Occidental Petroleum Corp. short interest
Short interest in Occidental Petroleum Corp. was 21.0 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, down 7.1% on the previous settlement, with 2.98 days to cover at an average daily volume of 7.0 million shares, as reported to FINRA.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Average daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | 20,965,218 | -7.1% | 7,023,937 | 2.98 |
| 14 August 2026 | 22,558,947 | -0.7% | 9,031,638 | 2.50 |
| 31 July 2026 | 22,715,229 | -5.7% | 7,810,521 | 2.91 |
| 15 July 2026 | 24,076,079 | -8.6% | 10,386,189 | 2.32 |
| 30 June 2026 | 26,337,816 | -3.4% | 9,888,486 | 2.66 |
| 15 June 2026 | 27,260,783 | -18.4% | 9,948,949 | 2.74 |
| 29 May 2026 | 33,405,499 | +3.2% | 11,847,341 | 2.82 |
| 15 May 2026 | 32,382,951 | +12.4% | 12,936,369 | 2.50 |
| 30 April 2026 | 28,814,408 | +10.9% | 12,293,796 | 2.34 |
| 15 April 2026 | 25,984,938 | -10.3% | 17,076,846 | 1.52 |
| 31 March 2026 | 28,957,314 | +0.6% | 20,504,662 | 1.41 |
| 13 March 2026 | 28,793,517 | -0.2% | 25,449,943 | 1.13 |
FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement. Days to cover is shares short over average daily volume. Short interest as a share of the float is not shown: the float is not in the public record.
Source
FINRA equity short interest data, the public dataset.
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