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ConocoPhillips (COP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$85.19 -0.94 (-1.09%)
Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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ConocoPhillips Short Interest Data

ConocoPhillips (COP) has a short interest of 20.29 million shares, representing 1.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 11.12% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 7.38 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
20,290,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
18,260,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+11.12%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.81 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,264,165,000 shares
Float Size
1,260,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.61%
Today's Trading Volume
6,786,423 shares
Average Trading Volume
7,379,538 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
92%
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ConocoPhillips Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202520,290,000 shares $1.81 billion +11.1%1.6%2.1 $89.14
4/15/202518,260,000 shares $1.56 billion -5.7%1.5%2 $85.69
3/31/202519,360,000 shares $2.03 billion +21.5%1.5%2.2 $105.04
3/15/202515,940,000 shares $1.58 billion +3.9%1.3%1.8 $99.10
2/28/202515,340,000 shares $1.52 billion +14.7%1.2%2 $99.12
2/15/202513,380,000 shares $1.29 billion +1.8%1.1%1.8 $96.39
1/31/202513,150,000 shares $1.30 billion +1.2%1.0%1.9 $98.70
1/15/202513,000,000 shares $1.37 billion +8.4%1.0%1.9 $105.45
12/31/202411,990,000 shares $1.19 billion -7.8%0.9%1.8 $99.17
12/15/202413,000,000 shares $1.31 billion -8.8%1.0%1.9 $101.02
11/30/202414,250,000 shares $1.54 billion -42.7%1.1%2.1 $108.34
11/15/202424,870,000 shares $2.79 billion +11.2%1.9%3.6 $112.32
10/31/202422,360,000 shares $2.45 billion -2.0%1.9%3.5 $109.54
10/15/202422,810,000 shares $2.40 billion +7.2%2.0%3.5 $105.21
9/30/202421,270,000 shares $2.24 billion +0.8%1.8%3.2 $105.28
9/15/202421,100,000 shares $2.18 billion +1.7%1.8%3.3 $103.50
8/31/202420,750,000 shares $2.36 billion +3.9%1.8%3.5 $113.79
8/15/202419,980,000 shares $2.22 billion +25.7%1.7%3.2 $111.20
7/31/202415,890,000 shares $1.77 billion -12.0%1.4%2.6 $111.20
7/15/202418,060,000 shares $2.07 billion +13.7%1.6%3.1 $114.57
6/30/202415,890,000 shares $1.82 billion -11.4%1.4%2.9 $114.38
6/15/202417,940,000 shares $1.96 billion +10.1%1.6%3.2 $109.39
5/31/202416,290,000 shares $1.90 billion +34.1%1.4%3 $116.49
5/15/202412,150,000 shares $1.47 billion -3.0%1.0%2.4 $120.70
4/30/202412,520,000 shares $1.57 billion -11.1%1.1%2.3 $125.62
4/15/202414,080,000 shares $1.83 billion +9.3%1.2%2.6 $130.25
3/31/202412,880,000 shares $1.64 billion -5.7%1.1%2.3 $127.28
3/15/202413,660,000 shares $1.64 billion +1.6%1.2%2.4 $120.09
2/29/202413,440,000 shares $1.51 billion +9.0%1.1%2.2 $112.54
2/15/202412,330,000 shares $1.37 billion +3.1%1.0%2 $111.01
1/31/202411,960,000 shares $1.34 billion -6.9%1.0%2.1 $111.86
1/15/202412,840,000 shares $1.43 billion -1.5%1.1%2.2 $111.70
12/31/202313,040,000 shares $1.51 billion +16.2%1.1%2.2 $116.07
12/15/202311,220,000 shares $1.29 billion +6.1%0.9%1.9 $114.60
11/30/202310,580,000 shares $1.22 billion -7.6%0.9%2 $115.60
11/15/202311,450,000 shares $1.32 billion -4.7%1.0%2.3 $115.03
10/31/202312,020,000 shares $1.43 billion -3.8%1.0%2.5 $118.80
10/15/202312,500,000 shares $1.56 billion -4.8%1.0%2.7 $124.86
9/30/202313,130,000 shares $1.57 billion +1.8%1.1%2.8 $119.80
9/15/202312,900,000 shares $1.59 billion +8.4%1.1%2.8 $123.54
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8/31/202311,900,000 shares $1.42 billion -0.2%1.0%2.5 $119.03
8/15/202311,920,000 shares $1.38 billion -0.3%1.0%2.3 $115.49
7/31/202311,950,000 shares $1.41 billion +27.7%1.0%2.2 $117.72
7/15/20239,360,000 shares $1.00 billion +7.3%0.8%1.6 $107.09
6/30/20238,720,000 shares $903.48 million -12.2%0.7%1.5 $103.61
6/15/20239,930,000 shares $1.03 billion -10.3%0.8%1.6 $104.11
5/31/202311,070,000 shares $1.10 billion +9.2%0.9%1.7 $99.30
5/15/202310,140,000 shares $1.02 billion -9.1%0.8%1.6 $100.29
4/30/202311,160,000 shares $1.15 billion -7.5%0.9%1.6 $102.89
4/15/202312,060,000 shares $1.31 billion +11.3%1.0%1.7 $108.50
3/31/202310,840,000 shares $1.08 billion -18.0%0.9%1.6 $99.21
3/15/202313,220,000 shares $1.26 billion +8.0%1.1%2 $95.24
2/28/202312,240,000 shares $1.27 billion +7.9%1.0%2 $103.35
2/15/202311,340,000 shares $1.27 billion +3.5%0.9%1.8 $111.65
1/31/202310,960,000 shares $1.34 billion +9.9%0.9%1.8 $121.87
1/15/20239,970,000 shares $1.21 billion +4.3%0.8%1.6 $121.47
12/30/20229,560,000 shares $1.13 billion +1.9%0.8%1.5 $118.00
12/15/20229,380,000 shares $1.06 billion -16.8%0.8%1.3 $112.55
11/30/202211,280,000 shares $1.39 billion -34.3%0.9%1.6 $123.51
11/15/202217,180,000 shares $2.30 billion +7.1%1.4%2.3 $134.09
10/31/202216,040,000 shares $2.02 billion -6.6%1.3%2.2 $126.09
10/15/202217,180,000 shares $2.03 billion -10.4%1.4%2.5 $117.96
9/30/202219,170,000 shares $1.96 billion +8.7%1.5%2.8 $102.34
9/15/202217,630,000 shares $2.04 billion -10.3%1.4%2.4 $115.56
8/31/202219,660,000 shares $2.15 billion +25.9%1.6%2.6 $109.45
8/15/202215,620,000 shares $1.57 billion -2.1%1.2%2 $100.77
7/31/202215,960,000 shares $1.55 billion +14.9%1.2%2 $97.43
7/15/202213,890,000 shares $1.15 billion -0.2%1.1%1.7 $82.89
6/30/202213,920,000 shares $1.25 billion -19.3%1.2%1.7 $89.81
6/15/202217,250,000 shares $1.89 billion +0.4%1.5%2.2 $109.33
5/31/202217,180,000 shares $1.93 billion +26.0%1.3%2.2 $112.36
5/15/202213,640,000 shares $1.40 billion +7.7%1.1%1.6 $102.91
4/30/202212,660,000 shares $1.21 billion +0.2%1.0%1.5 $95.52
4/15/202212,630,000 shares $1.28 billion -13.6%1.0%1.4 $101.37
3/31/202214,620,000 shares $1.46 billion +2.0%1.1%1.6 $100.00
3/15/202214,340,000 shares $1.36 billion +21.9%1.1%1.6 $95.05
2/28/202211,760,000 shares $1.12 billion -19.8%0.9%1.3 $94.86
2/15/202214,670,000 shares $1.32 billion -14.1%1.1%1.8 $89.68
1/31/202217,070,000 shares $1.51 billion +3.6%1.3%2.1 $88.62
1/15/202216,480,000 shares $1.43 billion +10.4%1.3%2.1 $86.74
12/31/202114,930,000 shares $1.08 billion -1.5%1.1%1.9 $72.18
12/15/202115,160,000 shares $1.07 billion +0.1%1.2%1.7 $70.71
11/30/202115,140,000 shares $1.06 billion -6.3%1.2%1.7 $70.13
11/15/202116,160,000 shares $1.18 billion -3.5%1.2%1.8 $72.72
10/29/202116,750,000 shares $1.25 billion -20.5%1.3%1.9 $74.49
10/15/202121,080,000 shares $1.56 billion -1.0%1.6%2.5 $74.14
9/30/202121,300,000 shares $1.44 billion +15.3%1.6%2.4 $67.77
9/15/202118,470,000 shares $1.10 billion +8.1%1.4%2.3 $59.32
8/31/202117,090,000 shares $949.01 million +7.9%1.3%2.1 $55.53
8/13/202115,840,000 shares $886.56 million +5.6%1.2%2 $55.97
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7/30/202115,000,000 shares $840.90 million -5.4%1.1%1.8 $56.06
7/15/202115,850,000 shares $904.72 million +8.7%N/A1.9 $57.08
6/30/202114,580,000 shares $887.92 million -4.4%N/A1.7 $60.90
6/15/202115,250,000 shares $932.84 million +0.5%N/A1.8 $61.17
5/28/202115,180,000 shares $846.13 million +12.7%N/A1.7 $55.74
5/14/202113,470,000 shares $730.61 million +11.2%N/A1.4 $54.24
4/30/202112,110,000 shares $643.40 million -0.3%N/A1.2 $53.13
4/15/202112,150,000 shares $640.18 million -12.7%N/A1.2 $52.69
3/31/202113,920,000 shares $743.75 million -17.2%N/A1.3 $53.43
3/15/202116,820,000 shares $995.58 million +4.5%N/A1.5 $59.19
2/26/202116,090,000 shares $853.25 million +3.0%N/A1.4 $53.03
2/12/202115,620,000 shares $725.39 million -9.0%N/A1.4 $46.44
1/29/202117,170,000 shares $705.86 million -65.6%N/A1.4 $41.11
1/15/202149,880,000 shares $2.39 billion +16.5%N/A3.9 $47.87
12/31/202042,830,000 shares $1.71 billion +3.0%4.0%3.4 $40.01
12/15/202041,590,000 shares $1.76 billion +7.3%3.9%3.4 $42.32
11/30/202038,770,000 shares $1.66 billion +12.2%3.6%3.3 $42.78
11/15/202034,570,000 shares $1.22 billion +33.8%3.2%3.2 $35.36
10/30/202025,830,000 shares $753.20 million +114.4%2.4%2.7 $29.16
10/15/202012,050,000 shares $416.09 million +11.0%1.1%1.5 $34.53
9/30/202010,860,000 shares $356.64 million +20.8%N/A1.5 $32.84
9/15/20208,990,000 shares $303.86 million -3.9%0.8%1.3 $33.80
8/31/20209,350,000 shares $354.27 million -1.5%0.9%1.4 $37.89
8/14/20209,490,000 shares $387.38 million -9.6%0.9%1.4 $40.82
7/31/202010,500,000 shares $392.60 million +8.7%1.0%1.5 $37.39
7/15/20209,660,000 shares $399.05 million -14.1%0.9%1.3 $41.31
6/30/202011,240,000 shares $472.30 million -4.9%1.1%1.3 $42.02
6/15/202011,820,000 shares $512.40 million -6.3%1.1%1.2 $43.35
5/29/202012,610,000 shares $531.89 million -7.3%1.2%1.1 $42.18

COP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is ConocoPhillips' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of ConocoPhillips shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 20,290,000 shares of COP short. 1.61% of ConocoPhillips' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ConocoPhillips' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for ConocoPhillips?

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. COP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on ConocoPhillips's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting ConocoPhillips?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ConocoPhillips: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Susquehanna International Group LLP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, WS Management Lllp, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, RPO LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Citigroup Inc., XY Capital Ltd, Readystate Asset Management LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Portman Square Capital LLP, Integrated Advisors Network LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for ConocoPhillips?

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. 1.61% of ConocoPhillips' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is ConocoPhillips' short interest increasing or decreasing?

ConocoPhillips saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,290,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 18,260,000 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.

What is ConocoPhillips' float size?

ConocoPhillips currently has issued a total of 1,264,165,000 shares. Some of ConocoPhillips' 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. ConocoPhillips currently has a public float of 1,260,000,000 shares.

How does ConocoPhillips' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.61% of ConocoPhillips' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to ConocoPhillips: EOG Resources, Inc. (2.78%), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.10%), EQT Co. (2.69%), Devon Energy Co. (3.41%), Range Resources Co. (6.02%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (25.19%), Matador Resources (8.33%), SM Energy (9.45%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (9.61%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2.85%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short ConocoPhillips stock?

Short selling COP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ConocoPhillips as its price is falling. COP shares are trading down $0.94 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.

How does a short squeeze work against ConocoPhillips?

A short squeeze for ConocoPhillips 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 COP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is ConocoPhillips' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including COP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.



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