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Valero Energy Corp. short interest

8.0M shares of Valero Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 29 Jul 2022. Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-11.0%-33% over a year
Days to cover3.34at 2.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue2.87%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 fewest since 29 Jul 2022, and the share price moved +115% 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 20268.0M-11.0%2.4M3.34
    30 September 20269.0M-7.2%4.6M1.95
    15 September 20269.7M-2.0%3.2M3.07
    31 August 20269.9M+2.6%2.2M4.60
    14 August 20269.6M+6.0%2.9M3.34
    31 July 20269.1M-17.1%2.5M3.57
    15 July 202611.0M+5.7%2.8M3.93
    30 June 202610.4M-6.3%3.9M2.64
    15 June 202611.1M+19.6%2.8M4.01
    29 May 20269.3M+9.1%3.1M2.99
    15 May 20268.5M-2.6%3.1M2.76
    30 April 20268.7M-1.5%3.0M2.88
    15 April 20268.8M-14.7%3.3M2.69
    31 March 202610.4M-25.9%5.1M2.03
    13 March 202614.0M+4.2%4.9M2.86
    27 February 202613.4M+14.5%2.2M6.06
    13 February 202611.7M-1.9%3.0M3.87
    30 January 202612.0M-10.2%3.2M3.70
    15 January 202613.3M-4.4%4.8M2.78
    31 December 202513.9M+12.7%2.9M4.80
    15 December 202512.4M-3.8%2.8M4.41
    28 November 202512.8M+13.1%3.0M4.28
    14 November 202511.4M+0.3%2.2M5.06
    31 October 202511.3M-5.1%2.3M4.96
    15 October 202511.9M+7.3%2.3M5.10
    30 September 202511.1M-11.7%3.5M3.16
    15 September 202512.6M+4.7%2.8M4.44
    29 August 202512.0M-6.6%2.1M5.70
    15 August 202512.9M+1.7%2.2M5.82
    31 July 202512.7M+3.5%3.4M3.76
    15 July 202512.2M-11.9%3.5M3.52
    30 June 202513.9M+6.5%3.8M3.67
    13 June 202513.0M-0.4%2.7M4.81
    30 May 202513.1M+0.9%2.8M4.71
    15 May 202513.0M+5.6%3.1M4.19
    30 April 202512.3M-6.8%3.1M3.91
    15 April 202513.2M-16.1%5.1M2.56
    31 March 202515.7M+14.0%3.4M4.60
    14 March 202513.8M+10.9%3.9M3.56
    28 February 202512.4M-2.5%3.1M3.96
    14 February 202512.7M+2.7%3.3M3.82
    31 January 202512.4M-14.6%3.2M3.93
    15 January 202514.5M-4.7%3.0M4.88
    31 December 202415.2M+2.5%3.5M4.38
    13 December 202414.9M+4.7%2.3M6.36
    29 November 202414.2M+0.5%2.3M6.05
    15 November 202414.1M+1.1%2.3M6.28
    31 October 202414.0M+5.4%2.6M5.33
    15 October 202413.3M-1.4%2.9M4.63
    30 September 202413.4M+1.2%3.5M3.89
    13 September 202413.3M+2.5%3.1M4.25
    30 August 202413.0M-6.2%2.4M5.35
    15 August 202413.8M+2.3%2.3M5.96
    31 July 202413.5M-8.4%2.9M4.72
    15 July 202414.7M-1.0%2.4M6.12
    28 June 202414.9M+24.3%3.6M4.10
    14 June 202412.0M+6.4%2.5M4.74
    31 May 202411.3M-8.2%3.0M3.74
    15 May 202412.3M+4.9%2.4M5.11
    30 April 202411.7M+0.7%2.6M4.56
    15 April 202411.6M+6.0%3.0M3.93
    28 March 202411.0M-5.4%3.5M3.10
    15 March 202411.6M+10.0%3.7M3.12
    29 February 202410.5M+17.8%3.4M3.08
    15 February 20248.9M-5.1%3.7M2.40
    31 January 20249.4M+5.0%3.6M2.60
    12 January 20249.0M-6.9%2.7M3.27
    29 December 20239.6M-6.9%2.7M3.62
    15 December 202310.3M+0.4%3.9M2.63
    30 November 202310.3M-6.0%2.7M3.79
    15 November 202310.9M-4.7%3.0M3.64
    31 October 202311.5M+1.3%3.2M3.61
    13 October 202311.3M+9.2%3.9M2.92
    29 September 202310.4M+3.9%4.3M2.39
    15 September 202310.0M+1.4%4.3M2.33
    31 August 20239.9M-11.4%3.4M2.87
    15 August 202311.1M+18.1%3.7M3.04
    31 July 20239.4M-3.3%3.6M2.62
    14 July 20239.7M+4.8%3.2M3.00
    30 June 20239.3M-12.9%4.1M2.25
    15 June 202310.7M+1.0%4.2M2.53
    31 May 202310.6M+5.4%4.8M2.18
    15 May 202310.0M-4.8%4.3M2.31
    28 April 202310.5M-3.9%4.9M2.14
    14 April 202311.0M+7.6%4.4M2.47
    31 March 202310.2M-19.6%5.3M1.92
    15 March 202312.7M+12.1%4.7M2.69
    28 February 202311.3M+14.0%3.3M3.41
    15 February 20239.9M+5.1%3.9M2.53
    31 January 20239.4M-14.4%3.6M2.59
    13 January 202311.0M+1.5%3.9M2.85
    30 December 202210.9M-8.5%3.5M3.14
    15 December 202211.9M+13.6%4.6M2.55
    30 November 202210.4M+16.1%3.8M2.77
    15 November 20229.0M-6.6%3.9M2.31
    31 October 20229.6M-2.1%4.0M2.38
    14 October 20229.8M-6.5%3.9M2.54
    30 September 202210.5M-1.8%4.6M2.31
    15 September 202210.7M+6.2%3.6M2.96
    31 August 202210.1M+17.7%3.6M2.80
    15 August 20228.6M+8.0%3.9M2.17
    29 July 20227.9M-17.5%4.1M1.91
    15 July 20229.6M-0.4%4.0M2.38
    30 June 20229.7M+2.2%9.8M1.00
    15 June 20229.4M+18.0%5.3M1.78
    31 May 20228.0M-21.0%5.1M1.57
    13 May 202210.1M+1.8%5.9M1.72
    29 April 202210.0M+6.8%5.2M1.90
    14 April 20229.3M-8.0%3.6M2.56
    31 March 202210.1M-15.3%4.1M2.46
    15 March 202212.0M+4.8%6.0M1.98
    28 February 202211.4M-11.7%4.1M2.76
    15 February 202212.9M+1.5%4.4M2.96
    31 January 202212.7M+5.4%4.5M2.80
    14 January 202212.1M+3.3%3.7M3.25
    31 December 202111.7M+3.8%3.2M3.66
    15 December 202111.3M+0.2%3.5M3.26
    30 November 202111.2M-11.5%4.8M2.33
    15 November 202112.7M+3.4%3.5M3.65
    29 October 202112.3M+6.4%3.6M3.42
    15 October 202111.5M+1.7%3.7M3.13
    30 September 202111.4M-11.4%3.7M3.05
    15 September 202112.8M+4.6%3.5M3.70
    31 August 202112.3M+0.1%3.8M3.20
    13 August 202112.2M-5.7%3.6M3.38
    30 July 202113.0M+21.0%4.7M2.79
    15 July 202110.7M+1.1%4.7M2.27
    30 June 202110.6M+18.7%5.2M2.05
    15 June 20218.9M+7.0%3.0M3.01
    28 May 20218.4M-8.8%3.1M2.69
    14 May 20219.2M+9.8%3.5M2.65
    30 April 20218.4M+2.6%3.3M2.56
    15 April 20218.1M-10.6%3.2M2.52
    31 March 20219.1M-28.1%3.9M2.34
    15 March 202112.7M+11.4%3.9M3.27
    26 February 202111.4M+19.7%4.2M2.73
    12 February 20219.5M+2.7%3.4M2.78
    29 January 20219.3M-4.1%3.2M2.91
    15 January 20219.7M+5.1%3.5M2.76
    31 December 20209.2M-22.4%3.9M2.37
    15 December 202011.8M-6.0%4.0M2.97
    30 November 202012.6M-1.8%5.1M2.49
    13 November 202012.8M-6.1%6.2M2.05
    30 October 202013.7M+4.6%4.9M2.77
    15 October 202013.1M+11.9%4.7M2.79
    30 September 202011.7M+26.8%4.8M2.44
    15 September 20209.2M+11.8%3.8M2.41
    31 August 20208.2M+0.9%3.1M2.62
    14 August 20208.2M+26.0%4.1M2.01
    31 July 20206.5M-13.1%3.2M2.03
    15 July 20207.5M-14.5%4.3M1.72
    30 June 20208.7M-1.4%4.3M2.05
    15 June 20208.8M-7.6%4.2M2.11
    29 May 20209.6M-5.3%3.9M2.46
    15 May 202010.1M+20.6%4.7M2.15
    30 April 20208.4M-2.7%5.0M1.67
    15 April 20208.6M+2.9%5.6M1.53
    31 March 20208.4M-22.0%7.9M1.06
    13 March 202010.7M+26.9%8.1M1.32
    28 February 20208.4M+11.1%3.9M2.14
    14 February 20207.6M+11.4%2.9M2.58
    31 January 20206.8M-9.9%2.7M2.49
    15 January 20207.6M-4.2%3.1M2.44
    31 December 20197.9M+2.6%2.4M3.28
    13 December 20197.7M-5.3%2.9M2.64
    29 November 20198.1M-1.1%3.3M2.45
    15 November 20198.2M+11.1%2.5M3.24
    31 October 20197.4M+26.1%3.6M2.07
    15 October 20195.9M+2.8%2.6M2.29
    30 September 20195.7M+9.5%3.6M1.59
    13 September 20195.2M+2.6%3.4M1.53
    30 August 20195.1M-21.4%2.7M1.85
    15 August 20196.5M+9.3%3.8M1.72
    31 July 20195.9M-1.6%2.8M2.11
    15 July 20196.0M-8.9%3.1M1.96
    28 June 20196.6M+7.9%3.4M1.95
    14 June 20196.1M+13.2%3.0M2.05
    31 May 20195.4M-9.6%3.8M1.42
    15 May 20196.0M-11.0%4.4M1.35
    30 April 20196.7M+8.1%3.6M1.88
    15 April 20196.2M-15.0%3.2M1.93
    29 March 20197.3M-15.9%3.1M2.37
    15 March 20198.7M+27.2%4.0M2.16
    28 February 20196.8M-5.4%2.9M2.36
    15 February 20197.2M-1.8%3.6M2.01
    31 January 20197.4M-12.9%5.3M1.40
    15 January 20198.4M-2.0%3.8M2.20
    31 December 20188.6M+10.0%5.0M1.73
    14 December 20187.8M-2.1%5.3M1.47
    30 November 20188.0M+0.9%4.2M1.92
    15 November 20187.9M+8.5%4.2M1.89
    31 October 20187.3M-1.3%5.6M1.30
    15 October 20187.4M-8.8%2.9M2.52
    28 September 20188.1M+6.7%3.0M2.71
    14 September 20187.6M-9.2%2.9M2.64
    31 August 20188.4M-4.1%2.4M3.47
    15 August 20188.7M-0.7%2.4M3.62
    31 July 20188.8M-14.7%3.2M2.76
    13 July 201810.3M+2.9%2.9M3.56
    29 June 201810.0M-5.8%3.6M2.80
    15 June 201810.6M-5.7%3.7M2.89
    31 May 201811.3M-6.0%3.7M3.08
    15 May 201812.0M+6.5%4.1M2.94
    30 April 201811.3M-1.3%3.8M2.96
    13 April 201811.4M+17.3%3.3M3.45
    29 March 20189.7M-15.7%3.5M2.75
    15 March 201811.6M-9.2%3.4M3.45
    28 February 201812.7M-3.7%2.6M4.86
    15 February 201813.2M-18.7%4.9M2.72
    31 January 201816.2M+1.6%3.0M5.44
    12 January 201816.0M+4.8%3.0M5.34
    29 December 201715.2M2.5M6.03
    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.