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Transocean Ltd. short interest

312.7M shares of Transocean were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 8.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short312.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.6%+112% over a year
Days to cover8.55at 36.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue27.99%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 most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +95% 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 2026312.7M+4.6%36.6M8.55
    30 September 2026299.0M+7.7%43.5M6.88
    15 September 2026277.8M+4.8%45.7M6.08
    31 August 2026265.0M-1.4%35.5M7.47
    14 August 2026268.9M+5.7%44.1M6.09
    31 July 2026254.4M+4.9%45.6M5.58
    15 July 2026242.5M+9.0%38.5M6.29
    30 June 2026222.5M+1.6%39.8M5.59
    15 June 2026219.1M+3.6%26.9M8.14
    29 May 2026211.5M-4.9%35.9M5.89
    15 May 2026222.4M+5.7%35.0M6.35
    30 April 2026210.5M+8.0%36.5M5.77
    15 April 2026195.0M-2.8%27.8M7.00
    31 March 2026200.6M+7.4%38.9M5.16
    13 March 2026186.8M+6.3%38.1M4.90
    27 February 2026175.7M+6.2%51.0M3.44
    13 February 2026165.5M+24.7%84.8M1.95
    30 January 2026132.8M+2.4%36.3M3.66
    15 January 2026129.6M-2.7%33.1M3.91
    31 December 2025133.2M-9.9%27.6M4.82
    15 December 2025147.7M+2.9%29.6M4.99
    28 November 2025143.6M+15.1%36.7M3.92
    14 November 2025124.8M-2.6%43.1M2.90
    31 October 2025128.1M-12.9%67.8M1.89
    15 October 2025147.2M-5.1%50.8M2.90
    30 September 2025155.1M+10.2%58.5M2.65
    15 September 2025140.7M+1.1%25.1M5.60
    29 August 2025139.2M+2.5%20.9M6.66
    15 August 2025135.8M-3.1%23.9M5.69
    31 July 2025140.2M-3.0%29.5M4.76
    15 July 2025144.4M+5.5%34.5M4.19
    30 June 2025136.9M-3.2%44.1M3.11
    13 June 2025141.4M-0.7%52.2M2.71
    30 May 2025142.4M+9.6%33.3M4.28
    15 May 2025129.9M+4.1%41.5M3.13
    30 April 2025124.8M-0.5%38.8M3.22
    15 April 2025125.5M-9.9%57.8M2.17
    31 March 2025139.3M+0.2%33.0M4.22
    14 March 2025139.0M-1.4%43.2M3.22
    28 February 2025140.9M-5.2%36.1M3.91
    14 February 2025148.6M+1.9%28.0M5.31
    31 January 2025145.8M+1.9%24.4M5.97
    15 January 2025143.0M+1.6%26.7M5.35
    31 December 2024140.8M-6.0%23.5M5.99
    13 December 2024149.8M+3.3%22.3M6.71
    29 November 2024145.1M-1.6%14.9M9.75
    15 November 2024147.5M-1.3%21.6M6.84
    31 October 2024149.4M-0.2%18.1M8.24
    15 October 2024149.7M-6.3%18.0M8.30
    30 September 2024159.8M+3.8%21.1M7.56
    13 September 2024153.8M-3.3%26.2M5.86
    30 August 2024159.1M+0.2%15.8M10.07
    15 August 2024158.8M-1.7%19.7M8.06
    31 July 2024161.5M-2.0%16.5M9.81
    15 July 2024164.7M+17.8%14.7M11.24
    28 June 2024139.9M+0.3%29.7M4.70
    14 June 2024139.5M+7.8%16.6M8.39
    31 May 2024129.4M-2.5%13.1M9.85
    15 May 2024132.7M+3.7%16.1M8.26
    30 April 2024128.0M-1.2%20.3M6.29
    15 April 2024129.5M-2.0%20.9M6.20
    28 March 2024132.2M+2.0%15.8M8.38
    15 March 2024129.7M+1.3%20.4M6.37
    29 February 2024127.9M+0.3%18.2M7.04
    15 February 2024127.5M-1.8%16.9M7.55
    31 January 2024129.9M+2.9%17.7M7.35
    12 January 2024126.2M+2.3%14.7M8.59
    29 December 2023123.3M-2.7%12.9M9.55
    15 December 2023126.7M+4.2%20.2M6.26
    30 November 2023121.6M+1.5%13.5M8.99
    15 November 2023119.9M+3.3%15.3M7.86
    31 October 2023116.1M-5.6%14.7M7.89
    13 October 2023123.0M-12.6%15.3M8.02
    29 September 2023140.8M+3.1%14.0M10.05
    15 September 2023136.6M-0.8%18.0M7.60
    31 August 2023137.8M-1.1%11.4M12.10
    15 August 2023139.4M-2.6%15.2M9.17
    31 July 2023143.0M+3.9%13.9M10.29
    14 July 2023137.6M+4.6%17.6M7.80
    30 June 2023131.6M-6.8%16.6M7.91
    15 June 2023141.1M-2.0%17.3M8.15
    31 May 2023144.0M+0.6%13.3M10.85
    15 May 2023143.2M+4.1%15.7M9.10
    28 April 2023137.5M+1.6%13.5M10.21
    14 April 2023135.4M-2.7%15.1M8.96
    31 March 2023139.1M+1.4%24.0M5.79
    15 March 2023137.3M+0.5%25.2M5.45
    28 February 2023136.5M+4.0%25.4M5.37
    15 February 2023131.3M+2.8%23.0M5.70
    31 January 2023127.7M+1.8%27.0M4.72
    13 January 2023125.5M+2.2%27.3M4.60
    30 December 2022122.8M-0.4%14.7M8.36
    15 December 2022123.3M-0.8%19.9M6.21
    30 November 2022124.3M+6.9%19.2M6.49
    15 November 2022116.3M+5.9%29.2M3.98
    31 October 2022109.8M-1.5%24.4M4.50
    14 October 2022111.5M+8.5%28.2M3.96
    30 September 2022102.7M+72.1%32.7M3.14
    15 September 202259.7M+7.5%18.1M3.29
    31 August 202255.5M-14.0%15.0M3.71
    15 August 202264.5M-9.4%19.4M3.33
    29 July 202271.2M+6.4%16.4M4.35
    15 July 202266.9M+7.5%21.5M3.12
    30 June 202262.2M+3.0%21.5M2.89
    15 June 202260.4M+2.6%21.2M2.85
    31 May 202258.9M+1.7%17.8M3.31
    13 May 202257.9M-4.1%19.4M2.98
    29 April 202260.3M+5.7%16.0M3.77
    14 April 202257.1M-6.4%14.0M4.09
    31 March 202261.0M-4.9%24.1M2.53
    15 March 202264.1M+3.7%49.7M1.29
    28 February 202261.9M+1.2%21.9M2.83
    15 February 202261.1M+11.6%19.6M3.12
    31 January 202254.8M-4.5%15.9M3.45
    14 January 202257.4M-2.8%14.8M3.89
    31 December 202159.1M-6.0%12.7M4.67
    15 December 202162.9M+6.8%12.9M4.86
    30 November 202158.9M-2.4%18.4M3.19
    15 November 202160.3M-0.3%16.2M3.73
    29 October 202160.5M+12.4%19.1M3.17
    15 October 202153.8M-4.8%17.1M3.15
    30 September 202156.5M-1.3%22.2M2.54
    15 September 202157.3M-3.1%14.0M4.08
    31 August 202159.1M-2.5%12.6M4.68
    13 August 202160.6M+1.7%16.8M3.60
    30 July 202159.6M+10.6%19.4M3.07
    15 July 202153.9M-22.0%30.4M1.77
    30 June 202169.1M-16.5%40.0M1.73
    15 June 202182.8M+6.8%25.8M3.21
    28 May 202177.5M+3.5%14.0M5.56
    14 May 202174.9M-3.3%19.3M3.88
    30 April 202177.5M+2.5%12.5M6.18
    15 April 202175.6M+2.9%12.2M6.19
    31 March 202173.4M+2.4%18.4M3.99
    15 March 202171.7M+6.2%33.5M2.14
    26 February 202167.5M+3.3%24.3M2.78
    12 February 202165.4M-12.8%19.9M3.28
    29 January 202175.0M-25.3%42.1M1.78
    15 January 2021100.4M-8.6%36.7M2.74
    31 December 2020109.8M-6.5%21.4M5.14
    15 December 2020117.4M-4.9%46.9M2.50
    30 November 2020123.5M-0.4%49.5M2.49
    13 November 2020123.9M+5.2%35.2M3.52
    30 October 2020117.7M+2.0%16.6M7.11
    15 October 2020115.5M+13.4%15.7M7.34
    30 September 2020101.8M-7.3%28.6M3.56
    15 September 2020109.9M+6.7%25.0M4.39
    31 August 2020102.9M+15.2%34.9M2.95
    14 August 202089.4M-5.1%17.7M5.04
    31 July 202094.1M+3.7%15.0M6.26
    15 July 202090.8M-1.4%17.9M5.07
    30 June 202092.1M+24.6%26.2M3.52
    15 June 202073.9M-6.1%50.0M1.48
    29 May 202078.7M-10.8%20.5M3.83
    15 May 202088.2M-2.9%36.1M2.44
    30 April 202090.9M-8.3%40.9M2.22
    15 April 202099.1M+0.1%29.9M3.31
    31 March 202099.1M+0.9%25.2M3.93
    13 March 202098.2M+28.3%35.1M2.80
    28 February 202076.5M+16.2%26.9M2.84
    14 February 202065.8M-14.7%15.2M4.33
    31 January 202077.2M+16.5%16.5M4.68
    15 January 202066.3M+6.4%14.4M4.62
    31 December 201962.3M+1.2%14.6M4.26
    13 December 201961.6M-5.1%13.5M4.58
    29 November 201964.9M-7.0%14.5M4.46
    15 November 201969.7M-1.5%16.9M4.13
    31 October 201970.8M+6.0%17.0M4.16
    15 October 201966.8M+7.1%19.2M3.49
    30 September 201962.4M-9.6%23.8M2.62
    13 September 201969.0M-0.9%22.0M3.13
    30 August 201969.7M+4.4%18.4M3.78
    15 August 201966.7M+8.0%28.0M2.38
    31 July 201961.8M-5.5%18.5M3.35
    15 July 201965.4M-1.0%12.8M5.11
    28 June 201966.0M+0.8%17.7M3.73
    14 June 201965.5M+5.8%20.9M3.13
    31 May 201961.9M-3.4%14.4M4.30
    15 May 201964.1M+27.5%15.5M4.13
    30 April 201950.3M-5.8%15.4M3.26
    15 April 201953.4M+3.8%10.8M4.94
    29 March 201951.4M-0.7%11.1M4.62
    15 March 201951.7M+0.3%14.2M3.65
    28 February 201951.6M-7.3%14.5M3.55
    15 February 201955.7M-2.4%10.0M5.55
    31 January 201957.0M-0.2%11.9M4.79
    15 January 201957.2M-5.9%18.0M3.18
    31 December 201860.7M-9.9%20.9M2.91
    14 December 201867.4M-33.9%22.6M2.99
    30 November 2018102.0M+0.7%13.1M7.78
    15 November 2018101.2M-1.4%15.0M6.73
    31 October 2018102.6M-4.0%15.4M6.67
    15 October 2018106.9M+2.1%13.9M7.71
    28 September 2018104.8M+14.4%19.5M5.36
    14 September 201891.6M+26.2%19.0M4.81
    31 August 201872.6M-6.1%10.1M7.17
    15 August 201877.3M+2.9%12.5M6.17
    31 July 201875.1M+5.1%11.6M6.46
    13 July 201871.5M+1.1%10.5M6.84
    29 June 201870.7M-4.0%14.0M5.03
    15 June 201873.6M+1.1%13.6M5.40
    31 May 201872.8M+3.7%13.3M5.47
    15 May 201870.2M-8.4%15.6M4.49
    30 April 201876.7M-6.5%16.4M4.68
    13 April 201882.0M-2.3%17.0M4.82
    29 March 201883.9M+0.0%13.8M6.07
    15 March 201883.9M+1.8%12.4M6.75
    28 February 201882.4M+2.8%14.1M5.84
    15 February 201880.2M-8.0%18.1M4.44
    31 January 201887.2M+6.5%13.2M6.61
    12 January 201881.9M-1.9%14.0M5.85
    29 December 201783.4M10.3M8.14
    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.