.7%2.3M2.69
    15 July 20217.4M+10.0%1.7M4.39
    30 June 20216.7M-21.0%3.0M2.25
    15 June 20218.5M+45.6%2.2M3.96
    28 May 20215.9M-16.1%2.1M2.76
    14 May 20217.0M+19.4%1.9M3.63
    30 April 20215.8M+14.5%1.8M3.21
    15 April 20215.1M-11.5%2.4M2.12
    31 March 20215.8M-2.2%2.4M2.36
    15 March 20215.9M-17.7%3.0M1.99
    26 February 20217.2M-19.5%4.0M1.79
    12 February 20218.9M-6.7%3.0M2.92
    29 January 20219.5M-17.8%3.5M2.73
    15 January 202111.6M+46.6%5.7M2.02
    31 December 20207.9M+21.8%2.8M2.85
    15 December 20206.5M+65.8%4.8M1.35
    30 November 20203.9M-35.9%6.3M1.00
    13 November 20206.1M-33.9%5.0M1.23
    30 October 20209.2M+2.0%3.4M2.76
    15 October 20209.1M+0.4%4.1M2.23
    30 September 20209.0M+1.2%3.5M2.56
    15 September 20208.9M+24.4%3.3M2.74
    31 August 20207.2M-0.4%2.3M3.17
    14 August 20207.2M+14.4%2.9M2.46
    31 July 20206.3M+0.9%3.0M2.08
    15 July 20206.2M+9.9%3.5M1.79
    30 June 20205.7M-25.5%2.8M2.04
    15 June 20207.6M+22.4%3.4M2.25
    29 May 20206.2M-15.2%5.1M1.21
    15 May 20207.3M+49.5%3.7M1.99
    30 April 20204.9M-18.8%4.1M1.21
    15 April 20206.1M+31.8%5.3M1.13
    31 March 20204.6M-8.1%5.0M1.00
    13 March 20205.0M-44.7%6.3M1.00
    28 February 20209.0M+94.3%6.7M1.34
    14 February 20204.7M-6.4%3.4M1.36
    31 January 20205.0M+12.2%2.4M2.09
    15 January 20204.4M+38.9%2.0M2.18
    31 December 20193.2M-15.4%1.4M2.32
    13 December 20193.8M-11.1%2.7M1.39
    29 November 20194.2M+4.4%1.9M2.18
    15 November 20194.1M-13.2%1.8M2.22
    31 October 20194.7M-13.1%2.3M2.02
    15 October 20195.4M-7.1%1.8M2.96
    30 September 20195.8M+23.2%2.1M2.82
    13 September 20194.7M+12.4%2.4M1.92
    30 August 20194.2M+67.8%2.3M1.83
    15 August 20192.5M-11.6%1.7M1.50
    31 July 20192.8M-4.7%2.2M1.27
    15 July 20193.0M-21.1%1.3M2.34
    28 June 20193.7M-13.0%1.2M3.11
    14 June 20194.3M-33.4%1.9M2.27
    31 May 20196.5M+61.4%3.0M2.16
    15 May 20194.0M-11.5%1.2M3.31
    30 April 20194.5M-7.6%1.1M4.16
    15 April 20194.9M+8.0%1.4M3.47
    29 March 20194.5M+3.6%950K4.78
    15 March 20194.4M+13.3%867K5.06
    28 February 20193.9M-14.1%1.5M2.60
    15 February 20194.5M-5.8%1.3M3.44
    31 January 20194.8M-1.5%1.1M4.41
    15 January 20194.9M-12.4%1.4M3.41
    31 December 20185.5M+13.8%1.7M3.21
    14 December 20184.9M-14.8%1.8M2.67
    30 November 20185.7M-6.1%1.6M3.49
    15 November 20186.1M+22.6%2.0M2.99
    31 October 20185.0M-9.0%1.5M3.23
    15 October 20185.5M-19.3%1.2M4.41
    28 September 20186.8M+3.6%1.2M5.79
    14 September 20186.5M+12.7%1.1M5.95
    31 August 20185.8M+12.9%1.0M5.59
    15 August 20185.1M+20.0%891K5.75
    31 July 20184.3M-17.4%914K4.67
    13 July 20185.2M+10.2%913K5.67
    29 June 20184.7M+12.1%1.2M3.94
    15 June 20184.2M-3.5%943K4.44
    31 May 20184.3M1.2M3.77
    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.