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Oil States International, Inc. short interest

2.1M shares of Oil States International were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 29 May 2026. Short sellers would need 2.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.1%+32% over a year
Days to cover2.41at 873K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.48%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 29 May 2026, and the share price moved +50% 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 20262.1M-5.1%873K2.41
    30 September 20262.2M-10.2%699K3.17
    15 September 20262.5M+3.4%454K5.43
    31 August 20262.4M+2.8%534K4.47
    14 August 20262.3M-8.9%653K3.55
    31 July 20262.5M+3.6%650K3.92
    15 July 20262.5M-6.2%652K3.77
    30 June 20262.6M+13.5%945K2.77
    15 June 20262.3M+26.4%770K3.00
    29 May 20261.8M+13.6%720K2.54
    15 May 20261.6M-34.2%1.2M1.38
    30 April 20262.4M+19.8%737K3.32
    15 April 20262.0M-8.6%710K2.87
    31 March 20262.2M+33.0%1.0M2.17
    13 March 20261.7M+4.6%1.3M1.30
    27 February 20261.6M+18.8%2.1M1.00
    13 February 20261.3M+14.8%916K1.47
    30 January 20261.2M+9.0%874K1.35
    15 January 20261.1M+16.4%861K1.25
    31 December 2025927K-31.9%675K1.37
    15 December 20251.4M+11.7%743K1.83
    28 November 20251.2M-2.6%548K2.23
    14 November 20251.3M+4.8%622K2.01
    31 October 20251.2M-24.8%689K1.73
    15 October 20251.6M-9.9%438K3.62
    30 September 20251.8M+16.2%556K3.17
    15 September 20251.5M+3.6%392K3.86
    29 August 20251.5M-20.0%571K2.56
    15 August 20251.8M-10.0%676K2.71
    31 July 20252.0M+5.2%811K2.51
    15 July 20251.9M+6.8%636K3.04
    30 June 20251.8M+25.4%1.0M1.73
    13 June 20251.4M+19.4%664K2.17
    30 May 20251.2M-8.0%492K2.45
    15 May 20251.3M-1.1%830K1.58
    30 April 20251.3M+37.6%826K1.61
    15 April 2025964K-1.2%1.1M1.00
    31 March 2025976K-14.9%673K1.45
    14 March 20251.1M+1.2%1.0M1.14
    28 February 20251.1M-9.7%1.1M1.05
    14 February 20251.3M-0.1%411K3.05
    31 January 20251.3M-14.0%453K2.78
    15 January 20251.5M-2.3%419K3.48
    31 December 20241.5M-0.9%574K2.60
    13 December 20241.5M-3.2%503K3.00
    29 November 20241.6M-2.3%609K2.56
    15 November 20241.6M+11.5%648K2.46
    31 October 20241.4M-9.9%690K2.07
    15 October 20241.6M-3.8%613K2.59
    30 September 20241.7M-2.1%584K2.83
    13 September 20241.7M-3.1%713K2.37
    30 August 20241.7M-17.7%571K3.05
    15 August 20242.1M-6.3%1.0M2.09
    31 July 20242.3M-1.4%1.1M2.08
    15 July 20242.3M-8.4%555K4.12
    28 June 20242.5M-14.0%897K2.79
    14 June 20242.9M+47.4%838K3.47
    31 May 20242.0M+0.7%1.1M1.76
    15 May 20242.0M-19.5%1.3M1.51
    30 April 20242.4M+52.8%2.1M1.16
    15 April 20241.6M-1.6%992K1.61
    28 March 20241.6M-56.4%1.3M1.27
    15 March 20243.7M-22.2%3.2M1.15
    29 February 20244.8M+17.9%1.5M3.24
    15 February 20244.0M+4.5%762K5.31
    31 January 20243.9M+8.4%519K7.46
    12 January 20243.6M+5.6%593K6.03
    29 December 20233.4M-6.7%636K5.32
    15 December 20233.6M+42.2%984K3.68
    30 November 20232.5M+36.1%520K4.90
    15 November 20231.9M+17.5%460K4.07
    31 October 20231.6M+16.6%512K3.11
    13 October 20231.4M+14.8%593K2.30
    29 September 20231.2M-20.1%583K2.04
    15 September 20231.5M+13.7%794K1.88
    31 August 20231.3M-1.1%583K2.25
    15 August 20231.3M-10.1%504K2.63
    31 July 20231.5M+6.5%684K2.16
    14 July 20231.4M+4.2%545K2.54
    30 June 20231.3M+5.9%720K1.85
    15 June 20231.3M-18.9%1.2M1.08
    31 May 20231.5M+5.6%567K2.73
    15 May 20231.5M-12.9%705K2.08
    28 April 20231.7M+11.0%646K2.61
    14 April 20231.5M-0.3%618K2.45
    31 March 20231.5M-37.7%1.2M1.29
    15 March 20232.4M+41.1%997K2.45
    28 February 20231.7M+4.8%976K1.77
    15 February 20231.7M-11.8%649K2.54
    31 January 20231.9M-4.6%473K3.96
    13 January 20232.0M-9.4%467K4.20
    30 December 20222.2M+7.7%565K3.83
    15 December 20222.0M+5.9%499K4.03
    30 November 20221.9M-11.9%516K3.68
    15 November 20222.2M-10.5%797K2.70
    31 October 20222.4M-11.6%848K2.84
    14 October 20222.7M-6.8%626K4.35
    30 September 20222.9M+9.4%880K3.32
    15 September 20222.7M+5.0%752K3.55
    31 August 20222.5M+1.0%512K4.97
    15 August 20222.5M+5.8%700K3.60
    29 July 20222.4M+3.6%666K3.57
    15 July 20222.3M-47.5%739K3.11
    30 June 20224.4M-9.4%1.1M3.97
    15 June 20224.8M+7.5%655K7.37
    31 May 20224.5M-1.7%644K6.97
    13 May 20224.6M-3.1%717K6.37
    29 April 20224.7M+76.5%786K6.00
    14 April 20222.7M+8.0%840K3.18
    31 March 20222.5M-4.5%975K2.54
    15 March 20222.6M+24.1%2.0M1.30
    28 February 20222.1M-1.3%1.2M1.81
    15 February 20222.1M+7.6%840K2.51
    31 January 20222.0M-2.7%946K2.08
    14 January 20222.0M-1.8%822K2.45
    31 December 20212.1M+0.0%1.0M2.00
    15 December 20212.1M-4.9%1.2M1.79
    30 November 20212.2M-8.1%1.4M1.57
    15 November 20212.4M-15.2%1.8M1.32
    29 October 20212.8M+18.6%1.0M2.71
    15 October 20212.3M-0.5%727K3.22
    30 September 20212.3M+0.2%843K2.79
    15 September 20212.3M+1.8%681K3.44
    31 August 20212.3M+4.6%589K3.91
    13 August 20212.2M-10.4%721K3.05
    30 July 20212.5M+6.9%827K2.97
    15 July 20212.3M-4.4%686K3.35
    30 June 20212.4M-22.2%1.3M1.79
    15 June 20213.1M+19.5%1.1M2.82
    28 May 20212.6M-9.1%1.1M2.45
    14 May 20212.8M+21.8%1.1M2.57
    30 April 20212.3M-12.3%737K3.17
    15 April 20212.7M+8.0%821K3.24
    31 March 20212.5M-6.2%1.6M1.53
    15 March 20212.6M+5.6%957K2.75
    26 February 20212.5M+8.4%826K3.01
    12 February 20212.3M-6.1%675K3.40
    29 January 20212.4M-15.1%1.1M2.20
    15 January 20212.9M-7.1%1.2M2.49
    31 December 20203.1M+4.3%855K3.62
    15 December 20203.0M-0.9%768K3.87
    30 November 20203.0M-13.0%1.2M2.42
    13 November 20203.4M-6.2%1.3M2.71
    30 October 20203.7M+33.2%747K4.92
    15 October 20202.8M+2.6%973K2.83
    30 September 20202.7M-4.9%1.2M2.26
    15 September 20202.8M+3.8%743K3.80
    31 August 20202.7M-1.0%585K4.64
    14 August 20202.7M-2.6%728K3.77
    31 July 20202.8M-16.3%1.1M2.49
    15 July 20203.4M+1.0%928K3.63
    30 June 20203.3M+49.7%1.5M2.15
    15 June 20202.2M+1.1%3.3M1.00
    29 May 20202.2M-16.8%1.9M1.18
    15 May 20202.6M-4.2%1.6M1.67
    30 April 20202.8M-11.9%1.3M2.17
    15 April 20203.1M+19.5%1.4M2.17
    31 March 20202.6M-1.7%1.1M2.35
    13 March 20202.7M+0.1%946K2.82
    28 February 20202.7M+8.0%891K2.99
    14 February 20202.5M-13.6%461K5.34
    31 January 20202.9M-10.4%593K4.81
    15 January 20203.2M+10.9%383K8.32
    31 December 20192.9M-2.9%486K5.91
    13 December 20193.0M-6.9%326K9.07
    29 November 20193.2M-6.2%344K9.24
    15 November 20193.4M-8.2%439K7.72
    31 October 20193.7M-4.8%600K6.15
    15 October 20193.9M-14.3%489K7.92
    30 September 20194.5M-24.3%711K6.36
    13 September 20196.0M+3.6%464K12.87
    30 August 20195.8M+7.9%535K10.75
    15 August 20195.3M+17.1%531K10.04
    31 July 20194.6M-19.8%1.1M4.05
    15 July 20195.7M+3.2%405K14.03
    28 June 20195.5M+6.7%719K7.65
    14 June 20195.2M+11.7%603K8.55
    31 May 20194.6M+6.2%502K9.20
    15 May 20194.3M-6.4%441K9.86
    30 April 20194.6M-6.3%863K5.38
    15 April 20195.0M+8.7%508K9.76
    29 March 20194.6M+4.3%901K5.06
    15 March 20194.4M-3.8%509K8.60
    28 February 20194.5M-3.9%436K10.43
    15 February 20194.7M+6.1%698K6.78
    31 January 20194.5M+8.0%524K8.50
    15 January 20194.1M+4.1%644K6.41
    31 December 20184.0M+0.9%980K4.05
    14 December 20183.9M-5.3%649K6.06
    30 November 20184.2M+6.2%463K8.96
    15 November 20183.9M+0.7%607K6.43
    31 October 20183.9M-6.7%754K5.15
    15 October 20184.2M-4.5%490K8.49
    28 September 20184.4M-7.2%441K9.88
    14 September 20184.7M-16.7%652K7.19
    31 August 20185.6M-2.4%347K16.22
    15 August 20185.8M+2.0%505K11.45
    31 July 20185.7M-9.8%612K9.26
    13 July 20186.3M+3.8%441K14.24
    29 June 20186.1M-3.6%682K8.88
    15 June 20186.3M+26.6%914K6.87
    31 May 20185.0M-2.2%553K8.97
    15 May 20185.1M-1.3%813K6.24
    30 April 20185.1M-0.7%1.1M4.76
    13 April 20185.2M+13.2%779K6.64
    29 March 20184.6M+12.7%1.1M4.24
    15 March 20184.1M-16.9%1.1M3.54
    28 February 20184.9M+3.8%1.5M3.25
    15 February 20184.7M-24.9%843K5.59
    31 January 20186.3M+0.5%813K7.71
    12 January 20186.2M-2.3%859K7.25
    29 December 20176.4M633K10.08
    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.