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Imperial Oil Ltd. short interest

16.5M shares of Imperial Oil were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 30.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short16.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.3%-5% over a year
Days to cover30.07at 549K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.41%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 Jun 2026, and the share price moved +61% 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 202616.5M-4.3%549K30.07
    30 September 202617.3M-9.2%602K28.67
    15 September 202619.0M-3.2%725K26.20
    31 August 202619.6M-2.3%497K39.52
    14 August 202620.1M+0.7%440K45.63
    31 July 202620.0M-1.2%512K39.00
    15 July 202620.2M+20.3%544K37.14
    30 June 202616.8M+3.6%577K29.09
    15 June 202616.2M-1.6%604K26.81
    29 May 202616.5M+1.2%664K24.79
    15 May 202616.3M+2.8%549K29.61
    30 April 202615.8M+2.7%504K31.42
    15 April 202615.4M+3.6%603K25.58
    31 March 202614.9M-20.1%869K17.13
    13 March 202618.6M-5.4%1.1M16.95
    27 February 202619.7M+5.7%622K31.66
    13 February 202618.6M+5.0%713K26.15
    30 January 202617.7M-2.8%665K26.68
    15 January 202618.3M-0.7%927K19.70
    31 December 202518.4M-7.0%475K38.74
    15 December 202519.8M-0.3%571K34.65
    28 November 202519.8M+9.6%470K42.19
    14 November 202518.1M+8.6%476K37.98
    31 October 202516.7M-4.7%599K27.79
    15 October 202517.5M+1.0%345K50.70
    30 September 202517.3M-4.4%389K44.49
    15 September 202518.1M+3.0%428K42.32
    29 August 202517.6M-4.8%315K55.76
    15 August 202518.5M+4.7%383K48.23
    31 July 202517.6M-5.7%385K45.83
    15 July 202518.7M-0.6%336K55.62
    30 June 202518.8M-2.4%467K40.25
    13 June 202519.3M+4.7%449K42.88
    30 May 202518.4M+1.1%295K62.42
    15 May 202518.2M+6.1%381K47.83
    30 April 202517.2M+2.7%480K35.71
    15 April 202516.7M-1.8%654K25.52
    31 March 202517.0M+7.8%314K54.09
    14 March 202515.8M-3.7%608K25.97
    28 February 202516.4M+4.0%414K39.61
    14 February 202515.7M+8.2%523K30.11
    31 January 202514.6M-8.1%548K26.56
    15 January 202515.8M+0.3%646K24.51
    31 December 202415.8M-7.0%495K31.90
    13 December 202417.0M-3.9%783K21.69
    29 November 202417.7M+7.4%282K62.74
    15 November 202416.5M+3.1%399K41.22
    31 October 202416.0M-3.0%389K40.98
    15 October 202416.5M+4.5%547K30.07
    30 September 202415.8M-4.1%417K37.77
    13 September 202416.4M+3.0%476K34.49
    30 August 202415.9M+11.3%247K64.57
    15 August 202414.3M+8.6%503K28.49
    31 July 202413.2M-5.1%303K43.49
    15 July 202413.9M+2.8%354K39.19
    28 June 202413.5M-34.6%436K31.00
    14 June 202420.7M-6.0%356K58.13
    31 May 202422.0M+8.9%309K71.15
    15 May 202420.2M+12.7%336K60.09
    30 April 202417.9M-0.3%339K52.89
    15 April 202418.0M+3.7%442K40.68
    28 March 202417.3M+6.0%293K59.09
    15 March 202416.3M+8.4%373K43.85
    29 February 202415.1M+7.4%417K36.15
    15 February 202414.0M+0.3%442K31.77
    31 January 202414.0M-1.6%516K27.14
    12 January 202414.2M-0.3%494K28.83
    29 December 202314.3M-3.3%399K35.82
    15 December 202314.8M+38.2%722K20.46
    30 November 202310.7M+2.2%505K21.14
    15 November 202310.5M+51.2%606K17.26
    31 October 20236.9M+10.9%595K11.63
    13 October 20236.2M-0.8%555K11.23
    29 September 20236.3M-7.7%379K16.57
    15 September 20236.8M-10.2%359K19.00
    31 August 20237.6M+10.8%358K21.20
    15 August 20236.9M+53.7%517K13.26
    31 July 20234.5M-2.7%613K7.27
    14 July 20234.6M-15.2%707K6.48
    30 June 20235.4M-16.8%381K14.17
    15 June 20236.5M-10.6%459K14.14
    31 May 20237.3M+6.6%557K13.05
    15 May 20236.8M+16.3%586K11.63
    28 April 20235.9M+0.9%399K14.70
    14 April 20235.8M-0.0%361K16.09
    31 March 20235.8M-9.4%485K11.98
    15 March 20236.4M-3.9%489K13.11
    28 February 20236.7M+3.7%348K19.20
    15 February 20236.4M+0.6%407K15.81
    31 January 20236.4M-12.4%483K13.26
    13 January 20237.3M-15.4%403K18.14
    30 December 20228.6M-22.3%498K17.32
    15 December 202211.1M+35.5%754K14.74
    30 November 20228.2M+11.7%325K25.24
    15 November 20227.3M+5.1%430K17.05
    31 October 20227.0M-14.0%540K12.92
    14 October 20228.1M+16.6%544K14.93
    30 September 20227.0M+9.9%480K14.50
    15 September 20226.3M+6.3%428K14.81
    31 August 20226.0M+4.1%483K12.35
    15 August 20225.7M-9.4%840K6.82
    29 July 20226.3M-9.8%642K9.87
    15 July 20227.0M-9.5%856K8.20
    30 June 20227.8M-5.8%767K10.12
    15 June 20228.2M+45.3%761K10.82
    31 May 20225.7M-2.2%515K11.02
    13 May 20225.8M+35.4%782K7.41
    29 April 20224.3M+12.8%816K5.25
    14 April 20223.8M+19.1%382K9.93
    31 March 20223.2M+20.3%533K5.98
    15 March 20222.6M-17.2%685K3.87
    28 February 20223.2M-5.2%380K8.42
    15 February 20223.4M-3.2%542K6.22
    31 January 20223.5M-10.5%571K6.10
    14 January 20223.9M+5.6%448K8.69
    31 December 20213.7M-5.9%277K13.32
    15 December 20213.9M-4.6%315K12.45
    30 November 20214.1M+10.7%403K10.18
    15 November 20213.7M-17.4%455K8.16
    29 October 20214.5M-16.1%591K7.60
    15 October 20215.4M-20.2%458K11.69
    30 September 20216.7M-0.4%442K15.20
    15 September 20216.7M+1.6%346K19.48
    31 August 20216.6M+4.4%375K17.69
    13 August 20216.4M-2.9%326K19.46
    30 July 20216.5M-1.6%539K12.14
    15 July 20216.7M-17.7%613K10.85
    30 June 20218.1M-19.1%670K12.06
    15 June 202110.0M-7.5%597K16.73
    28 May 202110.8M+6.5%530K20.38
    14 May 202110.1M+32.8%1.1M9.07
    30 April 20217.6M-4.8%409K18.66
    15 April 20218.0M+21.5%579K13.88
    31 March 20216.6M-14.6%792K8.34
    15 March 20217.7M+6.3%625K12.37
    26 February 20217.3M-22.7%461K15.78
    12 February 20219.4M-6.6%510K18.45
    29 January 202110.1M-13.7%333K30.27
    15 January 202111.7M-15.6%482K24.21
    31 December 202013.8M+0.4%270K51.18
    15 December 202013.8M-5.1%464K29.66
    30 November 202014.5M+7.9%590K24.61
    13 November 202013.5M+11.0%640K21.02
    30 October 202012.1M+6.7%487K24.88
    15 October 202011.4M+6.7%509K22.30
    30 September 202010.6M-11.1%474K22.44
    15 September 202012.0M-9.1%437K27.38
    31 August 202013.2M-0.5%331K39.76
    14 August 202013.2M-2.4%442K30.00
    31 July 202013.6M+1.4%390K34.78
    15 July 202013.4M-6.3%478K28.03
    30 June 202014.3M+4.9%968K14.77
    15 June 202013.6M-9.0%642K21.21
    29 May 202015.0M-8.2%724K20.67
    15 May 202016.3M+4.1%903K18.05
    30 April 202015.7M-9.6%965K16.23
    15 April 202017.3M+9.3%1.2M14.85
    31 March 202015.8M+50.6%1.7M9.09
    13 March 202010.5M+16.7%843K12.48
    28 February 20209.0M+26.8%575K15.68
    14 February 20207.1M-3.4%351K20.26
    31 January 20207.4M+6.2%281K26.17
    15 January 20206.9M+2.1%259K26.74
    31 December 20196.8M-11.6%277K24.50
    13 December 20197.7M-1.3%204K37.64
    29 November 20197.8M-10.7%162K48.03
    15 November 20198.7M-4.7%366K23.80
    31 October 20199.1M-1.2%209K43.76
    15 October 20199.2M-5.2%199K46.44
    30 September 20199.7M-5.6%213K45.85
    13 September 201910.3M+3.3%263K39.18
    30 August 201910.0M-5.6%179K55.72
    15 August 201910.6M+25.4%347K30.56
    31 July 20198.4M+10.9%267K31.60
    15 July 20197.6M+9.4%251K30.36
    28 June 20197.0M-5.8%179K38.87
    14 June 20197.4M-3.7%278K26.60
    31 May 20197.7M-6.6%198K38.79
    15 May 20198.2M+1.1%337K24.38
    30 April 20198.1M+5.8%384K21.13
    15 April 20197.7M+3.6%422K18.19
    29 March 20197.4M+3.4%281K26.33
    15 March 20197.2M+12.9%350K20.47
    28 February 20196.3M-0.7%198K32.08
    15 February 20196.4M-25.0%429K14.91
    31 January 20198.5M-3.1%393K21.69
    15 January 20198.8M+4.5%468K18.78
    31 December 20188.4M+5.0%392K21.48
    14 December 20188.0M+6.4%449K17.87
    30 November 20187.5M+0.9%352K21.43
    15 November 20187.5M+0.1%388K19.27
    31 October 20187.5M-19.6%373K20.03
    15 October 20189.3M-6.4%291K31.90
    28 September 20189.9M-11.0%267K37.17
    14 September 201811.1M-7.5%237K47.01
    31 August 201812.0M-1.1%191K63.02
    15 August 201812.2M+0.1%214K56.77
    31 July 201812.2M+2.7%309K39.35
    13 July 201811.9M+6.7%253K46.93
    29 June 201811.1M-3.3%272K40.91
    15 June 201811.5M+1.1%401K28.66
    31 May 201811.4M+17.1%264K43.12
    15 May 20189.7M+0.7%238K40.78
    30 April 20189.6M-7.2%306K31.48
    13 April 201810.4M-4.0%534K19.44
    29 March 201810.8M-9.3%463K23.40
    15 March 201811.9M+11.7%375K31.78
    28 February 201810.7M-3.2%362K29.48
    15 February 201811.0M+13.5%733K15.07
    31 January 20189.7M+6.5%413K23.58
    12 January 20189.1M+2.8%275K33.26
    29 December 20178.9M198K44.83
    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.