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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) short interest

46.5M shares of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) were sold short at the 30 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (18.3M to 56.9M). Short sellers would need 1.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short46.5Mat 30 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-12.0%+108% over a year
Days to cover1.51at 30.8M shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 middle of its range over the last year (18.3M to 56.9M), and the share price moved +57% 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
    30 October 202646.5M-12.0%30.8M1.51
    15 October 202652.9M+48.3%27.9M1.90
    30 September 202635.7M+14.7%19.5M1.83
    15 September 202631.1M-2.6%24.8M1.25
    31 August 202631.9M-13.3%21.4M1.49
    14 August 202636.8M-10.0%15.3M2.40
    31 July 202640.9M-4.7%14.3M2.86
    15 July 202643.0M-10.0%16.4M2.61
    30 June 202647.7M-0.7%14.2M3.36
    15 June 202648.0M+2.6%14.6M3.28
    29 May 202646.8M+2.3%17.0M2.75
    15 May 202645.8M-8.9%17.9M2.55
    30 April 202650.2M-11.8%20.3M2.47
    15 April 202656.9M+16.0%30.6M1.86
    31 March 202649.1M+4.8%36.5M1.34
    13 March 202646.8M+42.2%42.8M1.09
    27 February 202632.9M-0.0%19.4M1.70
    13 February 202632.9M-12.8%24.8M1.33
    30 January 202637.8M+47.9%33.1M1.14
    15 January 202625.6M+21.9%22.3M1.14
    31 December 202521.0M+3.4%15.5M1.35
    15 December 202520.3M-1.5%17.8M1.14
    28 November 202520.6M+12.8%13.8M1.49
    14 November 202518.3M-18.6%27.0M1.00
    31 October 202522.4M-20.6%26.1M1.00
    15 October 202528.2M+0.1%22.9M1.23
    30 September 202528.2M-18.3%23.8M1.19
    15 September 202534.5M-8.5%20.0M1.72
    29 August 202537.7M+7.1%18.5M2.04
    15 August 202535.2M+2.3%26.1M1.35
    31 July 202534.4M+21.5%22.3M1.54
    15 July 202528.3M+13.0%16.1M1.75
    30 June 202525.1M-9.2%27.9M1.00
    13 June 202527.6M+15.4%27.2M1.02
    30 May 202523.9M+6.5%17.2M1.39
    15 May 202522.5M-4.0%23.5M1.00
    30 April 202523.4M-20.9%26.6M1.00
    15 April 202529.6M-23.9%34.8M1.00
    31 March 202538.9M+10.0%18.8M2.07
    14 March 202535.4M-5.6%17.4M2.03
    28 February 202537.5M-0.3%21.9M1.71
    14 February 202537.6M+13.5%14.0M2.69
    31 January 202533.1M-9.1%11.4M2.91
    15 January 202536.5M+16.1%12.0M3.03
    31 December 202431.4M+23.6%13.9M2.26
    13 December 202425.4M+4.0%15.2M1.67
    29 November 202424.4M+8.7%17.3M1.42
    15 November 202422.5M-14.0%17.0M1.33
    31 October 202426.1M-3.6%12.2M2.14
    15 October 202427.1M-10.6%12.9M2.10
    30 September 202430.3M-12.0%14.4M2.11
    13 September 202434.4M+32.5%20.0M1.72
    30 August 202426.0M+37.3%19.9M1.30
    15 August 202418.9M-25.3%16.3M1.16
    31 July 202425.4M-1.1%11.9M2.13
    15 July 202425.6M-0.1%16.4M1.56
    28 June 202425.7M+3.6%15.6M1.64
    14 June 202424.8M+5.4%18.7M1.33
    31 May 202423.5M-19.9%19.6M1.20
    15 May 202429.3M-6.8%21.0M1.39
    30 April 202431.5M+25.3%20.7M1.52
    15 April 202425.1M+24.7%23.4M1.08
    28 March 202420.2M-15.5%19.8M1.02
    15 March 202423.9M+10.3%29.8M1.00
    29 February 202421.6M+11.9%21.2M1.02
    15 February 202419.3M+16.6%14.9M1.30
    31 January 202416.6M-38.0%13.9M1.19
    12 January 202426.7M+1.3%13.1M2.04
    29 December 202326.4M+15.5%11.9M2.21
    15 December 202322.8M-19.2%16.5M1.38
    30 November 202328.3M-7.1%19.6M1.44
    15 November 202330.4M-6.6%15.1M2.02
    31 October 202332.6M-9.5%21.1M1.54
    13 October 202336.0M+10.4%19.6M1.83
    29 September 202332.6M-2.0%16.8M1.95
    15 September 202333.3M+20.5%21.1M1.58
    31 August 202327.6M-4.8%20.3M1.36
    15 August 202329.0M+3.8%21.5M1.35
    31 July 202328.0M+2.6%20.7M1.35
    14 July 202327.3M+23.7%16.0M1.71
    30 June 202322.0M-4.3%23.0M1.00
    15 June 202323.0M-10.9%25.3M1.00
    31 May 202325.8M-19.7%17.6M1.47
    15 May 202332.1M-11.2%22.9M1.40
    28 April 202336.2M+0.1%23.9M1.52
    14 April 202336.2M+16.8%17.0M2.12
    31 March 202331.0M-0.2%19.5M1.59
    15 March 202331.0M+4.7%27.4M1.13
    28 February 202329.6M+9.8%21.2M1.40
    15 February 202327.0M-13.9%25.0M1.08
    31 January 202331.3M-27.2%23.7M1.32
    13 January 202343.0M+5.1%23.9M1.80
    30 December 202240.9M-21.2%24.2M1.69
    15 December 202251.9M-10.4%36.6M1.42
    30 November 202257.9M+23.3%40.5M1.43
    15 November 202247.0M+28.1%46.4M1.01
    31 October 202236.7M-19.2%47.0M1.00
    14 October 202245.4M-9.9%33.3M1.36
    30 September 202250.4M+13.3%31.5M1.60
    15 September 202244.4M-6.1%25.0M1.78
    31 August 202247.3M+33.9%31.8M1.49
    15 August 202235.3M+99.2%38.8M1.00
    29 July 202217.7M-20.5%25.8M1.00
    15 July 202222.3M+18.9%24.7M1.00
    30 June 202218.8M+18.3%37.1M1.00
    15 June 202215.9M-35.4%27.7M1.00
    31 May 202224.6M+20.9%30.6M1.00
    13 May 202220.3M-17.0%38.7M1.00
    29 April 202224.5M-15.9%25.3M1.00
    14 April 202229.1M-13.4%28.9M1.01
    31 March 202233.6M-18.8%30.0M1.12
    15 March 202241.4M-18.5%39.5M1.05
    28 February 202250.8M-29.0%34.9M1.46
    15 February 202271.5M+3.4%32.6M2.19
    31 January 202269.2M+2.2%43.4M1.59
    14 January 202267.7M-10.9%34.2M1.98
    31 December 202175.9M-0.7%20.7M3.67
    15 December 202176.5M+66.3%30.6M2.50
    30 November 202146.0M-15.2%25.2M1.83
    15 November 202154.2M+31.2%26.6M2.04
    29 October 202141.3M-1.5%42.5M1.00
    15 October 202141.9M-1.2%22.8M1.84
    30 September 202142.5M+5.0%26.6M1.60
    15 September 202140.5M+37.8%29.0M1.39
    31 August 202129.4M-23.1%23.9M1.23
    13 August 202138.2M-7.3%31.7M1.21
    30 July 202141.2M-24.1%20.4M2.01
    15 July 202154.2M+0.1%25.1M2.16
    30 June 202154.2M-7.5%34.1M1.59
    15 June 202158.6M+266.3%57.8M1.01
    28 May 202116.0M-19.8%23.3M1.00
    14 May 202119.9M+35.5%29.1M1.00
    30 April 202114.7M-12.9%27.4M1.00
    15 April 202116.9M-0.3%27.0M1.00
    31 March 202117.0M-46.6%26.3M1.00
    15 March 202131.8M+61.4%58.0M1.00
    26 February 202119.7M-18.2%67.1M1.00
    12 February 202124.1M-30.0%26.2M1.00
    29 January 202134.4M+9.7%21.3M1.61
    15 January 202131.3M+2.7%22.4M1.40
    31 December 202030.5M-5.3%14.0M2.18
    15 December 202032.2M+22.0%24.1M1.34
    30 November 202026.4M-22.2%21.8M1.21
    13 November 202034.0M+72.5%24.5M1.39
    30 October 202019.7M-0.2%21.5M1.00
    15 October 202019.7M-15.2%18.5M1.07
    30 September 202023.3M+29.0%21.7M1.07
    15 September 202018.0M-39.5%19.8M1.00
    31 August 202029.8M-1.6%14.5M2.05
    14 August 202030.3M-14.3%18.4M1.65
    31 July 202035.3M-7.7%17.8M1.98
    15 July 202038.2M-1.1%17.7M2.16
    30 June 202038.7M-11.4%18.1M2.13
    15 June 202043.6M+1.7%29.6M1.47
    29 May 202042.9M-9.1%24.1M1.78
    15 May 202047.2M+2.8%25.5M1.85
    30 April 202045.9M+8.4%32.9M1.39
    15 April 202042.4M+1.0%34.5M1.23
    31 March 202041.9M-7.0%38.2M1.10
    13 March 202045.1M+68.9%47.9M1.00
    28 February 202026.7M+61.4%30.6M1.00
    14 February 202016.5M-53.4%31.6M1.00
    31 January 202035.5M+53.0%16.6M2.14
    15 January 202023.2M+30.2%13.7M1.70
    31 December 201917.8M+13.2%11.2M1.59
    13 December 201915.8M-22.3%12.7M1.25
    29 November 201920.3M-23.9%16.3M1.24
    15 November 201926.7M-18.9%23.1M1.15
    31 October 201932.9M+22.4%19.0M1.73
    15 October 201926.9M+14.3%12.2M2.20
    30 September 201923.5M-1.5%10.7M2.19
    13 September 201923.9M-26.2%14.8M1.61
    30 August 201932.4M-1.0%17.0M1.90
    15 August 201932.7M+21.9%18.4M1.77
    31 July 201926.8M+0.9%12.9M2.08
    15 July 201926.6M-14.5%16.3M1.63
    28 June 201931.1M-10.2%20.0M1.55
    14 June 201934.6M+33.4%12.7M2.72
    31 May 201925.9M-19.9%14.0M1.86
    15 May 201932.4M+14.5%13.8M2.35
    30 April 201928.3M+6.3%15.8M1.79
    15 April 201926.6M-11.1%23.6M1.13
    29 March 201929.9M+21.6%23.7M1.26
    15 March 201924.6M+1.9%13.3M1.84
    28 February 201924.1M-12.4%15.2M1.58
    15 February 201927.6M+1.7%15.3M1.80
    31 January 201927.1M-29.1%15.5M1.74
    15 January 201938.2M+25.6%20.0M1.91
    31 December 201830.4M+1.8%19.6M1.55
    14 December 201829.9M-9.0%20.7M1.45
    30 November 201832.9M-19.0%22.8M1.44
    15 November 201840.6M+19.8%25.0M1.62
    31 October 201833.9M-19.5%32.3M1.05
    15 October 201842.1M-10.5%46.6M1.00
    28 September 201847.0M-4.2%22.8M2.07
    14 September 201849.1M+15.2%20.6M2.39
    31 August 201842.6M-1.9%24.6M1.73
    15 August 201843.4M+1.2%18.3M2.37
    31 July 201842.9M-21.2%18.6M2.31
    13 July 201854.4M-15.1%15.8M3.44
    29 June 201864.1M+0.6%28.9M2.21
    15 June 201863.7M+35.5%50.6M1.26
    31 May 201847.0M+9.0%38.3M1.23
    15 May 201843.1M+33.0%22.5M1.92
    30 April 201832.4M-5.6%12.0M2.70
    13 April 201834.4M+7.8%14.4M2.38
    29 March 201831.9M-14.6%14.1M2.26
    15 March 201837.3M+8.6%14.8M2.52
    28 February 201834.4M+1.0%19.1M1.80
    15 February 201834.0M-36.9%21.6M1.57
    31 January 201853.9M+19.5%29.0M1.86
    12 January 201845.2M+4.5%17.8M2.54
    29 December 201743.2M10.7M4.05
    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.