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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$72.07 +2.79 (+4.03%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$72.00 -0.07 (-0.09%)
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Freeport-McMoRan Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) had a short interest of 34.30 million shares sold short, representing 2.41% of the public float. This marks a 11.79% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, meaning it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 10.76 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
34,304,914 shares
Previous Short Interest
30,687,702 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.79%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.38 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,436,020,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.41%
Today's Trading Volume
11,945,005 shares
Average Trading Volume
10,763,201 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
111%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/202634,304,914 shares $2.38 billion +11.8%2.4%2.81 $69.41
8/31/202630,687,702 shares $2.32 billion +18.1%2.2%1.82 $75.72
8/14/202625,984,513 shares $1.73 billion -6.5%1.8%2.25 $66.48
7/31/202627,791,020 shares $1.74 billion -2.8%1.9%1.84 $62.53
7/15/202628,591,644 shares $1.74 billion -7.4%2.0%1.88 $61.00
6/30/202630,884,821 shares $1.94 billion -0.3%2.2%1.97 $62.92
6/15/202630,989,259 shares $2.17 billion +9.3%2.2%2.13 $69.99
5/29/202628,346,069 shares $1.86 billion -3.4%2.0%2.59 $65.70
5/15/202629,336,364 shares $1.85 billion +2.4%2.1%1.94 $63.02
4/30/202628,644,796 shares $1.66 billion +1.6%2.0%1.67 $57.81
4/15/202628,187,643 shares $1.93 billion +3.9%2.0%1.8 $68.59
3/31/202627,122,545 shares $1.60 billion -7.7%1.9%1.51 $58.85
3/13/202629,397,455 shares $1.66 billion +5.3%2.1%1.41 $56.33
2/27/202627,928,918 shares $1.90 billion -17.7%2.0%1.71 $68.03
2/13/202633,939,235 shares $2.13 billion -3.0%2.4%1.64 $62.82
1/30/202634,995,575 shares $2.11 billion +4.7%2.5%1.25 $60.20
1/15/202633,425,507 shares $2.00 billion +9.3%2.3%1.54 $59.92
12/31/202530,585,309 shares $1.55 billion +9.1%2.1%2.23 $50.79
12/15/202528,027,039 shares $1.33 billion +35.2%2.0%1.73 $47.54
11/28/202520,725,394 shares $889.22 million -7.4%1.5%1.29 $42.91
11/14/202522,385,917 shares $899.96 million +5.9%1.6%1.59 $40.20
10/31/202521,141,972 shares $882.95 million +6.9%1.5%1.53 $41.76
10/15/202519,790,000 shares $826.51 million +18.4%1.4%1.1 $41.76
9/30/202516,720,000 shares $656.09 million -21.8%1.2%0.9 $39.24
9/15/202521,390,000 shares $976.24 million -7.4%1.5%1.3 $45.64
8/31/202523,100,000 shares $1.03 billion -13.5%1.6%1.6 $44.42
8/15/202526,700,000 shares $1.13 billion -17.4%1.9%1.9 $42.29
7/31/202532,320,000 shares $1.30 billion +32.1%2.3%2.2 $40.27
7/15/202524,460,000 shares $1.08 billion +24.5%1.7%1.8 $44.23
6/30/202519,650,000 shares $852.61 million -18.1%1.4%1.3 $43.39
6/15/202523,980,000 shares $979.89 million +14.6%1.7%1.5 $40.86
5/31/202520,920,000 shares $804.58 million -28.4%1.5%1.3 $38.46
5/15/202529,210,000 shares $1.12 billion +29.6%2.0%1.7 $38.47
4/30/202522,540,000 shares $812.79 million -12.6%1.6%1.3 $36.06
4/15/202525,800,000 shares $860.22 million -7.4%1.8%1.4 $33.34
3/31/202527,870,000 shares $1.05 billion +11.8%2.0%1.6 $37.85
3/15/202524,930,000 shares $969.95 million -4.2%1.7%1.6 $38.91
2/28/202526,020,000 shares $960.53 million -1.8%1.8%1.8 $36.92
2/15/202526,500,000 shares $1.05 billion +27.2%1.9%2 $39.46
1/31/202520,830,000 shares $746.01 million -19.8%1.5%1.6 $35.81
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1/15/202525,960,000 shares $1.04 billion -0.5%1.8%2.2 $40.04
12/31/202426,090,000 shares $993.51 million +6.1%1.8%2.4 $38.08
12/15/202424,580,000 shares $1.02 billion +2.9%1.7%2.1 $41.59
11/30/202423,900,000 shares $1.06 billion -1.7%1.7%2 $44.20
11/15/202424,310,000 shares $1.04 billion +3.1%1.7%2.1 $42.69
10/31/202423,580,000 shares $1.06 billion -3.4%1.7%2.1 $45.02
10/15/202424,410,000 shares $1.15 billion +6.7%1.7%2.1 $47.30
9/30/202422,870,000 shares $1.14 billion +22.6%1.6%1.9 $49.92
9/15/202418,660,000 shares $796.04 million -10.9%1.3%1.6 $42.66
8/31/202420,940,000 shares $927.22 million +0.8%1.5%1.9 $44.28
8/15/202420,780,000 shares $906.01 million -3.4%1.5%1.8 $43.60
7/31/202421,510,000 shares $976.77 million +8.6%1.5%1.7 $45.41
7/15/202419,810,000 shares $998.82 million -8.5%1.4%1.5 $50.42
6/30/202421,640,000 shares $1.05 billion -16.5%1.5%1.5 $48.60
6/15/202425,930,000 shares $1.25 billion +1.4%1.8%1.7 $48.11
5/31/202425,570,000 shares $1.35 billion +11.6%1.8%1.6 $52.72
5/15/202422,920,000 shares $1.23 billion -5.4%1.6%1.5 $53.61
4/30/202424,220,000 shares $1.21 billion +5.9%1.7%1.6 $49.94
4/15/202422,880,000 shares $1.14 billion +26.5%1.6%1.6 $50.02
3/31/202418,090,000 shares $850.59 million +1.9%1.3%1.3 $47.02
3/15/202417,750,000 shares $792.01 million +16.7%1.3%1.4 $44.62
2/29/202415,210,000 shares $575.09 million +8.6%1.1%1.3 $37.81
2/15/202414,010,000 shares $535.95 million -2.2%1.0%1.2 $38.26
1/31/202414,330,000 shares $568.76 million -0.7%1.0%1.2 $39.69
1/15/202414,430,000 shares $590.76 million +7.8%1.0%1.2 $40.94
12/31/202313,390,000 shares $570.01 million -6.1%1.0%1.2 $42.57
12/15/202314,260,000 shares $591.93 million -19.3%1.0%1.2 $41.51
11/30/202317,670,000 shares $659.09 million -0.1%1.3%1.7 $37.30
11/15/202317,690,000 shares $637.02 million +3.3%1.3%1.8 $36.01
10/31/202317,120,000 shares $578.48 million -2.2%1.2%1.7 $33.79
10/15/202317,500,000 shares $620.38 million +9.3%1.2%1.8 $35.45
9/30/202316,010,000 shares $597.01 million +4.8%1.1%1.6 $37.29
9/15/202315,280,000 shares $616.85 million -2.1%1.1%1.5 $40.37
8/31/202315,600,000 shares $622.60 million +9.7%1.1%1.4 $39.91
8/15/202314,220,000 shares $566.67 million -9.3%1.0%1.2 $39.85
7/31/202315,670,000 shares $699.67 million -10.2%1.1%1.3 $44.65
7/15/202317,450,000 shares $716.85 million +1.7%1.2%1.4 $41.08
6/30/202317,160,000 shares $686.40 million -10.4%1.2%1.4 $40.00
6/15/202319,160,000 shares $767.93 million -10.0%1.4%1.5 $40.08
5/31/202321,280,000 shares $730.76 million -1.1%1.5%1.6 $34.34
5/15/202321,510,000 shares $777.16 million +6.0%1.5%1.7 $36.13
4/30/202320,300,000 shares $769.57 million +3.1%1.4%1.6 $37.91
4/15/202319,690,000 shares $849.82 million +15.4%1.4%1.5 $43.16
3/31/202317,070,000 shares $698.33 million -14.3%1.2%1.3 $40.91
3/15/202319,920,000 shares $707.36 million +1.1%1.4%1.6 $35.51
2/28/202319,710,000 shares $807.52 million +4.8%1.4%1.7 $40.97
2/15/202318,810,000 shares $795.85 million -3.6%1.3%1.6 $42.31
1/31/202319,510,000 shares $870.54 million -34.1%1.4%1.5 $44.62
1/15/202329,600,000 shares $1.33 billion +31.7%2.1%2.1 $45.05
12/30/202222,480,000 shares $854.24 million -19.0%1.6%1.6 $38.00
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12/15/202227,750,000 shares $1.06 billion +13.7%2.0%1.9 $38.15
11/30/202224,400,000 shares $971.12 million -6.9%1.7%1.5 $39.80
11/15/202226,210,000 shares $998.34 million -2.1%1.9%1.6 $38.09
10/31/202226,780,000 shares $848.66 million -19.0%1.9%1.6 $31.69
10/15/202233,070,000 shares $914.05 million +11.5%2.4%2 $27.64
9/30/202229,650,000 shares $810.33 million -3.8%2.1%1.7 $27.33
9/15/202230,810,000 shares $917.52 million +4.6%2.2%1.6 $29.78
8/31/202229,460,000 shares $872.02 million +8.4%2.1%1.5 $29.60
8/15/202227,180,000 shares $828.99 million -2.2%1.9%1.4 $30.50
7/31/202227,780,000 shares $876.46 million -10.2%1.9%1.3 $31.55
7/15/202230,930,000 shares $798.61 million +21.0%2.2%1.4 $25.82
6/30/202225,570,000 shares $748.18 million -1.2%1.8%1.3 $29.26
6/15/202225,870,000 shares $954.60 million +15.2%1.8%1.4 $36.90
5/31/202222,450,000 shares $877.35 million -3.5%1.6%1.3 $39.08
5/15/202223,260,000 shares $815.03 million +6.6%1.6%1.2 $35.04
4/30/202221,830,000 shares $885.21 million -3.0%1.5%1.2 $40.55
4/15/202222,510,000 shares $1.11 billion -8.2%1.6%1.2 $49.19
3/31/202224,520,000 shares $1.22 billion -16.2%1.7%1.3 $49.74
3/15/202229,270,000 shares $1.30 billion +29.1%2.0%1.5 $44.28
2/28/202222,670,000 shares $1.06 billion +0.6%1.6%1.2 $46.95
2/15/202222,540,000 shares $984.32 million -24.5%1.6%1.2 $43.67
1/31/202229,840,000 shares $1.11 billion -17.4%2.0%1.6 $37.22
1/15/202236,140,000 shares $1.59 billion +15.0%2.5%2.1 $44.08
12/31/202131,440,000 shares $1.31 billion +16.0%2.2%1.8 $41.73
12/15/202127,100,000 shares $1.01 billion -8.0%1.9%1.4 $37.25
11/30/202129,470,000 shares $1.09 billion -7.7%2.0%1.4 $37.08
11/15/202131,940,000 shares $1.31 billion +2.2%2.2%1.6 $40.86
10/29/202131,260,000 shares $1.18 billion +7.0%2.1%1.6 $37.72
10/15/202129,210,000 shares $1.13 billion -5.4%N/A1.5 $38.64

FCX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Freeport-McMoRan shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 34,304,914 shares of FCX short. 2.41% of Freeport-McMoRan's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Freeport-McMoRan'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. FCX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.8. Learn More on Freeport-McMoRan'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. 2.41% of Freeport-McMoRan's floating shares are currently sold short.

Freeport-McMoRan saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,304,914 shares, an increase of 11.8% from the previous total of 30,687,702 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.

2.41% of Freeport-McMoRan's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "materials" compare to Freeport-McMoRan: Linde PLC (1.28%), Alcoa (4.54%), Ero Copper Corp. (5.80%), HudBay Minerals Inc (1.75%), ArcelorMittal (0.21%), Nucor Corporation (1.90%), Southern Copper Corporation (1.24%), Teck Resources Ltd (2.89%), Taseko Mines Limited (2.12%), BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR (0.68%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FCX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Freeport-McMoRan as its price is falling. FCX shares are trading up $2.79 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 Freeport-McMoRan 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 FCX, 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 FCX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

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

  • 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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Short interest data for NYSE:FCX is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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