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Vitesse Energy, Inc. short interest

5.6M shares of Vitesse Energy were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (3.8M to 7.1M). Short sellers would need 14.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.3%+51% over a year
Days to cover14.00at 403K shares a day
Of shares in issue13.41%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 (3.8M to 7.1M), and the share price moved -19% 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 31 Jan 2023 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20265.6M+4.3%403K14.00
    30 September 20265.4M-4.7%584K9.28
    15 September 20265.7M-11.0%574K9.89
    31 August 20266.4M-5.1%403K15.83
    14 August 20266.7M-5.7%566K11.88
    31 July 20267.1M+2.5%408K17.49
    15 July 20267.0M-1.9%483K14.40
    30 June 20267.1M+11.9%705K10.07
    15 June 20266.3M+14.2%624K10.15
    29 May 20265.6M-0.1%439K12.64
    15 May 20265.6M-0.3%497K11.17
    30 April 20265.6M+8.4%424K13.14
    15 April 20265.1M+3.6%720K7.14
    31 March 20265.0M-9.4%626K7.93
    13 March 20265.5M+1.7%559K9.80
    27 February 20265.4M+1.5%488K11.04
    13 February 20265.3M+2.2%352K15.06
    30 January 20265.2M+2.9%410K12.66
    15 January 20265.0M+2.2%392K12.87
    31 December 20254.9M-6.1%460K10.73
    15 December 20255.3M+9.4%425K12.36
    28 November 20254.8M+1.3%271K17.70
    14 November 20254.7M+14.1%455K10.42
    31 October 20254.2M+10.9%316K13.16
    15 October 20253.8M+7.3%285K13.17
    30 September 20253.5M+4.2%371K9.41
    15 September 20253.4M+15.2%397K8.44
    29 August 20252.9M+17.4%325K8.96
    15 August 20252.5M+15.0%372K6.66
    31 July 20252.2M-8.0%249K8.66
    15 July 20252.3M+13.4%264K8.85
    30 June 20252.1M-7.8%531K3.89
    13 June 20252.2M+5.0%401K5.58
    30 May 20252.1M-8.1%239K8.92
    15 May 20252.3M-2.7%377K6.15
    30 April 20252.4M-3.6%267K8.93
    15 April 20252.5M+4.4%451K5.48
    31 March 20252.4M+10.3%374K6.32
    14 March 20252.1M-24.5%332K6.45
    28 February 20252.8M+2.5%152K18.62
    14 February 20252.8M+0.7%159K17.39
    31 January 20252.7M-4.3%166K16.55
    15 January 20252.9M+8.9%200K14.36
    31 December 20242.6M-5.2%264K10.00
    13 December 20242.8M+4.0%134K20.73
    29 November 20242.7M+1.1%119K22.50
    15 November 20242.6M+5.8%184K14.35
    31 October 20242.5M-2.4%125K20.03
    15 October 20242.6M+3.0%171K14.97
    30 September 20242.5M+4.1%237K10.48
    13 September 20242.4M+9.2%177K13.51
    30 August 20242.2M-3.2%162K13.55
    15 August 20242.3M+5.8%219K10.30
    31 July 20242.1M-3.9%166K12.87
    15 July 20242.2M+2.5%141K15.80
    28 June 20242.2M-5.2%203K10.70
    14 June 20242.3M-0.5%164K13.96
    31 May 20242.3M+1.8%188K12.21
    15 May 20242.3M+0.7%195K11.61
    30 April 20242.2M+8.7%160K14.05
    15 April 20242.1M+7.9%208K9.89
    28 March 20241.9M-7.6%184K10.37
    15 March 20242.1M+9.7%235K8.80
    29 February 20241.9M+13.3%286K6.59
    15 February 20241.7M+10.6%276K6.04
    31 January 20241.5M+0.2%195K7.71
    12 January 20241.5M+35.6%234K6.43
    29 December 20231.1M-2.8%235K4.71
    15 December 20231.1M+13.4%332K3.44
    30 November 20231.0M+23.9%235K4.28
    15 November 2023811K-11.6%203K3.99
    31 October 2023918K-7.5%243K3.78
    13 October 2023992K-18.0%206K4.81
    29 September 20231.2M-10.7%188K6.44
    15 September 20231.4M+2.3%369K3.67
    31 August 20231.3M+0.4%220K6.03
    15 August 20231.3M-11.0%303K4.36
    31 July 20231.5M-0.7%265K5.58
    14 July 20231.5M+1.3%325K4.59
    30 June 20231.5M+34.1%1.0M1.45
    15 June 20231.1M+186.2%587K1.87
    31 May 2023384K-16.0%534K1.00
    15 May 2023457K+4.2%242K1.89
    28 April 2023439K-43.2%230K1.90
    14 April 2023772K+2.6%355K2.17
    31 March 2023753K+160.5%527K1.43
    15 March 2023289K+55.4%472K1.00
    28 February 2023186K-54.6%392K1.00
    15 February 2023409K-41.4%449K1.00
    31 January 2023699K1.5M1.00
    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.