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Western Midstream Partners, LP short interest

6.4M shares of Western Midstream Partners, LP were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.8M to 9.7M). Short sellers would need 6.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.1%-34% over a year
Days to cover5.98at 1.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.55%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 (4.8M to 9.7M), and the share price moved +20% 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 20266.4M+6.1%1.1M5.98
    30 September 20266.0M-7.1%913K6.60
    15 September 20266.5M+2.3%825K7.86
    31 August 20266.3M-10.2%624K10.16
    14 August 20267.1M-9.4%968K7.30
    31 July 20267.8M+3.8%808K9.64
    15 July 20267.5M-2.3%710K10.57
    30 June 20267.7M-11.0%1.2M6.66
    15 June 20268.6M+8.3%916K9.43
    29 May 20268.0M-0.1%1.4M5.79
    15 May 20268.0M-5.0%1.8M4.37
    30 April 20268.4M+8.4%2.1M4.02
    15 April 20267.8M-0.6%915K8.47
    31 March 20267.8M+17.8%1.4M5.50
    13 March 20266.6M-0.7%1.6M4.02
    27 February 20266.7M+16.6%2.0M3.26
    13 February 20265.7M-0.8%1.0M5.47
    30 January 20265.8M+6.4%1.5M3.92
    15 January 20265.4M+0.9%1.2M4.56
    31 December 20255.4M+6.1%852K6.31
    15 December 20255.1M-7.1%1.5M3.31
    28 November 20255.5M+13.6%1.2M4.64
    14 November 20254.8M-1.6%1.8M2.63
    31 October 20254.9M-49.9%1.7M2.84
    15 October 20259.7M+22.7%2.2M4.46
    30 September 20257.9M-5.1%1.5M5.39
    15 September 20258.4M+0.8%1.1M7.87
    29 August 20258.3M+13.7%1.2M7.13
    15 August 20257.3M+34.8%1.7M4.35
    31 July 20255.4M+2.6%944K5.74
    15 July 20255.3M+1.5%766K6.89
    30 June 20255.2M-12.8%1.0M5.07
    13 June 20256.0M-11.4%874K6.83
    30 May 20256.7M+12.6%890K7.56
    15 May 20256.0M+22.7%1.3M4.63
    30 April 20254.9M+22.6%1.1M4.61
    15 April 20254.0M-3.9%1.4M2.86
    31 March 20254.1M-7.7%847K4.88
    14 March 20254.5M-25.1%1.7M2.64
    28 February 20256.0M-5.8%1.4M4.41
    14 February 20256.3M-15.0%1.2M5.49
    31 January 20257.5M+46.2%1.7M4.29
    15 January 20255.1M-2.1%1.0M5.02
    31 December 20245.2M+0.6%1.1M4.65
    13 December 20245.2M-16.2%1.1M4.60
    29 November 20246.2M-3.5%1.3M4.80
    15 November 20246.4M+16.2%1.9M3.45
    31 October 20245.5M+36.0%1.1M4.81
    15 October 20244.1M+18.9%765K5.29
    30 September 20243.4M-12.4%911K3.74
    13 September 20243.9M-2.1%978K3.98
    30 August 20244.0M-15.6%1.1M3.67
    15 August 20244.7M-36.0%2.8M1.69
    31 July 20247.4M+3.1%990K7.43
    15 July 20247.1M+0.2%834K8.55
    28 June 20247.1M-16.6%1.3M5.30
    14 June 20248.5M+5.0%847K10.07
    31 May 20248.1M+18.7%1.1M7.26
    15 May 20246.8M-1.6%1.5M4.46
    30 April 20247.0M+8.8%944K7.37
    15 April 20246.4M+9.2%869K7.36
    28 March 20245.9M-19.7%735K7.97
    15 March 20247.3M+27.0%1.4M5.27
    29 February 20245.7M-7.9%3.0M1.92
    15 February 20246.2M-15.2%958K6.50
    31 January 20247.3M+0.3%1.2M6.08
    12 January 20247.3M+23.6%965K7.60
    29 December 20235.9M-36.2%1.1M5.43
    15 December 20239.3M+19.0%1.8M5.12
    30 November 20237.8M+8.8%827K9.44
    15 November 20237.2M-8.6%1.2M5.99
    31 October 20237.8M-5.1%760K10.33
    13 October 20238.3M+20.9%1.0M8.04
    29 September 20236.8M+37.6%2.5M2.70
    15 September 20235.0M-8.2%1.7M2.99
    31 August 20235.4M+2.8%685K7.90
    15 August 20235.3M+7.1%1.2M4.46
    31 July 20234.9M-7.0%803K6.12
    14 July 20235.3M-7.3%631K8.37
    30 June 20235.7M+12.6%1.3M4.48
    15 June 20235.1M-9.1%828K6.11
    31 May 20235.6M-19.4%855K6.51
    15 May 20236.9M+0.8%794K8.70
    28 April 20236.9M-2.6%658K10.42
    14 April 20237.0M-6.7%514K13.68
    31 March 20237.5M+29.8%1.4M5.58
    15 March 20235.8M+18.1%1.3M4.63
    28 February 20234.9M+20.0%1.3M3.67
    15 February 20234.1M+21.1%884K4.64
    31 January 20233.4M-49.7%781K4.33
    13 January 20236.7M+13.2%780K8.61
    30 December 20225.9M-3.5%1.0M5.72
    15 December 20226.2M-5.7%969K6.34
    30 November 20226.5M-7.6%998K6.54
    15 November 20227.1M+18.4%921K7.66
    31 October 20226.0M-19.6%1.1M5.57
    14 October 20227.4M+4.6%805K9.22
    30 September 20227.1M-4.7%1.2M6.16
    15 September 20227.4M-6.8%761K9.78
    31 August 20228.0M+1.1%742K10.76
    15 August 20227.9M+19.2%743K10.62
    29 July 20226.6M-19.0%832K7.96
    15 July 20228.2M+13.4%1.2M6.76
    30 June 20227.2M-0.5%1.9M3.81
    15 June 20227.2M-2.4%1.2M6.09
    31 May 20227.4M-3.5%1.3M5.93
    13 May 20227.7M+39.6%1.2M6.29
    29 April 20225.5M-17.6%937K5.88
    14 April 20226.7M-1.6%894K7.48
    31 March 20226.8M-5.0%1.2M5.63
    15 March 20227.1M+12.1%2.3M3.05
    28 February 20226.4M-9.4%1.6M3.95
    15 February 20227.0M+58.2%1.8M3.90
    31 January 20224.4M-30.8%812K5.48
    14 January 20226.4M+4.5%997K6.45
    31 December 20216.2M+29.9%1.0M5.90
    15 December 20214.7M-2.4%938K5.05
    30 November 20214.9M-1.2%1.1M4.49
    15 November 20214.9M+25.1%844K5.82
    29 October 20213.9M-22.5%822K4.78
    15 October 20215.1M+13.7%719K7.05
    30 September 20214.5M-9.6%1.2M3.69
    15 September 20214.9M-5.0%904K5.45
    31 August 20215.2M+1.7%985K5.27
    13 August 20215.1M+26.6%888K5.74
    30 July 20214.0M-16.8%892K4.52
    15 July 20214.8M+4.5%685K7.07
    30 June 20214.6M+20.0%1.2M3.80
    15 June 20213.9M+0.2%882K4.38
    28 May 20213.9M-14.0%1.1M3.58
    14 May 20214.5M+31.5%1.3M3.36
    30 April 20213.4M-5.4%941K3.62
    15 April 20213.6M-19.7%948K3.80
    31 March 20214.5M-0.3%2.3M1.96
    15 March 20214.5M+34.9%2.7M1.68
    26 February 20213.3M+35.9%2.0M1.68
    12 February 20212.5M-13.3%968K2.54
    29 January 20212.8M-6.0%1.4M2.08
    15 January 20213.0M-15.6%1.3M2.25
    31 December 20203.6M-2.6%1.3M2.71
    15 December 20203.7M+20.3%2.3M1.60
    30 November 20203.0M-12.9%1.9M1.60
    13 November 20203.5M-6.0%1.9M1.80
    30 October 20203.7M-14.9%1.0M3.56
    15 October 20204.4M-33.2%1.0M4.24
    30 September 20206.5M-16.9%1.7M3.83
    15 September 20207.9M+0.7%1.5M5.28
    31 August 20207.8M+4.6%1.3M6.02
    14 August 20207.5M-8.3%1.4M5.18
    31 July 20208.2M-2.1%989K8.24
    15 July 20208.3M-15.7%1.3M6.46
    30 June 20209.9M-1.4%2.8M3.55
    15 June 202010.0M-5.1%3.5M2.87
    29 May 202010.6M+17.2%2.5M4.28
    15 May 20209.0M+26.7%3.1M2.94
    30 April 20207.1M-9.4%4.6M1.56
    15 April 20207.8M+0.3%6.2M1.26
    31 March 20207.8M+2.5%6.1M1.28
    13 March 20207.6M+8.4%4.2M1.81
    28 February 20207.0M+3.5%2.6M2.66
    14 February 20206.8M+0.4%1.4M4.76
    31 January 20206.8M+18.6%1.5M4.64
    15 January 20205.7M-10.9%1.9M3.08
    31 December 20196.4M-10.9%1.5M4.15
    13 December 20197.2M+4.2%1.6M4.53
    29 November 20196.9M-4.6%1.6M4.34
    15 November 20197.2M+9.6%1.6M4.60
    31 October 20196.6M-7.2%1.1M6.22
    15 October 20197.1M-6.1%1.3M5.41
    30 September 20197.6M+21.7%2.8M2.68
    13 September 20196.2M-24.4%1.1M5.65
    30 August 20198.3M+16.8%1.1M7.34
    15 August 20197.1M+8.3%1.7M4.23
    31 July 20196.5M+11.1%1.1M5.78
    15 July 20195.9M+1.6%395K14.87
    28 June 20195.8M+17.9%1.1M5.14
    14 June 20194.9M+6.6%717K6.84
    31 May 20194.6M-8.4%1.1M4.32
    15 May 20195.0M-9.9%920K5.45
    30 April 20195.6M-8.0%801K6.95
    15 April 20196.1M-8.8%1.1M5.42
    29 March 20196.6M-2.5%1.2M5.62
    15 March 20196.8M+11.6%1.5M4.40
    28 February 20196.1M+122.9%1.5M3.97
    15 February 20192.7M-2.9%583K4.69
    31 January 20192.8M-6.4%632K4.46
    15 January 20193.0M-0.9%801K3.76
    31 December 20183.0M-2.6%1.2M2.54
    14 December 20183.1M-1.9%875K3.57
    30 November 20183.2M-21.0%467K6.81
    15 November 20184.0M+33.8%1.3M3.15
    31 October 20183.0M+30.2%732K4.11
    15 October 20182.3M+19.7%634K3.65
    28 September 20181.9M+10.5%814K2.37
    14 September 20181.7M+16.9%553K3.16
    31 August 20181.5M-38.4%532K2.81
    15 August 20182.4M+43.6%967K2.51
    31 July 20181.7M+15.2%450K3.76
    13 July 20181.5M-18.0%377K3.89
    29 June 20181.8M-23.2%536K3.34
    15 June 20182.3M+13.2%449K5.19
    31 May 20182.1M-0.2%459K4.48
    15 May 20182.1M-6.0%595K3.46
    30 April 20182.2M+9.5%481K4.56
    13 April 20182.0M+17.7%451K4.44
    29 March 20181.7M-3.6%667K2.55
    15 March 20181.8M+9.8%533K3.31
    28 February 20181.6M-4.3%424K3.79
    15 February 20181.7M-6.5%922K1.82
    31 January 20181.8M+0.7%536K3.35
    12 January 20181.8M+34.9%727K2.45
    29 December 20171.3M545K2.43
    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.