Cenovus Energy (CVE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.45 +0.47 (+2.77%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.46 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 04:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Cenovus Energy Short Interest DataCenovus Energy (CVE) has a short interest of 123.96 million shares, representing 9.84% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 43.03% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.6, indicating that it would take 8.6 days of the average trading volume of 13.73 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest123,960,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest86,670,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+43.03%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.13 billionShort Interest Ratio8.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,787,330,000 sharesFloat Size1,260,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.84%Today's Trading Volume34,272,453 sharesAverage Trading Volume13,725,622 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average250% Short Selling Cenovus Energy? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cenovus Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCVE Short Interest Over TimeCVE Days to Cover Over TimeCVE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Cenovus Energy Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/2025123,960,000 shares $2.13 billion +43.0%9.8%8.6 $17.15 8/31/202586,670,000 shares $1.44 billion +323.2%6.9%6.4 $16.64 8/15/202520,480,000 shares $308.02 million +19.8%1.6%1.6 $15.04 7/31/202517,100,000 shares $260.60 million +10.3%1.4%1.3 $15.24 7/15/202515,500,000 shares $220.35 million -31.4%1.2%1.2 $14.22 6/30/202522,590,000 shares $307.45 million -55.1%1.8%1.8 $13.61 6/15/202550,280,000 shares $746.41 million +174.8%4.0%4.1 $14.85 5/31/202518,300,000 shares $241.19 million +43.3%1.5%1.6 $13.18 5/15/202512,770,000 shares $174.18 million -25.3%1.0%1.1 $13.64 4/30/202517,100,000 shares $201.44 million -44.7%1.4%1.5 $11.78 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CVE and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cenovus Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/202530,910,000 shares $349.38 million -15.7%2.4%2.7 $11.30 3/31/202536,670,000 shares $510.19 million -36.1%2.9%3.2 $13.91 3/15/202557,420,000 shares $774.31 million +165.7%4.5%5.4 $13.49 2/28/202521,610,000 shares $298.97 million +67.7%1.7%2.1 $13.84 2/15/202512,890,000 shares $197.28 million -13.1%1.0%1.4 $15.31 1/31/202514,830,000 shares $214.53 million +6.8%1.2%1.6 $14.47 1/15/202513,880,000 shares $209.59 million +24.2%1.1%1.7 $15.10 12/31/202411,180,000 shares $169.38 million -37.3%0.9%1.5 $15.15 12/15/202417,820,000 shares $271.76 million +0.5%1.4%2.2 $15.25 11/30/202417,740,000 shares $279.76 million +13.1%1.4%2.1 $15.77 11/15/202415,680,000 shares $245 million +4.3%1.2%1.9 $15.63 10/31/202415,040,000 shares $241.84 million -9.0%1.2%1.9 $16.08 10/15/202416,520,000 shares $278.28 million +23.3%1.3%2.1 $16.85 9/30/202413,400,000 shares $224.18 million -50.6%1.0%1.7 $16.73 9/15/202427,150,000 shares $439.83 million +105.1%2.1%3.7 $16.20 8/31/202413,240,000 shares $245.47 million +6.9%1.0%1.9 $18.54 8/15/202412,390,000 shares $246.44 million -18.8%1.0%1.8 $19.89 7/31/202415,260,000 shares $307.26 million -11.6%1.2%2.3 $20.14 7/15/202417,270,000 shares $356.71 million -2.8%1.3%2.5 $20.66 6/30/202417,760,000 shares $349.16 million -62.6%1.4%2.3 $19.66 6/15/202447,480,000 shares $866.04 million +31.3%3.6%5.9 $18.24 5/31/202436,150,000 shares $753.00 million -0.8%2.8%4.3 $20.83 5/15/202436,430,000 shares $735.52 million +13.3%2.8%3.8 $20.19 4/30/202432,160,000 shares $660.57 million -3.1%2.4%3 $20.54 4/15/202433,200,000 shares $682.26 million +12.2%2.5%2.9 $20.55 3/31/202429,600,000 shares $591.70 million +4.6%2.2%2.6 $19.99 3/15/202428,290,000 shares $525.63 million -18.1%2.1%2.4 $18.58 2/29/202434,560,000 shares $602.21 million +0.4%2.6%2.8 $17.43 2/15/202434,430,000 shares $601.15 million -9.7%2.6%3.1 $17.46 1/31/202438,110,000 shares $617.19 million +8.6%2.8%3.6 $16.20 1/15/202435,080,000 shares $547.60 million +4.5%2.6%3.5 $15.61 12/31/202333,560,000 shares $558.77 million -43.6%2.5%3.6 $16.65 12/15/202359,520,000 shares $967.20 million +83.5%4.4%6.4 $16.25 11/30/202332,430,000 shares $576.12 million -3.4%2.4%3.9 $17.77 11/15/202333,560,000 shares $601.06 million -13.2%2.5%4.3 $17.91 10/31/202338,670,000 shares $737.82 million +0.6%2.9%4.9 $19.08 10/15/202338,460,000 shares $811.12 million +6.5%2.9%5.1 $21.09 9/30/202336,110,000 shares $751.81 million -23.7%2.7%4.8 $20.82 9/15/202347,310,000 shares $979.32 million +23.6%3.5%6.9 $20.70 8/31/202338,280,000 shares $763.11 million +4.2%2.9%5.7 $19.94 8/15/202336,740,000 shares $710.55 million +54.0%2.7%5.2 $19.34 7/31/202323,860,000 shares $453.82 million -14.8%1.8%3.6 $19.02 7/15/202327,990,000 shares $482.83 million -20.7%2.1%4.1 $17.25 6/30/202335,310,000 shares $599.56 million -17.6%2.6%4.9 $16.98 6/15/202342,860,000 shares $726.26 million -17.0%3.2%5.6 $16.95 5/31/202351,610,000 shares $824.99 million +20.5%3.8%6.3 $15.99 5/15/202342,820,000 shares $694.97 million -2.8%3.2%5.5 $16.23 4/30/202344,070,000 shares $740.38 million -10.8%3.2%5.5 $16.80 4/15/202349,390,000 shares $866.30 million +3.9%3.6%6.3 $17.54 3/31/202347,520,000 shares $829.70 million -7.9%3.5%6.4 $17.46 3/15/202351,600,000 shares $815.80 million +2.8%3.8%7.5 $15.81 2/28/202350,190,000 shares $925.50 million +13.7%3.7%8.1 $18.44 2/15/202344,150,000 shares $856.51 million +4.5%3.3%7.2 $19.40 1/31/202342,260,000 shares $844.35 million -9.2%3.1%7 $19.98 1/15/202346,520,000 shares $899.23 million +45.2%3.4%7.2 $19.33 12/30/202232,050,000 shares $622.09 million -13.1%2.3%4.9 $19.41 12/15/202236,860,000 shares $671.22 million -9.3%2.7%5.1 $18.21 11/30/202240,620,000 shares $807.93 million +7.3%2.9%5.3 $19.89 11/15/202237,860,000 shares $813.99 million +3.3%2.7%4.9 $21.50 10/31/202236,660,000 shares $740.53 million -0.2%2.7%4.5 $20.20 10/15/202236,750,000 shares $609.32 million +24.4%2.7%4.3 $16.58 9/30/202229,550,000 shares $454.18 million +9.1%2.1%3.4 $15.37 9/15/202227,080,000 shares $509.37 million +55.7%2.0%3.1 $18.81 8/31/202217,390,000 shares $326.24 million +8.2%1.3%1.8 $18.76 8/15/202216,080,000 shares $290.40 million -45.1%1.1%1.6 $18.06 7/31/202229,290,000 shares $558.85 million -4.0%2.1%2.7 $19.08 7/15/202230,510,000 shares $497.31 million -9.1%2.2%2.8 $16.30 6/30/202233,580,000 shares $638.36 million +27.7%2.4%3.1 $19.01 6/15/202226,300,000 shares $564.92 million +18.7%1.9%2.4 $21.48 5/31/202222,160,000 shares $513.45 million +5.0%1.6%1.9 $23.17 5/15/202221,110,000 shares $424.94 million +15.6%1.5%1.6 $20.13 4/30/202218,260,000 shares $337.44 million +57.3%1.3%1.3 $18.48 4/15/202211,610,000 shares $202.83 million +15.0%0.8%0.9 $17.47 3/31/202210,100,000 shares $168.47 million +34.5%0.7%0.8 $16.68 3/15/20227,510,000 shares $112.27 million -43.4%0.5%0.6 $14.95 2/28/202213,260,000 shares $208.18 million -42.3%0.9%1.1 $15.70 2/15/202222,980,000 shares $357.11 million +12.4%1.6%2.1 $15.54 1/31/202220,450,000 shares $297.55 million +33.1%1.4%2 $14.55 1/15/202215,360,000 shares $228.10 million +4.3%1.0%1.6 $14.85 12/31/202114,730,000 shares $180.88 million +15.5%1.0%1.6 $12.28 12/15/202112,750,000 shares $149.94 million -2.8%0.9%1.3 $11.76 11/30/202113,110,000 shares $155.48 million -25.9%0.9%1.4 $11.86 11/15/202117,690,000 shares $222.01 million +41.2%1.2%1.9 $12.55 10/29/202112,530,000 shares $150.11 million +26.3%0.9%1.3 $11.98 10/15/20219,920,000 shares $115.67 million -0.1%0.7%1.1 $11.66 9/30/20219,930,000 shares $99.90 million -3.6%0.7%1.1 $10.06 9/15/202110,300,000 shares $93.63 million -27.9%0.7%1.2 $9.09 8/31/202114,280,000 shares $118.24 million -32.4%1.0%1.6 $8.28 8/13/202121,110,000 shares $173.52 million No ChangeN/A0 $8.22 7/15/202112,490,000 shares $106.04 million +46.4%0.9%1.3 $8.49 6/30/20218,530,000 shares $81.72 million -2.7%0.6%0.9 $9.58 6/15/20218,770,000 shares $91.30 million -24.4%0.6%1 $10.41 5/28/202111,600,000 shares $94.31 million +20.5%0.8%1.3 $8.13 5/14/20219,630,000 shares $74.15 million +29.8%0.7%1.1 $7.70 4/30/20217,420,000 shares $58.91 million -24.6%0.5%0.8 $7.94 4/15/20219,840,000 shares $78.82 million -5.6%0.7%1.1 $8.01 3/31/202110,420,000 shares $78.98 million +18.8%0.7%1 $7.58 3/15/20218,770,000 shares $74.37 million -30.8%0.6%0.8 $8.48 2/26/202112,680,000 shares $94.47 million -30.7%0.9%1.2 $7.45 2/12/202118,300,000 shares $120.05 million +14.3%1.2%1.9 $6.56 1/29/202116,010,000 shares $94.46 million -17.2%1.1%1.7 $5.90 1/15/202119,340,000 shares $126.10 million -14.2%1.3%1.9 $6.52 12/31/202022,540,000 shares $138.40 million +0.3%1.1%2.5 $6.14 12/15/202022,480,000 shares $135.78 million -7.0%1.8%2.7 $6.04 11/30/202024,160,000 shares $129.26 million -4.6%2.0%3.1 $5.35 11/15/202025,330,000 shares $108.41 million -11.4%2.1%3.6 $4.28 10/30/202028,600,000 shares $94.95 million +63.8%2.3%4.3 $3.32 10/15/202017,460,000 shares $68.27 million -8.1%1.4%3.3 $3.91 CVE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cenovus Energy's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cenovus Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 123,960,000 shares of CVE short. 9.84% of Cenovus Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cenovus Energy's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cenovus Energy? 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. CVE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Cenovus Energy's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cenovus Energy? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cenovus Energy: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, National Bank of Canada FI, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Caption Management LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, and Bank of Montreal Can. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Cenovus Energy? 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. 9.84% of Cenovus Energy's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cenovus Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cenovus Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 123,960,000 shares, an increase of 43.0% from the previous total of 86,670,000 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 Cenovus Energy's float size? Cenovus Energy currently has issued a total of 1,787,330,000 shares. Some of Cenovus Energy'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. Cenovus Energy currently has a public float of 1,260,000,000 shares. How does Cenovus Energy's short interest compare to its competitors? 9.84% of Cenovus Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cenovus Energy: APA Corporation (11.13%), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.84%), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (8.91%), ConocoPhillips (1.15%), Devon Energy Corporation (2.46%), Murphy Oil Corporation (13.76%), Ovintiv Inc. (3.19%), Suncor Energy Inc. (0.88%), Vermilion Energy Inc. (10.47%), BP p.l.c. (0.36%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cenovus Energy stock? Short selling CVE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cenovus Energy as its price is falling. CVE shares are trading up $0.47 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 Cenovus Energy? A short squeeze for Cenovus Energy 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 CVE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cenovus Energy'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 CVE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. 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