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W&T Offshore Inc. short interest

13.4M shares of W&T Offshore were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 31 Jul 2023. Short sellers would need 4.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short13.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.8%-36% over a year
Days to cover4.14at 3.2M shares a day
Of shares in issue8.65%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 31 Jul 2023, and the share price moved +80% 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 202613.4M-5.8%3.2M4.14
    30 September 202614.2M-0.2%3.8M3.76
    15 September 202614.3M-6.5%3.8M3.79
    31 August 202615.2M-12.7%3.0M5.15
    14 August 202617.5M-4.6%4.7M3.69
    31 July 202618.3M-5.8%4.0M4.57
    15 July 202619.4M+5.6%4.1M4.77
    30 June 202618.4M+0.5%4.4M4.15
    15 June 202618.3M-2.5%5.4M3.38
    29 May 202618.8M-3.5%6.2M3.01
    15 May 202619.5M-16.9%6.7M2.92
    30 April 202623.4M-2.8%8.5M2.75
    15 April 202624.1M+5.0%10.4M2.33
    31 March 202623.0M+1.1%9.8M2.35
    13 March 202622.7M+15.0%13.7M1.66
    27 February 202619.8M+3.7%3.5M5.60
    13 February 202619.1M+0.5%2.7M7.12
    30 January 202619.0M-1.8%2.2M8.63
    15 January 202619.3M+1.2%2.0M9.74
    31 December 202519.1M-2.7%1.2M15.47
    15 December 202519.6M+2.8%1.3M15.27
    28 November 202519.1M-3.2%1.1M17.66
    14 November 202519.7M-1.7%1.5M12.81
    31 October 202520.1M-4.2%1.4M13.91
    15 October 202520.9M+1.5%3.6M5.87
    30 September 202520.6M-1.4%2.0M10.14
    15 September 202520.9M+3.0%801K26.13
    29 August 202520.3M+0.2%937K21.69
    15 August 202520.3M-3.9%1.2M16.56
    31 July 202521.1M-4.7%1.6M13.48
    15 July 202522.1M-4.7%1.7M13.39
    30 June 202523.2M-2.9%5.5M4.26
    13 June 202523.9M+0.1%2.4M9.94
    30 May 202523.9M-1.9%1.1M21.88
    15 May 202524.4M+8.2%1.7M14.47
    30 April 202522.5M+6.2%1.1M20.10
    15 April 202521.2M+8.0%2.0M10.39
    31 March 202519.6M-7.3%1.0M18.83
    14 March 202521.2M+3.7%1.7M12.75
    28 February 202520.4M-7.8%933K21.89
    14 February 202522.2M+7.6%1.1M21.06
    31 January 202520.6M-1.8%1.4M14.57
    15 January 202521.0M+11.3%2.5M8.34
    31 December 202418.8M+17.6%2.9M6.40
    13 December 202416.0M+1.3%1.9M8.42
    29 November 202415.8M-8.5%1.9M8.42
    15 November 202417.3M-9.9%2.0M8.45
    31 October 202419.2M+3.6%1.3M14.25
    15 October 202418.5M+6.8%3.5M5.29
    30 September 202417.3M-3.7%1.4M12.81
    13 September 202418.0M+0.7%1.6M11.49
    30 August 202417.8M-2.7%866K20.61
    15 August 202418.4M+1.3%1.7M10.86
    31 July 202418.1M+0.2%1.4M12.84
    15 July 202418.1M-5.9%1.5M12.24
    28 June 202419.2M-3.8%1.7M11.61
    14 June 202420.0M-0.8%1.7M11.49
    31 May 202420.1M-2.5%2.0M10.06
    15 May 202420.7M+4.5%1.7M11.93
    30 April 202419.8M-1.6%1.8M11.26
    15 April 202420.1M+2.9%2.2M9.01
    28 March 202419.5M-16.2%2.3M8.56
    15 March 202423.3M+17.9%5.2M4.51
    29 February 202419.8M-1.4%2.5M8.05
    15 February 202420.1M+4.7%2.4M8.38
    31 January 202419.2M+9.8%3.1M6.25
    12 January 202417.5M+1.6%2.2M7.84
    29 December 202317.2M+8.0%2.1M8.24
    15 December 202315.9M-0.9%3.8M4.19
    30 November 202316.0M+2.3%3.0M5.36
    15 November 202315.7M+7.3%2.6M6.03
    31 October 202314.6M+3.8%2.2M6.76
    13 October 202314.1M-2.5%3.0M4.75
    29 September 202314.4M-2.7%1.9M7.42
    15 September 202314.8M+2.7%2.4M6.13
    31 August 202314.4M+0.1%1.5M9.43
    15 August 202314.4M+12.7%2.2M6.52
    31 July 202312.8M+0.6%1.9M6.89
    14 July 202312.7M-1.9%2.0M6.34
    30 June 202313.0M+2.1%2.0M6.50
    15 June 202312.7M-0.5%2.1M5.94
    31 May 202312.8M-2.7%2.3M5.56
    15 May 202313.1M+3.0%2.5M5.24
    28 April 202312.8M-2.2%2.4M5.28
    14 April 202313.0M-0.4%2.4M5.40
    31 March 202313.1M-11.3%3.4M3.82
    15 March 202314.8M+1.1%3.5M4.19
    28 February 202314.6M+8.8%2.7M5.43
    15 February 202313.4M-3.4%2.9M4.64
    31 January 202313.9M-2.1%2.5M5.59
    13 January 202314.2M-2.1%2.6M5.52
    30 December 202214.5M+0.4%3.0M4.79
    15 December 202214.5M+4.6%3.0M4.83
    30 November 202213.8M+0.7%3.0M4.57
    15 November 202213.7M-9.1%3.3M4.15
    31 October 202215.1M+1.7%3.1M4.84
    14 October 202214.9M-0.7%3.3M4.48
    30 September 202215.0M+7.4%4.1M3.63
    15 September 202213.9M+0.6%4.1M3.39
    31 August 202213.9M+2.0%4.1M3.36
    15 August 202213.6M-0.3%4.7M2.92
    29 July 202213.6M-5.6%4.1M3.33
    15 July 202214.4M+0.4%4.0M3.58
    30 June 202214.4M+29.3%7.0M2.04
    15 June 202211.1M-7.7%5.8M1.90
    31 May 202212.0M-2.9%3.7M3.28
    13 May 202212.4M+10.7%5.6M2.23
    29 April 202211.2M-1.4%5.1M2.20
    14 April 202211.4M-0.8%3.5M3.21
    31 March 202211.5M+1.0%5.4M2.12
    15 March 202211.3M+12.7%8.1M1.40
    28 February 202210.1M+4.4%3.8M2.64
    15 February 20229.6M+3.0%2.8M3.41
    31 January 20229.4M+1.7%2.5M3.79
    14 January 20229.2M+4.3%2.6M3.61
    31 December 20218.8M-4.4%1.6M5.47
    15 December 20219.2M-0.3%2.1M4.49
    30 November 20219.3M-1.8%2.2M4.28
    15 November 20219.4M-9.0%2.2M4.22
    29 October 202110.4M+8.9%3.8M2.74
    15 October 20219.5M-4.0%3.8M2.48
    30 September 20219.9M-2.0%3.0M3.34
    15 September 202110.1M+4.2%2.9M3.51
    31 August 20219.7M-0.1%1.8M5.30
    13 August 20219.7M+1.7%3.2M3.03
    30 July 20219.6M+3.1%2.1M4.58
    15 July 20219.3M-1.5%2.2M4.17
    30 June 20219.4M-4.7%2.6M3.69
    15 June 20219.9M+0.4%2.8M3.54
    28 May 20219.8M-1.3%1.6M6.28
    14 May 202110.0M-2.2%2.4M4.14
    30 April 202110.2M+3.0%2.2M4.70
    15 April 20219.9M+0.7%2.5M4.02
    31 March 20219.8M-4.3%3.0M3.24
    15 March 202110.3M-1.3%8.3M1.23
    26 February 202110.4M-6.9%3.2M3.27
    12 February 202111.2M-1.2%3.5M3.21
    29 January 202111.3M-20.9%3.9M2.87
    15 January 202114.3M-6.5%3.1M4.55
    31 December 202015.3M-3.7%2.5M6.03
    15 December 202015.9M-17.6%6.5M2.44
    30 November 202019.3M+1.6%4.9M3.91
    13 November 202019.0M+7.4%4.0M4.73
    30 October 202017.7M-2.7%1.8M9.59
    15 October 202018.2M+6.0%2.2M8.23
    30 September 202017.1M-2.2%2.4M7.19
    15 September 202017.5M+15.4%3.3M5.37
    31 August 202015.2M-2.0%2.3M6.58
    14 August 202015.5M-10.7%3.6M4.31
    31 July 202017.3M+19.4%3.6M4.84
    15 July 202014.5M+1.7%4.7M3.10
    30 June 202014.3M+3.6%7.8M1.84
    15 June 202013.8M-39.0%6.8M2.04
    29 May 202022.6M+12.9%4.8M4.75
    15 May 202020.0M+24.2%5.3M3.82
    30 April 202016.1M+13.4%9.5M1.70
    15 April 202014.2M-19.4%8.9M1.60
    31 March 202017.7M+10.1%5.8M3.06
    13 March 202016.0M+37.3%6.5M2.46
    28 February 202011.7M+1.0%3.6M3.28
    14 February 202011.6M+50.7%2.6M4.49
    31 January 20207.7M-1.8%1.9M3.99
    15 January 20207.8M-25.1%3.0M2.64
    31 December 201910.4M-7.2%2.1M5.05
    13 December 201911.2M+5.7%2.0M5.62
    29 November 201910.6M+9.3%2.6M4.15
    15 November 20199.7M-21.4%3.1M3.19
    31 October 201912.4M+1.5%2.1M5.93
    15 October 201912.2M+16.9%2.1M5.78
    30 September 201910.4M-5.5%3.6M2.92
    13 September 201911.0M-5.1%2.9M3.86
    30 August 201911.6M+3.8%2.3M5.11
    15 August 201911.2M-6.2%2.2M4.99
    31 July 201911.9M+6.9%2.7M4.39
    15 July 201911.2M+6.8%2.2M4.97
    28 June 201910.5M+17.1%2.4M4.39
    14 June 20198.9M+0.0%2.1M4.26
    31 May 20198.9M-14.7%2.1M4.26
    15 May 201910.5M-1.7%3.4M3.12
    30 April 201910.7M-9.0%2.0M5.38
    15 April 201911.7M-0.6%2.3M5.11
    29 March 201911.8M-6.9%3.1M3.77
    15 March 201912.7M-7.9%3.8M3.35
    28 February 201913.7M+0.5%2.5M5.52
    15 February 201913.7M-5.7%2.0M7.00
    31 January 201914.5M-3.4%2.1M7.06
    15 January 201915.0M+3.5%2.7M5.51
    31 December 201814.5M-5.0%3.3M4.34
    14 December 201815.2M-5.6%3.3M4.67
    30 November 201816.1M-2.7%3.1M5.28
    15 November 201816.6M+15.6%3.5M4.73
    31 October 201814.4M+5.8%2.8M5.16
    15 October 201813.6M+3.0%3.6M3.73
    28 September 201813.2M-0.5%4.4M2.97
    14 September 201813.2M-4.5%2.4M5.59
    31 August 201813.9M-1.5%3.0M4.60
    15 August 201814.1M+3.3%4.5M3.15
    31 July 201813.6M+19.5%3.7M3.70
    13 July 201811.4M-4.4%3.5M3.25
    29 June 201811.9M+18.3%4.4M2.69
    15 June 201810.1M+13.1%3.7M2.69
    31 May 20188.9M+13.0%4.8M1.86
    15 May 20187.9M+39.4%4.5M1.74
    30 April 20185.7M+14.0%2.9M1.93
    13 April 20185.0M+6.4%1.9M2.62
    29 March 20184.7M+13.9%1.8M2.57
    15 March 20184.1M-19.4%2.0M2.07
    28 February 20185.1M-5.5%2.0M2.58
    15 February 20185.4M+31.3%2.7M2.03
    31 January 20184.1M+2.7%3.0M1.37
    12 January 20184.0M+23.9%3.8M1.06
    29 December 20173.2M1.9M1.68
    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.