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APA (APA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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APA Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, APA (APA) had a short interest of 24.21 million shares sold short, representing 6.96% of the public float. This marks a -7.31% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, meaning it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 6.79 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
24,205,148 shares
Previous Short Interest
26,113,640 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.31%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.04 billion
Short Interest Ratio
4.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
350,352,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.96%
Today's Trading Volume
6,894,069 shares
Average Trading Volume
6,787,023 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
102%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/202624,205,148 shares $1.04 billion -7.3%7.0%4.52 $43.15
8/14/202626,113,640 shares $1.06 billion -13.2%7.5%4.53 $40.47
7/31/202630,088,863 shares $1.12 billion -6.8%8.6%5.84 $37.32
7/15/202632,284,924 shares $1.11 billion +2.3%9.2%6.16 $34.27
6/30/202631,563,570 shares $1.03 billion +13.3%9.0%4.79 $32.57
6/15/202627,862,313 shares $968.77 million +0.4%7.9%5.79 $34.77
5/29/202627,739,755 shares $1.01 billion +7.9%7.9%4.94 $36.43
5/15/202625,714,890 shares $1.00 billion +6.3%7.3%3.45 $38.98
4/30/202624,183,808 shares $985.01 million -3.9%6.9%3.9 $40.73
4/15/202625,175,791 shares $921.43 million -11.7%7.2%2.83 $36.60
3/31/202628,519,372 shares $1.21 billion -4.1%8.1%2.49 $42.44
3/13/202629,748,050 shares $1.03 billion -13.9%8.5%3.16 $34.47
2/27/202634,534,176 shares $1.05 billion -6.8%9.8%4.81 $30.37
2/13/202637,047,230 shares $1.03 billion +9.1%10.6%5.74 $27.92
1/30/202633,972,392 shares $897.21 million +0.4%9.7%5.22 $26.41
1/15/202633,826,571 shares $879.83 million +3.2%9.7%5.66 $26.01
12/31/202532,786,957 shares $801.97 million +1.9%9.4%7.19 $24.46
12/15/202532,191,051 shares $813.47 million -1.7%9.2%5.72 $25.27
11/28/202532,734,342 shares $821.47 million -5.0%9.4%5.76 $25.10
11/14/202534,443,591 shares $853.86 million -4.2%9.7%3.83 $24.79
10/31/202535,964,447 shares $814.59 million -2.5%10.1%5.02 $22.65
10/15/202536,880,000 shares $857.09 million +9.1%10.5%5.1 $23.24
9/30/202533,810,000 shares $820.91 million -13.7%9.6%4.8 $24.28
9/15/202539,170,000 shares $897.38 million -6.1%11.1%5.6 $22.91
8/31/202541,700,000 shares $968.27 million -7.7%11.9%5.6 $23.22
8/15/202545,180,000 shares $925.29 million +14.4%12.8%6.2 $20.48
7/31/202539,490,000 shares $761.76 million -0.3%11.3%5.1 $19.29
7/15/202539,590,000 shares $738.35 million +1.6%11.2%5.3 $18.65
6/30/202538,960,000 shares $712.58 million +0.8%11.0%4.5 $18.29
6/15/202538,640,000 shares $811.83 million +2.0%10.9%4.4 $21.01
5/31/202537,890,000 shares $649.81 million -6.3%10.7%4.5 $17.15
5/15/202540,450,000 shares $718.39 million +10.1%11.4%4.3 $17.76
4/30/202536,750,000 shares $571.10 million +8.2%10.4%4 $15.54
4/15/202533,970,000 shares $505.81 million +1.9%9.5%3.8 $14.89
3/31/202533,340,000 shares $700.81 million -4.7%9.4%4 $21.02
3/15/202534,970,000 shares $685.76 million +8.6%9.8%4.5 $19.61
2/28/202532,210,000 shares $666.75 million +2.9%9.0%4.2 $20.70
2/15/202531,290,000 shares $724.05 million +16.1%8.6%4.8 $23.14
1/31/202526,960,000 shares $591.23 million +12.2%7.5%3.9 $21.93
1/15/202524,040,000 shares $611.82 million +8.0%6.6%3.6 $25.45
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12/31/202422,260,000 shares $513.98 million -7.4%6.2%3.6 $23.09
12/15/202424,050,000 shares $549.78 million +17.6%6.6%3.6 $22.86
11/30/202420,460,000 shares $463.42 million +7.5%5.7%3.2 $22.65
11/15/202419,030,000 shares $425.89 million +18.7%5.3%2.9 $22.38
10/31/202416,030,000 shares $378.31 million -15.5%4.4%2.6 $23.60
10/15/202418,970,000 shares $471.40 million +9.2%5.3%3.3 $24.85
9/30/202417,370,000 shares $424.87 million +2.7%4.8%3 $24.46
9/15/202416,920,000 shares $405.06 million +26.0%4.7%3 $23.94
8/31/202413,430,000 shares $382.62 million -11.8%3.7%2.4 $28.49
8/15/202415,230,000 shares $448.98 million +5.8%4.2%2.8 $29.48
7/31/202414,400,000 shares $449.14 million -13.0%3.9%2.6 $31.19
7/15/202416,550,000 shares $520.66 million No Change4.5%2.9 $31.46
2/29/202419,490,000 shares $580.61 million +9.5%6.5%3.4 $29.79
2/15/202417,800,000 shares $556.25 million +8.3%5.9%3.3 $31.25
1/31/202416,430,000 shares $514.75 million +10.4%5.5%3.5 $31.33
1/15/202414,880,000 shares $484.20 million +23.9%4.9%3.3 $32.54
12/31/202312,010,000 shares $430.92 million -8.1%3.9%2.8 $35.88
12/15/202313,070,000 shares $462.02 million +23.5%4.3%3.4 $35.35
11/30/202310,580,000 shares $380.88 million +23.9%3.5%2.8 $36.00
11/15/20238,540,000 shares $318.63 million +16.5%2.8%2.3 $37.31
10/31/20237,330,000 shares $291.15 million -14.3%2.4%1.9 $39.72
10/15/20238,550,000 shares $352.69 million +14.3%2.8%2.2 $41.25
9/30/20237,480,000 shares $307.43 million +1.6%2.5%1.8 $41.10
9/15/20237,360,000 shares $312.51 million -3.3%2.4%1.7 $42.46
8/31/20237,610,000 shares $333.62 million -7.1%2.5%1.7 $43.84
8/15/20238,190,000 shares $359.21 million -10.7%2.7%1.7 $43.86
7/31/20239,170,000 shares $371.29 million -12.8%3.0%1.7 $40.49
7/15/202310,510,000 shares $385.09 million +15.6%3.4%2 $36.64
6/30/20239,090,000 shares $310.61 million -6.2%3.0%1.7 $34.17
6/15/20239,690,000 shares $335.95 million -14.4%3.2%1.7 $34.67
5/31/202311,320,000 shares $359.75 million +2.8%3.7%1.8 $31.78
5/15/202311,010,000 shares $362.67 million +7.9%3.6%1.8 $32.94
4/30/202310,200,000 shares $375.87 million -11.2%3.3%1.6 $36.85
4/15/202311,490,000 shares $468.56 million -7.7%3.7%1.9 $40.78
3/31/202312,450,000 shares $448.95 million +4.7%4.0%2 $36.06
3/15/202311,890,000 shares $381.07 million +2.9%3.9%2 $32.05
2/28/202311,550,000 shares $443.29 million +9.4%3.7%2 $38.38
2/15/202310,560,000 shares $436.23 million +21.5%3.3%1.8 $41.31
1/31/20238,690,000 shares $385.23 million -4.7%2.7%1.5 $44.33
1/15/20239,120,000 shares $413.50 million +18.6%2.9%1.4 $45.34
12/30/20227,690,000 shares $358.97 million -18.4%2.4%1.1 $46.68
12/15/20229,420,000 shares $424.37 million +1.4%2.9%1.2 $45.05
11/30/20229,290,000 shares $435.24 million +0.1%2.9%1.2 $46.85
11/15/20229,280,000 shares $455.09 million +4.6%2.9%1.1 $49.04
10/31/20228,870,000 shares $403.23 million +0.5%2.8%1.1 $45.46
10/15/20228,830,000 shares $352.58 million -16.6%2.7%1.1 $39.93
9/30/202210,590,000 shares $362.07 million +8.4%3.3%1.3 $34.19
9/15/20229,770,000 shares $405.36 million -11.7%3.0%1.2 $41.49
8/31/202211,070,000 shares $432.95 million +29.9%3.4%1.4 $39.11
8/15/20228,520,000 shares $286.02 million +0.4%2.5%1 $33.57
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7/31/20228,490,000 shares $315.57 million -15.5%2.5%1 $37.17
7/15/202210,050,000 shares $321.50 million +13.8%3.0%1.1 $31.99
6/30/20228,830,000 shares $308.17 million -18.3%2.6%0.9 $34.90
6/15/202210,810,000 shares $493.26 million +19.8%3.2%1.2 $45.63
5/31/20229,020,000 shares $424.03 million -8.5%2.6%1 $47.01
5/15/20229,860,000 shares $405.74 million -17.2%2.9%1 $41.15
4/30/202211,910,000 shares $487.48 million +27.2%3.5%1.2 $40.93
4/15/20229,360,000 shares $408.84 million -4.5%2.7%1 $43.68
3/31/20229,800,000 shares $405.03 million -8.7%2.8%1 $41.33
3/15/202210,730,000 shares $393.79 million +9.0%3.0%1.1 $36.70
2/28/20229,840,000 shares $350.60 million -6.5%2.7%1 $35.63
2/15/202210,520,000 shares $339.06 million -7.3%2.9%1.1 $32.23
1/31/202211,350,000 shares $376.93 million -4.5%3.1%1.2 $33.21
1/15/202211,880,000 shares $395.49 million +1.9%3.3%1.3 $33.29
12/31/202111,660,000 shares $313.54 million -10.9%3.2%1.2 $26.89
12/15/202113,080,000 shares $328.31 million -4.2%3.6%1.3 $25.10
11/30/202113,650,000 shares $351.76 million +7.8%3.8%1.3 $25.77
11/15/202112,660,000 shares $374.86 million -17.2%3.5%1.3 $29.61
10/29/202115,290,000 shares $400.75 million +17.3%4.1%1.6 $26.21
10/15/202113,030,000 shares $343.60 million No Change3.5%1.4 $26.37
9/30/202113,030,000 shares $279.23 million +21.0%3.5%1.4 $21.43
9/15/202110,770,000 shares $222.08 million -5.8%2.9%1.4 $20.62

APA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of APA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 24,205,148 shares of APA short. 6.96% of APA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on APA's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. APA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.5. Learn More on APA's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.96% of APA's floating shares are currently sold short.

APA saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 24,205,148 shares, a decrease of 7.3% from the previous total of 26,113,640 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

6.96% of APA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "oil & gas exploration & production" compare to APA: Chord Energy Corporation (7.29%), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.95%), Devon Energy Corporation (2.62%), EOG Resources, Inc. (2.82%), Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (9.93%), Matador Resources Company (11.85%), Murphy Oil Corporation (7.79%), Ovintiv Inc. (4.11%), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (2.11%), Woodside Energy Group Ltd (0.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from APA as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for APA occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of APA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including APA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like APA:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:APA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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