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ONEOK Inc. short interest

23.6M shares of ONEOK were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jan 2026. Short sellers would need 7.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short23.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.4%+72% over a year
Days to cover7.27at 3.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.74%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 Jan 2026, and the share price moved +24% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202623.6M-3.4%3.2M7.27
    30 September 202624.4M-10.6%4.1M5.92
    15 September 202627.3M+4.9%3.4M8.04
    31 August 202626.0M+3.7%3.5M7.52
    14 August 202625.1M-15.6%3.9M6.36
    31 July 202629.7M+14.5%3.7M8.11
    15 July 202626.0M-6.5%3.0M8.59
    30 June 202627.8M+6.9%4.8M5.80
    15 June 202626.0M+5.5%3.0M8.53
    29 May 202624.6M-7.2%4.2M5.86
    15 May 202626.5M-2.4%4.1M6.55
    30 April 202627.2M+4.9%4.4M6.25
    15 April 202625.9M-4.1%4.5M5.74
    31 March 202627.0M+0.3%6.1M4.43
    13 March 202626.9M+2.9%4.7M5.69
    27 February 202626.2M-0.0%5.9M4.45
    13 February 202626.2M-9.0%4.5M5.83
    30 January 202628.8M+24.0%5.4M5.37
    15 January 202623.2M+5.0%3.9M5.91
    31 December 202522.1M+11.8%3.5M6.31
    15 December 202519.8M+11.6%4.0M4.95
    28 November 202517.7M+15.1%4.7M3.74
    14 November 202515.4M-4.8%4.4M3.52
    31 October 202516.2M+17.9%4.2M3.82
    15 October 202513.7M-2.8%3.4M4.09
    30 September 202514.1M+6.5%4.3M3.30
    15 September 202513.2M-5.3%3.4M3.86
    29 August 202514.0M+6.3%3.1M4.54
    15 August 202513.2M+11.7%4.1M3.19
    31 July 202511.8M+14.0%3.4M3.51
    15 July 202510.3M-5.8%3.0M3.41
    30 June 202511.0M+4.0%4.0M2.73
    13 June 202510.5M-7.4%4.6M2.29
    30 May 202511.4M-0.8%3.3M3.42
    15 May 202511.5M+11.5%3.9M2.94
    30 April 202510.3M-10.9%3.5M2.90
    15 April 202511.6M-1.8%5.6M2.05
    31 March 202511.8M+20.2%3.5M3.38
    14 March 20259.8M-13.7%4.4M2.25
    28 February 202511.3M-0.9%4.3M2.66
    14 February 202511.5M-50.0%4.0M2.89
    31 January 202522.9M+48.6%5.1M4.53
    15 January 202515.4M-1.0%2.7M5.62
    31 December 202415.6M+0.6%3.2M4.91
    13 December 202415.5M+0.6%2.5M6.08
    29 November 202415.4M+10.4%3.9M3.90
    15 November 202413.9M+23.5%3.4M4.13
    31 October 202411.3M+15.3%2.4M4.77
    15 October 20249.8M+1.1%2.3M4.17
    30 September 20249.7M+5.6%3.0M3.23
    13 September 20249.2M+0.5%3.0M3.09
    30 August 20249.1M-3.7%2.6M3.51
    15 August 20249.5M+12.1%3.0M3.16
    31 July 20248.5M+1.9%2.6M3.25
    15 July 20248.3M-0.5%1.7M5.02
    28 June 20248.3M-0.9%3.0M2.82
    14 June 20248.4M-12.2%2.6M3.19
    31 May 20249.6M-8.2%2.3M4.15
    15 May 202410.4M-0.7%2.5M4.14
    30 April 202410.5M-2.0%2.6M4.01
    15 April 202410.7M+1.4%2.7M3.96
    28 March 202410.6M-10.6%2.6M4.12
    15 March 202411.8M+10.0%3.3M3.61
    29 February 202410.8M-6.1%3.7M2.93
    15 February 202411.5M-3.0%2.8M4.15
    31 January 202411.8M-8.7%3.4M3.50
    12 January 202412.9M-1.7%2.9M4.44
    29 December 202313.2M+17.6%2.7M4.80
    15 December 202311.2M+11.6%6.0M1.86
    30 November 202310.0M-6.7%3.0M3.36
    15 November 202310.8M-4.5%3.5M3.11
    31 October 202311.3M-4.7%3.6M3.13
    13 October 202311.8M-27.9%4.9M2.42
    29 September 202316.4M-7.3%13.0M1.26
    15 September 202317.7M+16.5%4.0M4.41
    31 August 202315.2M+15.8%2.1M7.15
    15 August 202313.1M+9.2%2.4M5.51
    31 July 202312.0M-2.7%2.6M4.62
    14 July 202312.3M+12.2%2.5M4.85
    30 June 202311.0M-2.6%3.4M3.21
    15 June 202311.3M+7.0%3.0M3.75
    31 May 202310.6M+30.2%4.3M2.46
    15 May 20238.1M-8.2%4.0M2.05
    28 April 20238.8M-7.2%1.7M5.33
    14 April 20239.5M+8.9%2.2M4.36
    31 March 20238.7M-5.3%3.0M2.93
    15 March 20239.2M+4.6%2.7M3.43
    28 February 20238.8M-6.0%2.8M3.15
    15 February 20239.4M-13.7%2.0M4.66
    31 January 202310.9M-2.0%2.5M4.39
    13 January 202311.1M+9.1%2.4M4.60
    30 December 202210.2M-7.3%2.2M4.52
    15 December 202211.0M+2.9%2.3M4.68
    30 November 202210.7M+16.7%2.6M4.07
    15 November 20229.1M+14.5%2.6M3.53
    31 October 20228.0M+6.0%2.5M3.24
    14 October 20227.5M+1.0%2.4M3.08
    30 September 20227.5M+7.0%3.3M2.23
    15 September 20227.0M+4.4%2.3M3.02
    31 August 20226.7M-9.0%2.0M3.35
    15 August 20227.3M+9.0%2.6M2.84
    29 July 20226.7M-15.7%2.3M2.93
    15 July 20228.0M+11.5%2.8M2.82
    30 June 20227.2M+6.5%4.2M1.72
    15 June 20226.7M+12.9%2.3M2.90
    31 May 20226.0M-2.9%2.6M2.33
    13 May 20226.1M-10.5%3.2M1.95
    29 April 20226.9M+6.6%3.0M2.31
    14 April 20226.4M+17.8%1.9M3.41
    31 March 20225.5M-26.0%2.9M1.88
    15 March 20227.4M+11.9%3.7M2.01
    28 February 20226.6M+1.9%3.1M2.11
    15 February 20226.5M-18.1%2.5M2.63
    31 January 20227.9M+29.1%3.2M2.45
    14 January 20226.1M-11.7%2.6M2.35
    31 December 20216.9M-17.1%2.2M3.22
    15 December 20218.4M+12.2%2.5M3.41
    30 November 20217.5M+0.9%2.5M2.98
    15 November 20217.4M-14.4%2.3M3.15
    29 October 20218.6M+2.3%2.2M3.98
    15 October 20218.4M+4.1%2.1M4.00
    30 September 20218.1M+24.6%3.1M2.61
    15 September 20216.5M-8.1%1.9M3.47
    31 August 20217.1M+8.4%2.1M3.32
    13 August 20216.5M-3.7%2.1M3.09
    30 July 20216.8M+6.0%2.6M2.63
    15 July 20216.4M-1.8%2.2M2.90
    30 June 20216.5M+19.1%3.1M2.13
    15 June 20215.5M-11.0%2.9M1.85
    28 May 20216.1M+7.3%2.6M2.39
    14 May 20215.7M-2.8%2.4M2.40
    30 April 20215.9M-3.9%2.7M2.15
    15 April 20216.1M+0.8%2.3M2.61
    31 March 20216.1M-24.6%2.9M2.08
    15 March 20218.1M+4.3%2.8M2.86
    26 February 20217.7M+5.3%2.6M2.97
    12 February 20217.3M-11.5%2.3M3.17
    29 January 20218.3M+3.0%2.8M2.92
    15 January 20218.0M+4.3%2.9M2.75
    31 December 20207.7M-18.6%2.9M2.67
    15 December 20209.5M+9.5%3.3M2.91
    30 November 20208.6M-4.3%3.4M2.56
    13 November 20209.0M-23.5%5.0M1.79
    30 October 202011.8M+3.8%4.5M2.63
    15 October 202011.4M+4.5%3.6M3.15
    30 September 202010.9M+9.1%4.6M2.36
    15 September 202010.0M-0.2%3.1M3.17
    31 August 202010.0M+9.6%3.3M3.00
    14 August 20209.1M-24.9%4.4M2.05
    31 July 202012.1M-6.1%4.9M2.47
    15 July 202012.9M+5.1%6.4M2.03
    30 June 202012.3M-12.8%6.9M1.80
    15 June 202014.1M+3.6%8.3M1.69
    29 May 202013.6M+9.5%4.6M2.93
    15 May 202012.4M+1.8%4.9M2.54
    30 April 202012.2M-16.4%6.9M1.77
    15 April 202014.6M+52.7%7.6M1.93
    31 March 20209.6M-9.6%9.9M1.00
    13 March 202010.6M-7.1%7.7M1.38
    28 February 202011.4M+5.2%3.8M3.04
    14 February 202010.8M+8.2%1.5M7.13
    31 January 202010.0M-8.0%1.7M5.87
    15 January 202010.9M-0.8%1.6M6.80
    31 December 201911.0M+0.0%1.9M5.75
    13 December 201911.0M-6.6%1.6M6.90
    29 November 201911.8M+6.6%1.6M7.51
    15 November 201911.0M+3.3%1.8M6.20
    31 October 201910.7M+1.5%2.0M5.36
    15 October 201910.5M-8.3%1.8M5.86
    30 September 201911.5M+1.1%2.5M4.63
    13 September 201911.3M+15.4%1.9M6.00
    30 August 20199.8M-9.1%1.8M5.48
    15 August 201910.8M-9.1%2.4M4.60
    31 July 201911.9M-2.6%2.0M6.05
    15 July 201912.2M-3.3%1.7M7.25
    28 June 201912.6M+2.9%2.1M5.94
    14 June 201912.3M+2.1%1.8M6.83
    31 May 201912.0M-0.3%2.0M6.06
    15 May 201912.1M+4.8%2.1M5.66
    30 April 201911.5M-8.0%1.7M6.76
    15 April 201912.5M-4.8%1.7M7.44
    29 March 201913.1M-12.5%2.3M5.73
    15 March 201915.0M+16.8%2.7M5.65
    28 February 201912.9M-1.8%3.9M3.31
    15 February 201913.1M+0.4%2.8M4.75
    31 January 201913.0M+9.1%3.0M4.30
    15 January 201912.0M+11.8%3.1M3.92
    31 December 201810.7M+6.4%3.3M3.22
    14 December 201810.1M+7.2%2.6M3.90
    30 November 20189.4M+8.1%2.1M4.37
    15 November 20188.7M+2.9%2.3M3.74
    31 October 20188.4M+8.1%2.6M3.28
    15 October 20187.8M-10.5%2.1M3.70
    28 September 20188.7M+18.3%3.2M2.74
    14 September 20187.4M-3.0%2.1M3.50
    31 August 20187.6M-9.0%1.8M4.25
    15 August 20188.3M+11.3%2.3M3.63
    31 July 20187.5M-25.5%2.3M3.24
    13 July 201810.1M-7.7%1.9M5.36
    29 June 201810.9M-8.9%2.4M4.61
    15 June 201812.0M+11.0%2.2M5.48
    31 May 201810.8M-1.9%2.2M4.83
    15 May 201811.0M-7.7%2.4M4.64
    30 April 201811.9M-2.5%2.0M5.97
    13 April 201812.2M+7.1%2.2M5.52
    29 March 201811.4M-14.3%3.6M3.19
    15 March 201813.3M+25.0%2.9M4.64
    28 February 201810.6M+11.2%2.9M3.64
    15 February 20189.6M-4.7%2.9M3.34
    31 January 201810.0M+4.8%3.7M2.72
    12 January 20189.6M-2.3%3.6M2.65
    29 December 20179.8M2.7M3.67
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.