Ecopetrol (EC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.29 -0.11 (-0.66%) Closing price 10/27/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.16 -0.12 (-0.70%) As of 06:06 AM 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest Ecopetrol Short Interest OverviewAs of October 15, 2026, Ecopetrol (EC) had a short interest of 7.34 million shares sold short, representing 0.36% of the public float. This marks a 4.61% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.5, meaning it would take 5.5 days of the average trading volume of 0 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,342,949 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,019,643 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month4.61%Dollar Volume Sold Short$129.86 millionShort Interest Ratio5.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2026Outstanding Shares2,055,835,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.36%Today's Trading Volume1,061,625 sharesAverage Trading Volume0 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average∞ Short Selling Ecopetrol? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Ecopetrol and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEC Short Interest Over TimeEC Days to Cover Over TimeEC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ecopetrol Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/20267,342,949 shares $129.86 million +4.6%0.4%5.53 $17.69 9/30/20267,019,643 shares $115.85 million -7.9%0.3%4.36 $16.50 9/15/20267,618,780 shares $139.07 million +7.1%0.4%4.74 $18.25 8/31/20267,114,561 shares $118.74 million -6.9%0.3%4.61 $16.69 8/14/20267,643,053 shares $131.42 million +15.4%0.4%3.55 $17.20 7/31/20266,622,466 shares $110.95 million -28.4%0.3%3.01 $16.75 7/15/20269,249,651 shares $147.86 million +16.3%0.4%3.7 $15.99 6/30/20267,954,285 shares $113.52 million +3.9%0.4%1.97 $14.27 6/15/20267,654,348 shares $119.98 million -20.2%0.4%2.69 $15.68 5/29/20269,588,571 shares $140.39 million -15.1%0.5%2.74 $14.64 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ecopetrol and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/15/202611,290,942 shares $148.04 million +16.3%0.5%4.01 $13.11 4/30/20269,712,394 shares $137.43 million +15.5%0.5%3.45 $14.15 4/15/20268,409,789 shares $110.55 million -22.9%0.4%2.93 $13.15 3/31/202610,899,909 shares $163.31 million -22.4%0.5%2.83 $14.98 3/13/202614,042,822 shares $194.56 million -0.6%0.7%3.24 $13.86 2/27/202614,124,481 shares $168.15 million +4.4%0.7%4.68 $11.91 2/13/202613,524,324 shares $161.01 million -11.2%0.7%4.81 $11.91 1/30/202615,228,202 shares $191.49 million -12.8%0.7%4.03 $12.58 1/15/202617,454,287 shares $204.39 million +14.4%0.8%5.12 $11.71 12/31/202515,258,597 shares $152.89 million +0.7%N/A8.66 $10.02 12/15/202515,151,663 shares $146.14 million +4.7%0.7%8.5 $9.65 11/28/202514,477,964 shares $142.17 million -1.3%0.7%5.61 $9.82 11/14/202514,671,276 shares $152.35 million +5.2%0.7%5.53 $10.38 10/31/202513,940,925 shares $130.00 million +2.7%0.7%7.07 $9.33 10/15/202513,580,000 shares $121.07 million +3.6%0.7%7.1 $8.92 9/30/202513,110,000 shares $120.81 million -1.9%0.6%6.8 $9.22 9/15/202513,370,000 shares $123.41 million +5.1%0.7%6.6 $9.23 8/31/202512,720,000 shares $119.76 million -7.2%0.6%5.8 $9.42 8/15/202513,710,000 shares $122.43 million -4.1%0.7%6.2 $8.93 7/31/202514,300,000 shares $119.91 million -8.5%0.7%6.5 $8.39 7/15/202515,620,000 shares $138.17 million -3.8%0.8%6.5 $8.85 6/30/202516,240,000 shares $143.72 million +4.1%0.8%6.3 $8.85 6/15/202515,600,000 shares $150.77 million +0.2%0.8%5.8 $9.67 5/31/202515,570,000 shares $131.72 million +2.9%0.8%6.3 $8.46 5/15/202515,130,000 shares $128.91 million +12.3%0.7%5.6 $8.52 4/30/202513,470,000 shares $108.84 million +7.1%0.7%4.8 $8.08 4/15/202512,580,000 shares $110.64 million -0.2%0.6%4.4 $8.80 3/31/202512,610,000 shares $131.71 million -4.8%0.6%4.4 $10.45 3/15/202513,250,000 shares $134.42 million -7.9%0.6%5.2 $10.15 2/28/202514,390,000 shares $142.25 million -6.6%0.7%5.5 $9.89A Simple Guide to Options Trading While It's Still Free (Ad)A free copy of Options Trading Made Simple is available now but wont stay that way for long. 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James Altucher says the plan could cut Amazon out of the AI race and disrupt Blue Origin, with a key deadline landing December 8th.Watch James Altucher's free video breakdown before the December 8th deadline. 1/15/20234,390,000 shares $51.01 million -19.9%0.2%1.8 $11.62 12/30/20225,480,000 shares $57.38 million -20.5%0.3%2.3 $10.47 12/15/20226,890,000 shares $62.35 million -11.9%0.3%3.1 $9.05 11/30/20227,820,000 shares $77.18 million -23.6%0.4%4 $9.87 11/15/202210,230,000 shares $105.98 million +37.1%0.5%6.6 $10.36 10/31/20227,460,000 shares $73.56 million -2.7%0.4%5.5 $9.86 10/15/20227,670,000 shares $70.26 million +16.6%0.4%5.6 $9.16 9/30/20226,580,000 shares $58.76 million +3.0%0.3%4.9 $8.93 9/15/20226,390,000 shares $66.58 million +7.9%0.3%4.5 $10.42 8/31/20225,920,000 shares $61.04 million -17.2%0.3%3.7 $10.31 8/15/20227,150,000 shares $77.08 million +2.4%0.4%4.3 $10.78 7/31/20226,980,000 shares $74.97 million -12.8%0.3%4.2 $10.74 7/15/20228,000,000 shares $76.64 million -5.3%0.4%4.9 $9.58 6/30/20228,450,000 shares $91.77 million +31.0%0.4%5.5 $10.86 6/15/20226,450,000 shares $95.78 million -18.4%0.3%4.4 $14.85 5/31/20227,900,000 shares $133.51 million -8.4%0.4%6.1 $16.90 5/15/20228,620,000 shares $130.59 million +3.2%0.4%6.5 $15.15 4/30/20228,350,000 shares $135.52 million -4.5%0.4%6.3 $16.23 4/15/20228,740,000 shares $171.74 million +8.0%0.4%6.8 $19.65 3/31/20228,090,000 shares $150.47 million +1.5%0.4%6.5 $18.60 3/15/20227,970,000 shares $132.86 million +24.7%0.4%7.1 $16.67 2/28/20226,390,000 shares $103.33 million +5.6%0.3%6.5 $16.17 2/15/20226,050,000 shares $89.48 million +14.6%0.3%6.8 $14.79 1/31/20225,280,000 shares $77.83 million -11.1%0.3%6.7 $14.74 1/15/20225,940,000 shares $83.99 million -1.3%0.3%7.9 $14.14 12/31/20216,020,000 shares $77.60 million +11.7%0.3%9 $12.89 12/15/20215,390,000 shares $70.02 million +4.9%0.3%7.2 $12.99 11/30/20215,140,000 shares $66.05 million -8.4%0.3%6.5 $12.85 11/15/20215,610,000 shares $81.57 million +12.9%0.3%7.3 $14.54 10/29/20214,970,000 shares $75.30 million -14.2%0.2%6.1 $15.15 EC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Ecopetrol's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Ecopetrol shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 7,342,949 shares of EC short. 0.36% of Ecopetrol's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ecopetrol's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Ecopetrol? 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. EC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.5. Learn More on Ecopetrol's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Ecopetrol? 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. 0.36% of Ecopetrol's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Ecopetrol's short interest increasing or decreasing? Ecopetrol saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,342,949 shares, an increase of 4.6% from the previous total of 7,019,643 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. How does Ecopetrol's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.36% of Ecopetrol's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "oil, gas & consumable fuels" compare to Ecopetrol: BP p.l.c. (0.32%), Equinor ASA (0.78%), Eni SpA (0.05%), Suncor Energy Inc. (1.26%), Cenovus Energy Inc (2.19%), YPF Sociedad Anónima (1.35%), ExxonMobil Corporation (1.02%), Chevron Corporation (1.31%), Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (0.68%), TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR (0.21%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.77 billion), Invesco QQQ ($59.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), Medtronic PLC ($13.33 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.47 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($10.36 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($8.98 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.92 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($8.10 billion), and iShares Semiconductor ETF ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Ecopetrol stock? Short selling EC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ecopetrol as its price is falling. EC shares are trading down $0.11 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 Ecopetrol? A short squeeze for Ecopetrol 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 EC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Ecopetrol'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 EC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2026. What do EC's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like EC: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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