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HighPeak Energy, Inc. short interest

7.4M shares of HighPeak Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (5.6M to 9.3M). Short sellers would need 11.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.1%+34% over a year
Days to cover11.86at 626K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.88%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 (5.6M to 9.3M), and the share price moved +49% 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 Aug 2020 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20267.4M-7.1%626K11.86
    30 September 20268.0M+1.4%693K11.54
    15 September 20267.9M-13.6%371K21.25
    31 August 20269.1M-1.9%319K28.63
    14 August 20269.3M+19.3%582K15.99
    31 July 20267.8M+16.0%420K18.55
    15 July 20266.7M+1.6%492K13.66
    30 June 20266.6M+8.9%727K9.10
    15 June 20266.1M-8.5%757K8.02
    29 May 20266.6M-24.0%929K7.15
    15 May 20268.7M-1.7%838K10.42
    30 April 20268.9M+1.5%862K10.30
    15 April 20268.7M+2.8%886K9.87
    31 March 20268.5M+5.2%1.1M7.95
    13 March 20268.1M+5.7%1.7M4.84
    27 February 20267.7M-5.8%753K10.16
    13 February 20268.1M+0.5%773K10.51
    30 January 20268.1M+24.8%1.1M7.51
    15 January 20266.5M-1.3%775K8.35
    31 December 20256.6M+6.5%839K7.82
    15 December 20256.2M-5.1%769K8.00
    28 November 20256.5M+2.3%497K13.05
    14 November 20256.3M-2.0%470K13.49
    31 October 20256.5M+16.5%500K12.94
    15 October 20255.6M+1.7%478K11.60
    30 September 20255.5M-1.4%504K10.82
    15 September 20255.5M+0.8%326K16.98
    29 August 20255.5M-6.1%446K12.32
    15 August 20255.8M+9.3%725K8.06
    31 July 20255.3M+17.6%461K11.60
    15 July 20254.5M-5.6%301K15.12
    30 June 20254.8M-7.8%376K12.79
    13 June 20255.2M-6.1%297K17.56
    30 May 20255.6M+7.9%284K19.57
    15 May 20255.2M+5.5%415K12.41
    30 April 20254.9M+2.2%298K16.38
    15 April 20254.8M+2.7%413K11.58
    31 March 20254.7M+1.4%280K16.61
    14 March 20254.6M-17.1%390K11.75
    28 February 20255.5M+29.9%243K22.80
    14 February 20254.3M-12.1%236K18.06
    31 January 20254.8M-3.5%180K26.95
    15 January 20255.0M-1.4%272K18.49
    31 December 20245.1M+0.1%291K17.49
    13 December 20245.1M-18.7%281K18.11
    29 November 20246.3M+16.3%198K31.56
    15 November 20245.4M-2.6%336K16.00
    31 October 20245.5M+5.3%229K24.13
    15 October 20245.2M-3.5%308K17.02
    30 September 20245.4M+14.9%547K9.93
    13 September 20244.7M+0.1%339K13.94
    30 August 20244.7M+3.9%174K27.10
    15 August 20244.5M+4.3%329K13.82
    31 July 20244.4M+2.4%251K17.38
    15 July 20244.3M-3.9%264K16.13
    28 June 20244.4M+5.6%307K14.44
    14 June 20244.2M-31.7%375K11.21
    31 May 20246.2M+31.5%276K22.32
    15 May 20244.7M+12.6%337K13.87
    30 April 20244.2M+0.6%265K15.69
    15 April 20244.1M+4.8%309K13.37
    28 March 20243.9M+11.1%339K11.61
    15 March 20243.5M-41.4%458K7.74
    29 February 20246.0M+52.7%257K23.50
    15 February 20244.0M+1.4%416K9.52
    31 January 20243.9M-10.9%278K14.06
    12 January 20244.4M-12.1%420K10.42
    29 December 20235.0M-3.2%390K12.77
    15 December 20235.2M-1.8%442K11.66
    30 November 20235.2M-3.1%306K17.16
    15 November 20235.4M-26.6%360K15.04
    31 October 20237.4M+36.4%292K25.25
    13 October 20235.4M+4.4%512K10.58
    29 September 20235.2M+33.4%889K5.83
    15 September 20233.9M+14.8%582K6.67
    31 August 20233.4M+2.2%253K13.37
    15 August 20233.3M-1.9%397K8.34
    31 July 20233.4M-27.7%969K3.49
    14 July 20234.7M+13.8%321K14.55
    30 June 20234.1M+45.2%603K6.81
    15 June 20232.8M+22.8%305K9.27
    31 May 20232.3M+9.5%313K7.35
    15 May 20232.1M-32.8%374K5.62
    28 April 20233.1M+73.6%269K11.62
    14 April 20231.8M+10.8%140K12.88
    31 March 20231.6M+5.8%184K8.85
    15 March 20231.5M-6.4%318K4.83
    28 February 20231.6M+20.0%144K11.42
    15 February 20231.4M-40.4%151K9.09
    31 January 20232.3M+49.7%281K8.19
    13 January 20231.5M-1.2%363K4.23
    30 December 20221.6M+8.8%184K8.45
    15 December 20221.4M+11.7%166K8.63
    30 November 20221.3M+9.3%166K7.69
    15 November 20221.2M-33.5%218K5.37
    31 October 20221.8M+46.1%146K12.09
    14 October 20221.2M-1.7%155K7.77
    30 September 20221.2M+13.2%250K4.90
    15 September 20221.1M+17.7%197K5.50
    31 August 2022920K+67.3%317K2.90
    15 August 2022550K-26.5%200K2.75
    29 July 2022749K+54.8%119K6.31
    15 July 2022484K-12.3%210K2.30
    30 June 2022551K-47.3%302K1.83
    15 June 20221.0M+0.5%446K2.35
    31 May 20221.0M+2.5%503K2.07
    13 May 20221.0M-14.9%463K2.19
    29 April 20221.2M+307.2%947K1.26
    14 April 2022293K+63.8%1.1M1.00
    31 March 2022179K+47.7%89K2.01
    15 March 2022121K+6.9%191K1.00
    28 February 2022113K+4.1%84K1.35
    15 February 2022109K-36.5%56K1.94
    31 January 2022172K+35.0%61K2.80
    14 January 2022127K+39.7%71K1.79
    31 December 202191K+21.0%65K1.39
    15 December 202175K-43.0%41K1.83
    30 November 2021132K+19.8%64K2.06
    15 November 2021110K-3.3%107K1.03
    29 October 2021114K-64.5%229K1.00
    15 October 2021321K+21.1%70K4.59
    30 September 2021265K-4.5%22K11.94
    15 September 2021277K-8.0%23K12.21
    31 August 2021302K+172.7%87K3.48
    13 August 2021111K-5.2%11K10.48
    30 July 2021117K-48.7%18K6.61
    15 July 2021228K+90.9%25K8.98
    30 June 2021119K+124.8%84K1.42
    15 June 202153K-36.5%36K1.45
    28 May 202183K+38.3%42K1.98
    14 May 202160K-10.8%36K1.67
    30 April 202168K-25.8%58K1.17
    15 April 202191K+9.3%224K1.00
    31 March 202183K-78.1%337K1.00
    15 March 2021382K+51.9%195K1.96
    26 February 2021251K-2.2%5K46.22
    12 February 2021257K-6.0%9K28.77
    29 January 2021273K-14.4%68K4.00
    15 January 2021319K-49.0%104K3.08
    31 December 2020626K+492.7%270K2.32
    15 December 2020106K+269.6%78K1.36
    30 November 202029K-0.1%4K6.77
    13 November 202029K-10.8%4K7.01
    30 October 202032K-6.8%5K6.42
    15 October 202034K-9.7%5K6.53
    30 September 202038K+727.3%17K2.21
    15 September 20205K-22.1%5K1.01
    31 August 20206K3K1.73
    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.