Battalion Oil (BATL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Battalion Oil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 406,500 shares of BATL short. 2.91% of Battalion Oil's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Battalion Oil's current short interest.

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. 2.91% of Battalion Oil's floating shares are currently sold short.

Battalion Oil saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 406,500 shares, an increase of 17.2% from the previous total of 346,900 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.

Battalion Oil currently has issued a total of 16,460,000 shares. Some of Battalion Oil's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Battalion Oil currently has a public float of 13,970,000 shares.

2.91% of Battalion Oil's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Battalion Oil: MV Oil Trust (3.07%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.35%), PermRock Royalty Trust (1.63%), VOC Energy Trust (0.35%), Indonesia Energy Co. Limited (21.82%), U.S. Energy Corp. (5.03%), KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (9.53%), Nine Energy Service, Inc. (7.71%), Recon Technology, Ltd. (10.28%), Mexco Energy Co. (0.21%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BATL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Battalion Oil as its price is falling. BATL shares are trading down $0.01 today. 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 Battalion Oil occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BATL, 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 BATL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.