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Sandridge Energy Inc. short interest

1.6M shares of Sandridge Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.2M to 2.6M). Short sellers would need 5.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.7%+1% over a year
Days to cover5.07at 322K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.41%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 middle of its range over the last year (1.2M to 2.6M), and the share price moved +25% 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 20261.6M-3.7%322K5.07
    30 September 20261.7M-14.0%427K3.97
    15 September 20262.0M+3.3%301K6.55
    31 August 20261.9M+17.1%327K5.84
    14 August 20261.6M-5.3%341K4.79
    31 July 20261.7M-2.1%261K6.58
    15 July 20261.8M-5.8%295K5.96
    30 June 20261.9M+10.1%426K4.38
    15 June 20261.7M+6.0%278K6.10
    29 May 20261.6M+8.1%418K3.83
    15 May 20261.5M+13.0%360K4.12
    30 April 20261.3M+9.0%302K4.34
    15 April 20261.2M-12.2%419K2.87
    31 March 20261.4M+6.9%560K2.45
    13 March 20261.3M-21.5%463K2.77
    27 February 20261.6M-14.4%292K5.59
    13 February 20261.9M+22.4%332K5.73
    30 January 20261.6M-12.4%315K4.94
    15 January 20261.8M-13.8%308K5.77
    31 December 20252.1M-21.7%283K7.28
    15 December 20252.6M+15.3%368K7.14
    28 November 20252.3M+52.4%363K6.29
    14 November 20251.5M+12.2%424K3.53
    31 October 20251.3M-17.4%210K6.35
    15 October 20251.6M+12.4%325K4.96
    30 September 20251.4M-0.7%327K4.40
    15 September 20251.4M+16.6%229K6.32
    29 August 20251.2M+15.2%312K3.97
    15 August 20251.1M-21.6%321K3.35
    31 July 20251.4M+28.6%267K5.14
    15 July 20251.1M+7.2%269K3.97
    30 June 2025996K+3.7%466K2.14
    13 June 2025961K-5.8%357K2.69
    30 May 20251.0M+17.8%319K3.20
    15 May 2025865K-3.4%314K2.75
    30 April 2025896K+12.2%261K3.43
    15 April 2025799K-0.1%442K1.81
    31 March 2025800K-11.3%348K2.30
    14 March 2025901K+29.6%421K2.14
    28 February 2025695K+7.4%244K2.84
    14 February 2025647K-2.6%209K3.09
    31 January 2025664K+12.1%237K2.80
    15 January 2025593K-18.2%262K2.26
    31 December 2024724K-7.8%373K1.94
    13 December 2024786K+41.6%330K2.38
    29 November 2024555K-16.3%309K1.80
    15 November 2024663K-31.6%321K2.07
    31 October 2024970K+45.8%292K3.32
    15 October 2024666K-10.7%289K2.30
    30 September 2024746K-12.9%332K2.24
    13 September 2024856K-42.8%321K2.67
    30 August 20241.5M+54.3%212K7.07
    15 August 2024969K-4.6%284K3.41
    31 July 20241.0M-7.6%275K3.69
    15 July 20241.1M+2.5%311K3.54
    28 June 20241.1M-12.6%389K2.76
    14 June 20241.2M+72.9%203K6.03
    31 May 2024709K-25.0%258K2.75
    15 May 2024946K-9.2%351K2.70
    30 April 20241.0M-4.4%216K4.82
    15 April 20241.1M+22.0%251K4.34
    28 March 2024894K-16.5%315K2.84
    15 March 20241.1M+2.0%543K1.97
    29 February 20241.0M+9.4%397K2.64
    15 February 2024959K+18.4%734K1.31
    31 January 2024810K-49.3%638K1.27
    12 January 20241.6M-1.6%356K4.49
    29 December 20231.6M-0.4%265K6.13
    15 December 20231.6M+60.9%491K3.32
    30 November 20231.0M-38.5%390K2.60
    15 November 20231.6M+48.8%348K4.73
    31 October 20231.1M+86.1%211K5.25
    13 October 2023595K-47.2%333K1.79
    29 September 20231.1M-2.4%308K3.66
    15 September 20231.2M+5.5%338K3.42
    31 August 20231.1M-4.3%235K4.66
    15 August 20231.1M-38.1%271K4.23
    31 July 20231.8M+34.6%308K6.00
    14 July 20231.4M+7.4%384K3.57
    30 June 20231.3M-18.8%634K2.02
    15 June 20231.6M+32.2%431K3.66
    31 May 20231.2M-18.0%761K1.56
    15 May 20231.5M+7.0%689K2.11
    28 April 20231.4M+16.6%376K3.62
    14 April 20231.2M-4.5%455K2.56
    31 March 20231.2M+5.9%777K1.57
    15 March 20231.2M+2.9%529K2.18
    28 February 20231.1M+4.5%522K2.14
    15 February 20231.1M+8.8%478K2.24
    31 January 2023984K-1.5%436K2.26
    13 January 2023999K-13.8%507K1.97
    30 December 20221.2M-45.7%597K1.94
    15 December 20222.1M+142.9%618K3.45
    30 November 2022879K-15.5%469K1.87
    15 November 20221.0M-5.1%701K1.48
    31 October 20221.1M-24.9%537K2.04
    14 October 20221.5M-7.9%652K2.24
    30 September 20221.6M+16.3%944K1.68
    15 September 20221.4M-16.9%700K1.95
    31 August 20221.6M-13.2%919K1.79
    15 August 20221.9M-7.3%775K2.44
    29 July 20222.0M-34.2%716K2.85
    15 July 20223.1M+39.6%804K3.86
    30 June 20222.2M+27.6%1.6M1.38
    15 June 20221.7M+37.0%1.2M1.41
    31 May 20221.3M+38.0%1.1M1.16
    13 May 2022922K+2.9%888K1.04
    29 April 2022896K-0.3%799K1.12
    14 April 2022899K-30.9%841K1.07
    31 March 20221.3M+79.7%1.1M1.19
    15 March 2022724K+147.5%1.4M1.00
    28 February 2022292K-19.9%829K1.00
    15 February 2022365K+2.5%613K1.00
    31 January 2022356K-59.9%724K1.00
    14 January 2022888K+36.4%727K1.22
    31 December 2021651K-21.5%641K1.02
    15 December 2021829K-3.1%722K1.15
    30 November 2021856K-33.2%847K1.01
    15 November 20211.3M+53.3%1.1M1.18
    29 October 2021836K-38.3%739K1.13
    15 October 20211.4M+24.6%951K1.42
    30 September 20211.1M+84.7%1.0M1.04
    15 September 2021589K-21.0%935K1.00
    31 August 2021745K-30.1%725K1.03
    13 August 20211.1M+38.8%1.1M1.00
    30 July 2021769K+25.2%443K1.73
    15 July 2021614K+42.1%465K1.32
    30 June 2021432K-0.1%421K1.03
    15 June 2021432K+26.4%418K1.03
    28 May 2021342K-5.4%341K1.00
    14 May 2021361K+12.0%342K1.06
    30 April 2021322K-42.7%209K1.54
    15 April 2021563K+8.7%223K2.52
    31 March 2021518K+15.7%420K1.23
    15 March 2021448K+18.2%693K1.00
    26 February 2021379K-0.7%478K1.00
    12 February 2021382K-15.7%421K1.00
    29 January 2021453K-0.3%429K1.06
    15 January 2021454K+20.0%490K1.00
    31 December 2020378K-4.4%288K1.31
    15 December 2020396K-29.5%491K1.00
    30 November 2020561K-15.8%453K1.24
    13 November 2020667K+35.0%644K1.04
    30 October 2020494K-20.8%301K1.64
    15 October 2020624K-0.8%530K1.18
    30 September 2020629K+20.6%217K2.90
    15 September 2020521K-6.9%248K2.10
    31 August 2020560K-7.7%260K2.16
    14 August 2020607K+3.6%482K1.26
    31 July 2020585K-9.7%193K3.04
    15 July 2020648K-27.4%242K2.68
    30 June 2020893K-37.4%809K1.10
    15 June 20201.4M-12.0%640K2.23
    29 May 20201.6M-24.7%476K3.40
    15 May 20202.2M+50.6%649K3.32
    30 April 20201.4M-24.0%1.2M1.20
    15 April 20201.9M+47.8%479K3.93
    31 March 20201.3M-31.7%352K3.62
    13 March 20201.9M+2.1%391K4.76
    28 February 20201.8M+17.7%307K5.94
    14 February 20201.6M+11.0%240K6.47
    31 January 20201.4M+42.3%238K5.87
    15 January 2020982K-12.8%218K4.50
    31 December 20191.1M-16.9%270K4.17
    13 December 20191.4M-5.3%196K6.91
    29 November 20191.4M+11.0%318K4.49
    15 November 20191.3M+1.0%299K4.30
    31 October 20191.3M-16.0%205K6.22
    15 October 20191.5M+81.8%245K6.21
    30 September 2019835K-43.2%246K3.40
    13 September 20191.5M+72.1%253K5.82
    30 August 2019854K-24.2%222K3.85
    15 August 20191.1M+9.3%291K3.88
    31 July 20191.0M-24.2%276K3.74
    15 July 20191.4M-2.1%177K7.70
    28 June 20191.4M+1.0%303K4.59
    14 June 20191.4M-7.5%254K5.42
    31 May 20191.5M-5.1%331K4.49
    15 May 20191.6M+77.3%429K3.65
    30 April 2019885K+15.1%335K2.64
    15 April 2019769K-30.0%287K2.68
    29 March 20191.1M-10.9%257K4.28
    15 March 20191.2M-17.8%505K2.44
    28 February 20191.5M-5.9%227K6.62
    15 February 20191.6M+48.6%232K6.87
    31 January 20191.1M-3.0%276K3.88
    15 January 20191.1M-34.5%343K3.23
    31 December 20181.7M+15.1%833K2.03
    14 December 20181.5M+2.9%378K3.88
    30 November 20181.4M-22.3%397K3.59
    15 November 20181.8M+33.2%519K3.54
    31 October 20181.4M+15.9%349K3.95
    15 October 20181.2M-32.4%266K4.47
    28 September 20181.8M+45.0%407K4.33
    14 September 20181.2M+20.4%621K1.95
    31 August 20181.0M-2.2%175K5.77
    15 August 20181.0M+9.8%200K5.15
    31 July 2018939K-5.5%150K6.26
    13 July 2018994K+16.2%207K4.81
    29 June 2018855K-41.1%638K1.34
    15 June 20181.5M+5.1%451K3.22
    31 May 20181.4M-13.2%498K2.77
    15 May 20181.6M+15.4%370K4.31
    30 April 20181.4M+49.5%274K5.03
    13 April 2018923K-11.4%371K2.49
    29 March 20181.0M+8.9%404K2.58
    15 March 2018957K+91.2%304K3.14
    28 February 2018500K-22.7%502K1.00
    15 February 2018647K-21.6%626K1.03
    31 January 2018825K-29.0%363K2.27
    12 January 20181.2M-34.5%393K2.95
    29 December 20171.8M689K2.57
    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.