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Occidental Petroleum Corp. short interest

24.4M shares of Occidental Petroleum were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (21.0M to 40.3M). Short sellers would need 2.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short24.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+9.7%-37% over a year
Days to cover2.82at 8.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.44%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 bottom of its range over the last year (21.0M to 40.3M), and the share price moved +35% 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 202624.4M+9.7%8.6M2.82
    30 September 202622.2M+2.7%10.0M2.21
    15 September 202621.6M+3.2%7.7M2.81
    31 August 202621.0M-7.1%7.0M2.98
    14 August 202622.6M-0.7%9.0M2.50
    31 July 202622.7M-5.7%7.8M2.91
    15 July 202624.1M-8.6%10.4M2.32
    30 June 202626.3M-3.4%9.9M2.66
    15 June 202627.3M-18.4%9.9M2.74
    29 May 202633.4M+3.2%11.8M2.82
    15 May 202632.4M+12.4%12.9M2.50
    30 April 202628.8M+10.9%12.3M2.34
    15 April 202626.0M-10.3%17.1M1.52
    31 March 202629.0M+0.6%20.5M1.41
    13 March 202628.8M-0.2%25.4M1.13
    27 February 202628.8M-12.6%14.5M1.99
    13 February 202633.0M-10.6%11.1M2.97
    30 January 202636.9M-1.8%10.8M3.41
    15 January 202637.6M-6.8%13.3M2.84
    31 December 202540.3M+7.6%9.7M4.14
    15 December 202537.5M-0.2%8.4M4.44
    28 November 202537.6M-3.6%7.8M4.84
    14 November 202539.0M+5.7%10.2M3.81
    31 October 202536.9M-4.5%9.9M3.74
    15 October 202538.6M+12.0%14.2M2.72
    30 September 202534.5M-6.6%11.3M3.05
    15 September 202536.9M-2.8%7.2M5.14
    29 August 202538.0M+10.4%8.2M4.63
    15 August 202534.4M+0.7%11.3M3.05
    31 July 202534.2M-2.5%9.0M3.78
    15 July 202535.0M-11.2%11.7M2.99
    30 June 202539.5M+17.8%17.9M2.20
    13 June 202533.5M-4.5%10.7M3.12
    30 May 202535.1M+8.2%7.7M4.53
    15 May 202532.4M-4.5%12.9M2.51
    30 April 202534.0M-5.1%8.9M3.80
    15 April 202535.8M-23.4%21.8M1.64
    31 March 202546.7M+6.1%11.0M4.24
    14 March 202544.0M+16.0%13.7M3.21
    28 February 202537.9M-0.6%13.7M2.77
    14 February 202538.1M+4.1%9.7M3.92
    31 January 202536.6M-4.9%9.5M3.88
    15 January 202538.5M-0.2%10.4M3.69
    31 December 202438.6M+8.4%14.7M2.63
    13 December 202435.6M+11.5%10.5M3.37
    29 November 202431.9M-3.1%8.9M3.59
    15 November 202432.9M-1.0%13.9M2.37
    31 October 202433.3M-1.4%8.9M3.76
    15 October 202433.7M-0.1%14.8M2.27
    30 September 202433.8M+9.2%12.9M2.62
    13 September 202430.9M-2.8%13.7M2.26
    30 August 202431.8M-5.0%10.5M3.04
    15 August 202433.5M+8.5%12.5M2.68
    31 July 202430.8M-6.4%7.1M4.35
    15 July 202433.0M+0.8%5.7M5.82
    28 June 202432.7M+1.1%9.5M3.44
    14 June 202432.3M-34.9%6.9M4.67
    31 May 202449.7M+1.7%5.7M8.73
    15 May 202448.9M-3.6%6.7M7.29
    30 April 202450.7M-1.5%7.0M7.26
    15 April 202451.4M+4.3%9.1M5.66
    28 March 202449.3M-0.4%6.3M7.88
    15 March 202449.5M-4.3%7.4M6.73
    29 February 202451.7M+0.9%9.9M5.24
    15 February 202451.2M-1.7%10.6M4.84
    31 January 202452.1M+4.0%9.0M5.79
    12 January 202450.1M+2.7%9.2M5.46
    29 December 202348.8M-3.0%8.8M5.53
    15 December 202350.3M+12.9%14.0M3.59
    30 November 202344.6M-2.4%8.6M5.17
    15 November 202345.7M+0.3%8.2M5.59
    31 October 202345.5M+0.9%8.5M5.36
    13 October 202345.1M-3.0%11.8M3.82
    29 September 202346.5M-6.0%8.3M5.58
    15 September 202349.5M-2.6%10.7M4.61
    31 August 202350.8M+6.1%6.9M7.35
    15 August 202347.8M+4.8%10.2M4.70
    31 July 202345.6M-5.1%8.2M5.58
    14 July 202348.1M+0.9%9.7M4.94
    30 June 202347.6M-0.0%11.9M4.01
    15 June 202347.6M-1.4%10.1M4.71
    31 May 202348.3M+0.6%11.4M4.24
    15 May 202348.0M-3.5%12.6M3.80
    28 April 202349.8M-0.3%8.3M5.96
    14 April 202349.9M+2.5%11.9M4.19
    31 March 202348.7M+5.6%15.4M3.16
    15 March 202346.1M-2.6%17.2M2.69
    28 February 202347.4M-0.8%17.4M2.72
    15 February 202347.7M-2.9%12.2M3.91
    31 January 202349.2M-6.5%10.3M4.76
    13 January 202352.6M-0.1%10.2M5.14
    30 December 202252.6M-4.2%11.1M4.75
    15 December 202254.9M-2.9%12.2M4.51
    30 November 202256.5M+1.4%13.6M4.15
    15 November 202255.8M+6.2%17.1M3.26
    31 October 202252.5M+0.7%14.4M3.66
    14 October 202252.2M-1.9%23.3M2.24
    30 September 202253.2M-15.8%26.5M2.01
    15 September 202263.2M-8.6%23.7M2.67
    31 August 202269.1M+7.8%33.0M2.09
    15 August 202264.1M+4.3%20.9M3.08
    29 July 202261.5M+7.5%18.1M3.40
    15 July 202257.2M+4.2%25.6M2.23
    30 June 202254.9M+2.3%36.8M1.49
    15 June 202253.7M-10.8%27.7M1.94
    31 May 202260.2M+12.2%26.7M2.25
    13 May 202253.6M+7.0%33.0M1.62
    29 April 202250.1M-3.6%24.7M2.03
    14 April 202251.9M-7.5%25.2M2.06
    31 March 202256.1M+5.0%37.4M1.50
    15 March 202253.4M+51.5%72.4M1.00
    28 February 202235.3M-2.6%24.5M1.44
    15 February 202236.2M+3.6%20.1M1.80
    31 January 202234.9M-0.5%20.9M1.67
    14 January 202235.1M+4.3%18.3M1.92
    31 December 202133.7M-0.5%12.3M2.74
    15 December 202133.8M-0.7%14.0M2.42
    30 November 202134.1M-0.5%16.5M2.06
    15 November 202134.2M-3.9%14.1M2.43
    29 October 202135.6M-0.3%16.5M2.17
    15 October 202135.8M+14.7%20.1M1.77
    30 September 202131.2M+14.3%19.6M1.59
    15 September 202127.3M+15.4%16.1M1.69
    31 August 202123.6M+6.0%16.0M1.47
    13 August 202122.3M-1.8%13.8M1.62
    30 July 202122.7M-1.7%15.3M1.49
    15 July 202123.1M-8.6%16.8M1.37
    30 June 202125.3M+0.1%22.8M1.11
    15 June 202125.3M+9.9%16.5M1.53
    28 May 202123.0M-3.0%14.0M1.64
    14 May 202123.7M+6.4%16.9M1.40
    30 April 202122.3M-3.0%14.0M1.59
    15 April 202122.9M-8.1%17.2M1.33
    31 March 202125.0M-7.4%16.3M1.53
    15 March 202127.0M-3.6%22.1M1.22
    26 February 202128.0M-8.5%17.7M1.58
    12 February 202130.6M+6.5%16.4M1.87
    29 January 202128.7M-10.3%16.7M1.72
    15 January 202132.0M-0.5%23.7M1.35
    31 December 202032.1M-13.5%18.8M1.71
    15 December 202037.1M+5.2%33.9M1.10
    30 November 202035.3M+1.7%25.5M1.38
    13 November 202034.7M-26.8%26.7M1.30
    30 October 202047.5M+4.4%21.3M2.23
    15 October 202045.4M-1.8%22.0M2.07
    30 September 202046.3M-6.8%26.6M1.74
    15 September 202049.7M+4.8%25.4M1.96
    31 August 202047.4M+6.4%18.1M2.61
    14 August 202044.5M+11.2%23.8M1.87
    31 July 202040.1M-17.6%18.2M2.20
    15 July 202048.6M-10.0%20.7M2.35
    30 June 202054.0M+1.9%34.4M1.57
    15 June 202053.0M-18.2%57.9M1.00
    29 May 202064.8M-15.9%28.8M2.25
    15 May 202077.1M+10.0%33.2M2.32
    30 April 202070.0M-4.8%46.9M1.49
    15 April 202073.6M-4.5%56.2M1.31
    31 March 202077.1M+51.4%40.5M1.90
    13 March 202050.9M+110.2%46.9M1.09
    28 February 202024.2M+2.4%15.4M1.57
    14 February 202023.7M-6.6%7.3M3.24
    31 January 202025.3M-9.3%9.1M2.78
    15 January 202027.9M+31.4%11.5M2.43
    31 December 201921.2M+0.6%8.7M2.44
    13 December 201921.1M-2.7%10.0M2.11
    29 November 201921.7M+9.0%10.0M2.17
    15 November 201919.9M+38.0%13.4M1.48
    31 October 201914.4M+4.4%7.2M2.01
    15 October 201913.8M+14.2%7.3M1.90
    30 September 201912.1M-16.1%9.4M1.29
    13 September 201914.4M-1.4%8.8M1.63
    30 August 201914.6M-20.6%8.1M1.81
    15 August 201918.4M-64.0%14.3M1.29
    31 July 201951.2M+9.1%7.5M6.87
    15 July 201946.9M+14.4%7.3M6.44
    28 June 201941.0M+7.4%7.7M5.33
    14 June 201938.2M+16.5%10.8M3.53
    31 May 201932.8M+18.5%12.9M2.54
    15 May 201927.7M+97.9%17.6M1.57
    30 April 201914.0M+40.4%13.0M1.07
    15 April 201910.0M+2.1%4.6M2.18
    29 March 20199.7M-13.0%4.5M2.16
    15 March 201911.2M+7.9%3.9M2.90
    28 February 201910.4M-1.4%3.9M2.65
    15 February 201910.5M-12.7%4.7M2.22
    31 January 201912.1M-22.3%4.2M2.84
    15 January 201915.5M+8.4%5.3M2.94
    31 December 201814.3M+5.5%6.6M2.16
    14 December 201813.6M-19.2%5.9M2.30
    30 November 201816.8M+19.6%4.6M3.62
    15 November 201814.0M+17.5%6.4M2.19
    31 October 201812.0M+21.5%5.7M2.12
    15 October 20189.8M+7.2%4.7M2.08
    28 September 20189.2M+14.9%4.9M1.89
    14 September 20188.0M-6.6%4.6M1.75
    31 August 20188.6M-4.6%3.3M2.60
    15 August 20189.0M+22.4%5.7M1.57
    31 July 20187.3M+1.1%4.0M1.84
    13 July 20187.2M+13.0%3.9M1.88
    29 June 20186.4M-25.4%4.6M1.39
    15 June 20188.6M-4.2%5.7M1.52
    31 May 20189.0M-28.2%4.3M2.10
    15 May 201812.5M+13.1%5.7M2.21
    30 April 201811.1M+2.9%4.4M2.52
    13 April 201810.7M+8.4%6.8M1.59
    29 March 20189.9M-3.6%6.1M1.63
    15 March 201810.3M+26.2%5.8M1.77
    28 February 20188.1M-21.4%5.7M1.42
    15 February 201810.4M-9.4%5.4M1.91
    31 January 201811.4M-2.8%3.5M3.31
    12 January 201811.8M+4.0%3.7M3.18
    29 December 201711.3M3.1M3.66
    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.