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Cenovus Energy (CVE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Cenovus Energy Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, Cenovus Energy (CVE) had a short interest of 31.73 million shares sold short, representing 1.70% of the public float. This marks a -13.17% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, meaning it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 12.52 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
31,734,783 shares
Previous Short Interest
36,548,306 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-13.17%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$874.83 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,869,820,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.70%
Today's Trading Volume
7,276,237 shares
Average Trading Volume
12,517,665 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
58%
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Cenovus Energy Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/202631,734,783 shares $874.83 million -13.2%1.7%3.7 $27.57
5/15/202636,548,306 shares $1.13 billion +22.0%1.9%4.02 $30.80
4/30/202629,956,910 shares $877.17 million -19.8%1.6%3.97 $29.28
11/14/202541,705,461 shares $754.45 million +6.0%2.2%4.15 $18.09
10/31/202539,339,459 shares $665.82 million -26.4%2.2%3.32 $16.93
10/15/202553,470,000 shares $925.30 million +20.5%4.2%3 $17.31
9/30/202544,390,000 shares $753.30 million -64.2%3.0%2.5 $16.97
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
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
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4/15/202433,200,000 shares $682.26 million +12.2%2.5%2.9 $20.55
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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
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3/15/20227,510,000 shares $112.27 million -43.4%0.5%0.6 $14.95
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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
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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

CVE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 May 29th, investors have sold 31,734,783 shares of CVE short. 1.70% of Cenovus Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cenovus Energy'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. CVE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.7. Learn More on Cenovus Energy'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. 1.70% of Cenovus Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cenovus Energy saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 31,734,783 shares, a drop of 13.2% from the previous total of 36,548,306 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.

1.70% of Cenovus Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cenovus Energy: Diamondback Energy, Inc. (3.77%), Baytex Energy Corp (1.96%), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (2.61%), Devon Energy Corporation (4.60%), EOG Resources, Inc. (3.69%), Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (10.75%), Matador Resources Company (10.12%), Ovintiv Inc. (4.60%), Suncor Energy Inc. (1.19%), Imperial Oil Limited (3.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 down $1.16 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 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.

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 May, 29 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NYSE:CVE) was last updated on 6/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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