This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Callon Petroleum (CPE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock Callon Petroleum Short Interest DataCallon Petroleum (CPE) has a short interest of 8.37 million shares, representing 16.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.61% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.15 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,370,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest9,260,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.61%Dollar Volume Sold Short$281.15 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2024Outstanding Shares66,508,000 sharesFloat Size52,270,000 sharesShort Percent of Float16.01%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,146,205 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Callon Petroleum? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Callon Petroleum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCPE Short Interest Over TimeCPE Days to Cover Over TimeCPE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Callon Petroleum Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/20248,370,000 shares $281.15 million -9.6%16.0%5.1 $33.59 2/29/20249,260,000 shares $288.26 million -5.7%17.7%4.9 $31.13 2/15/20249,820,000 shares $319.10 million -2.4%18.8%5 $32.50 1/31/202410,060,000 shares $323.13 million +6.7%19.2%5 $32.12 1/15/20249,430,000 shares $313.55 million -30.9%18.0%4.6 $33.25 12/31/202313,640,000 shares $441.94 million -0.1%26.7%6.7 $32.40 12/15/202313,650,000 shares $457.68 million +8.6%26.2%7.5 $33.53 11/30/202312,570,000 shares $393.06 million -5.9%24.1%7.3 $31.27 11/15/202313,360,000 shares $443.55 million +8.4%25.6%8 $33.20 10/31/202312,330,000 shares $460.53 million -6.7%23.6%7.4 $37.35 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CPE and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Callon Petroleum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/202313,210,000 shares $507.13 million -2.2%25.2%7.9 $38.39 9/30/202313,500,000 shares $528.12 million +4.1%25.7%7.8 $39.12 9/15/202312,970,000 shares $499.86 million +1.0%24.7%7.8 $38.54 8/31/202312,840,000 shares $503.71 million -2.6%24.5%8 $39.23 8/15/202313,180,000 shares $469.08 million +7.0%25.1%8.4 $35.59 7/31/202312,320,000 shares $462.80 million +1.5%24.2%7.7 $37.57 7/15/202312,140,000 shares $408.75 million +8.9%26.4%7.8 $33.67 6/30/202311,150,000 shares $390.92 million +8.5%21.3%7.6 $35.06 6/15/202310,280,000 shares $351.16 million +5.4%19.6%7 $34.16 5/31/20239,750,000 shares $298.55 million -6.7%18.6%6 $30.62 5/15/202310,450,000 shares $335.76 million +17.8%20.0%6.2 $32.13 4/30/20238,870,000 shares $293.95 million -6.8%16.9%5.2 $33.14 4/15/20239,520,000 shares $362.33 million +16.4%18.3%6.2 $38.06 3/31/20238,180,000 shares $273.54 million +8.9%15.7%5.5 $33.44 3/15/20237,510,000 shares $226.95 million +9.3%14.4%5.3 $30.22 2/28/20236,870,000 shares $266.28 million +18.5%13.1%5.6 $38.76 2/15/20235,800,000 shares $234.32 million +1.2%11.1%4.8 $40.40 1/31/20235,730,000 shares $243.81 million +4.2%11.0%4.9 $42.55 1/15/20235,500,000 shares $220.83 million -6.5%10.5%4.5 $40.15 12/30/20225,880,000 shares $218.09 million +0.5%11.1%4.7 $37.09 12/15/20225,850,000 shares $207.21 million -5.2%11.9%4.2 $35.42 11/30/20226,170,000 shares $258.65 million -6.2%12.5%4.3 $41.92 11/15/20226,580,000 shares $293.34 million -0.3%13.4%4.5 $44.58 10/31/20226,600,000 shares $290.14 million +2.8%13.4%4.5 $43.96 10/15/20226,420,000 shares $268.93 million -3.5%13.0%4.4 $41.89 9/30/20226,650,000 shares $232.82 million +11.6%13.5%4.3 $35.01 9/15/20225,960,000 shares $245.43 million -2.9%12.1%3.7 $41.18 8/31/20226,140,000 shares $261.32 million -7.5%12.5%3.6 $42.56 8/15/20226,640,000 shares $263.67 million +30.2%13.5%3.4 $39.71 7/31/20225,100,000 shares $234.80 million +1.8%10.4%2.6 $46.04Warning echoes from the Great Depression (Ad)This is an urgent warning for All American investors … The current economic chaos is just a preview … What's coming next could be way scarier. In fact, in a matter of days, we could see a radical shift in the stock market … Companies who've been flying high could come crashing to Earth.If you have any kind of money in the stock market … Click here to learn more — before it's too late 7/15/20225,010,000 shares $187.12 million -1.6%10.2%2.4 $37.35 6/30/20225,090,000 shares $199.53 million -5.9%10.3%2.4 $39.20 6/15/20225,410,000 shares $301.28 million -1.5%11.0%2.6 $55.69 5/31/20225,490,000 shares $320.95 million -1.3%12.9%2.8 $58.46 5/15/20225,560,000 shares $257.87 million -2.8%13.0%2.8 $46.38 4/30/20225,720,000 shares $293.26 million -6.2%13.4%2.8 $51.27 4/15/20226,100,000 shares $373.14 million +7.2%14.3%3 $61.17 3/31/20225,690,000 shares $336.17 million -10.7%13.7%2.9 $59.08 3/15/20226,370,000 shares $346.46 million -12.1%15.5%3.3 $54.39 2/28/20227,250,000 shares $408.61 million +2.8%18.1%3.6 $56.36 2/15/20227,050,000 shares $378.80 million -2.0%N/A3.6 $53.73 1/31/20227,190,000 shares $355.47 million -5.5%15.8%3.8 $49.44 1/15/20227,610,000 shares $433.77 million -1.7%16.8%4.1 $57.00 12/31/20217,740,000 shares $365.72 million -1.7%17.1%4.2 $47.25 12/15/20217,870,000 shares $380.28 million +5.5%17.4%4 $48.32 11/30/20217,460,000 shares $379.27 million +3.9%17.2%3.8 $50.84 11/15/20217,180,000 shares $462.61 million +3.9%16.6%3.9 $64.43 10/29/20216,910,000 shares $357.45 million -9.2%19.3%3.8 $51.73 10/15/20217,610,000 shares $398.16 million -1.8%21.2%4.3 $52.32 9/30/20217,750,000 shares $380.37 million -6.7%16.7%4.3 $49.08 9/15/20218,310,000 shares $305.23 million -3.0%21.3%4.7 $36.73 8/31/20218,570,000 shares $292.84 million -3.7%22.0%5 $34.17 8/13/20218,900,000 shares $268.96 million No ChangeN/A4.9 $30.22 7/15/20218,770,000 shares $402.10 million -7.1%22.2%4.6 $45.85 6/30/20219,440,000 shares $544.59 million +6.7%23.9%5.1 $57.69 6/15/20218,850,000 shares $444.62 million +15.1%22.4%4.8 $50.24 5/28/20217,690,000 shares $295.83 million -2.2%19.5%3.8 $38.47 5/14/20217,860,000 shares $267.00 million +4.7%19.9%3.2 $33.97 4/30/20217,510,000 shares $293.72 million -1.1%19.0%2.8 $39.11 4/15/20217,590,000 shares $281.06 million -2.8%19.2%2.7 $37.03 3/31/20217,810,000 shares $289.05 million +32.4%19.8%2.5 $37.01 3/15/20215,900,000 shares $234.23 million -5.5%16.0%1.8 $39.70 2/26/20216,240,000 shares $160.06 million -16.7%16.3%1.6 $25.65 2/12/20217,490,000 shares $159.84 million +0.7%19.4%1.9 $21.34 1/29/20217,440,000 shares $107.51 million +3.1%19.3%1.8 $14.45 1/15/20217,220,000 shares $120.29 million -9.9%18.7%1.8 $16.66 12/31/20208,010,000 shares $108.94 million -0.3%20.8%2 $13.60 12/15/20208,030,000 shares $111.30 million -1.7%20.8%2 $13.86 11/30/20208,170,000 shares $85.05 million -9.1%21.2%2.2 $10.41 11/15/20208,990,000 shares $57.99 million -12.6%23.3%2.8 $6.45 10/30/202010,280,000 shares $52.33 million -4.8%26.6%3.5 $5.09 10/15/202010,800,000 shares $52.60 million +10.8%28.0%3.9 $4.87 9/30/20209,750,000 shares $47.00 million +13.2%25.3%3.7 $4.82 9/15/20208,610,000 shares $48.47 million +30.7%22.3%3.4 $5.63 8/31/20206,590,000 shares $43.69 million +17.7%17.1%2.3 $6.63 8/14/20205,600,000 shares $51.80 million -89.9%14.5%1.7 $9.25 7/31/202055,370,000 shares $63.12 million -7.3%N/A15.9 $1.14 7/15/202059,750,000 shares $72.90 million -16.8%N/A1.4 $1.22 6/30/202071,780,000 shares $82.55 million -16.5%N/A1.6 $1.15 6/15/202085,970,000 shares $130.67 million -3.5%N/A1.9 $1.52Warning echoes from the Great Depression (Ad)This is an urgent warning for All American investors … The current economic chaos is just a preview … What's coming next could be way scarier. In fact, in a matter of days, we could see a radical shift in the stock market … Companies who've been flying high could come crashing to Earth.If you have any kind of money in the stock market … Click here to learn more — before it's too late 5/29/202089,040,000 shares $59.54 million -2.0%N/A2 $0.67 5/15/202090,880,000 shares $63.11 million +6.8%N/A2.4 $0.69 CPE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Callon Petroleum's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Callon Petroleum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 8,370,000 shares of CPE short. 16.01% of Callon Petroleum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Callon Petroleum's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Callon Petroleum? 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. CPE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Callon Petroleum's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Callon Petroleum? 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. 16.01% of Callon Petroleum's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Callon Petroleum's short interest increasing or decreasing? Callon Petroleum saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,370,000 shares, a decline of 9.6% from the previous total of 9,260,000 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 Callon Petroleum's float size? Callon Petroleum currently has issued a total of 66,508,000 shares. Some of Callon Petroleum'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. Callon Petroleum currently has a public float of 52,270,000 shares. How does Callon Petroleum's short interest compare to its competitors? 16.01% of Callon Petroleum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to Callon Petroleum: Range Resources Co. (6.43%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (25.38%), Matador Resources (7.06%), SM Energy (9.69%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (10.09%), VAALCO Energy, Inc. (4.55%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2.51%), Berry Co. (2.82%), W&T Offshore, Inc. (21.69%), PHX Minerals Inc. (0.59%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Cummins Inc. ($8.93 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($7.79 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.31 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.00 billion), General Motors ($3.36 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.92 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.72 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($2.31 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Callon Petroleum stock? Short selling CPE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Callon Petroleum 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. How does a short squeeze work against Callon Petroleum? A short squeeze for Callon Petroleum 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 CPE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Callon Petroleum's 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 CPE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2024. 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