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Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$29.86 +0.30 (+1.02%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$29.92 +0.06 (+0.20%)
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Magnolia Oil & Gas Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) had a short interest of 18.69 million shares sold short, representing 10.12% of the public float. This marks a -3.04% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.5, meaning it would take 9.5 days of the average trading volume of 2.86 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
18,692,549 shares
Previous Short Interest
19,277,683 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.04%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$566.33 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
184,950,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.12%
Today's Trading Volume
1,814,647 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,857,292 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
64%
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Magnolia Oil & Gas 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
4/30/202618,692,549 shares $566.33 million -3.0%10.1%9.53 $30.30
4/15/202619,277,683 shares $543.78 million -7.4%10.4%7.98 $28.21
3/31/202620,823,543 shares $656.34 million +4.2%11.3%7.34 $31.52
3/13/202619,990,904 shares $589.39 million +1.3%10.8%5.57 $29.48
2/27/202619,731,264 shares $548.49 million +4.5%10.7%6.23 $27.80
2/13/202618,884,077 shares $505.43 million -1.6%10.2%5.05 $26.77
1/30/202619,194,910 shares $489.68 million -8.2%10.3%5.98 $25.51
1/15/202620,904,949 shares $469.40 million -3.5%11.2%8.95 $22.45
12/31/202521,658,297 shares $473.45 million +1.7%11.6%10.34 $21.86
12/15/202521,305,100 shares $475.85 million -3.9%11.4%9.41 $22.34
11/28/202522,161,920 shares $512.72 million -1.5%11.9%11.11 $23.14
11/14/202522,494,854 shares $518.62 million +6.8%12.0%7.97 $23.06
10/31/202521,067,210 shares $473.93 million -2.8%11.3%9.57 $22.50
10/15/202521,680,000 shares $503.84 million -4.8%11.5%9.5 $23.24
9/30/202522,760,000 shares $544.42 million -7.1%N/A9.8 $23.92
9/15/202524,500,000 shares $579.96 million -1.9%N/A9.8 $23.67
8/31/202524,970,000 shares $623.13 million -0.4%13.2%9.7 $24.96
8/15/202525,070,000 shares $591.15 million +4.8%N/A10.1 $23.58
7/31/202523,930,000 shares $568.91 million -9.8%12.7%9.3 $23.77
7/15/202526,540,000 shares $612.81 million -6.1%N/A10.5 $23.09
6/30/202528,260,000 shares $636.13 million -1.4%14.9%10.5 $22.51
6/15/202528,650,000 shares $691.32 million +0.5%15.1%11.1 $24.13
5/31/202528,510,000 shares $612.39 million +3.1%14.7%9.5 $21.48
5/15/202527,650,000 shares $630.42 million +0.2%14.2%8.9 $22.80
4/30/202527,590,000 shares $566.42 million +1.4%N/A8.8 $20.53
4/15/202527,220,000 shares $552.13 million +0.6%14.0%9.2 $20.28
3/31/202527,070,000 shares $683.90 million -15.4%13.9%9.5 $25.26
3/15/202531,980,000 shares $744.21 million +3.9%16.5%11.9 $23.27
2/28/202530,770,000 shares $719.93 million -4.1%15.8%14.2 $23.40
2/15/202532,070,000 shares $752.01 million +9.6%16.5%16.2 $23.45
1/31/202529,260,000 shares $693.61 million -2.5%N/A16.3 $23.71
1/15/202530,010,000 shares $796.17 million +2.4%N/A16.8 $26.53
12/31/202429,300,000 shares $685.03 million -0.5%N/A16.3 $23.38
12/15/202429,440,000 shares $746.01 million -0.8%N/A14.9 $25.34
11/30/202429,670,000 shares $823.05 million -3.8%N/A15.7 $27.74
11/15/202430,840,000 shares $827.75 million +1.4%N/A16 $26.84
10/31/202430,430,000 shares $769.12 million +2.3%N/A15.8 $25.28
10/15/202429,750,000 shares $760.41 million +3.6%N/A13.9 $25.56
9/30/202428,720,000 shares $701.34 million -5.3%N/A13.1 $24.42
9/15/202430,340,000 shares $723.31 million +2.0%N/A14.9 $23.84
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8/31/202429,740,000 shares $761.64 million +0.9%N/A14.7 $25.61
8/15/202429,490,000 shares $741.23 million -2.4%N/A14.2 $25.14
7/31/202430,220,000 shares $823.19 million +0.6%17.4%13 $27.24
7/15/202430,040,000 shares $814.68 million -1.6%17.3%13.6 $27.12
6/30/202430,530,000 shares $773.63 million -1.0%17.5%13.7 $25.34
6/15/202430,850,000 shares $735.46 million +0.2%17.7%12.9 $23.84
5/31/202430,790,000 shares $799.15 million -2.6%17.7%10.1 $25.96
5/15/202431,600,000 shares $811.17 million -9.2%18.1%9.4 $25.67
4/30/202434,810,000 shares $872.69 million +7.4%20.3%10.1 $25.07
4/15/202432,410,000 shares $848.82 million -1.2%18.9%9.3 $26.19
3/31/202432,800,000 shares $851.16 million +14.3%19.1%9.6 $25.95
3/15/202428,700,000 shares $685.64 million +9.7%16.7%8.7 $23.89
2/29/202426,160,000 shares $593.31 million -5.6%15.3%9.9 $22.68
2/15/202427,700,000 shares $591.95 million +15.5%16.2%11.8 $21.37
1/31/202423,990,000 shares $494.91 million +4.0%13.7%11.3 $20.63
1/15/202423,070,000 shares $470.63 million +7.3%13.2%11.2 $20.40
12/31/202321,500,000 shares $457.74 million +3.0%12.3%10.9 $21.29
12/15/202320,880,000 shares $448.92 million +6.0%12.0%10.4 $21.50
11/30/202319,700,000 shares $423.75 million +0.3%11.3%10 $21.51
11/15/202319,640,000 shares $428.15 million +7.6%11.2%10.6 $21.80
10/31/202318,250,000 shares $409.71 million +4.7%N/A10 $22.45
10/15/202317,430,000 shares $409.78 million -0.3%N/A9.3 $23.51
9/30/202317,490,000 shares $400.70 million -0.3%N/A8.7 $22.91
9/15/202317,550,000 shares $404.35 million +2.5%N/A9.1 $23.04
8/31/202317,130,000 shares $390.48 million -2.8%N/A8.5 $22.80
8/15/202317,630,000 shares $399.85 million +4.7%N/A8.2 $22.68
7/31/202316,840,000 shares $373.34 million -12.7%N/A7.7 $22.17
7/15/202319,290,000 shares $394.87 million -4.4%N/A9.3 $20.47
6/30/202320,180,000 shares $421.76 million +1.0%N/A10.8 $20.90
6/15/202319,980,000 shares $411.19 million +1.4%N/A10.7 $20.58
5/31/202319,710,000 shares $380.99 million +5.2%N/A9.6 $19.33
5/15/202318,740,000 shares $369.55 million +5.2%N/A9.3 $19.72
4/30/202317,810,000 shares $376.15 million -3.7%N/A8.8 $21.12
4/15/202318,490,000 shares $430.63 million -6.0%N/A9.1 $23.29
3/31/202319,660,000 shares $430.16 million +38.2%N/A9.6 $21.88
3/15/202314,230,000 shares $275.21 million +16.2%8.2%7.2 $19.34
2/28/202312,250,000 shares $267.66 million +13.5%7.2%7.5 $21.85
2/15/202310,790,000 shares $243.64 million -4.3%6.4%6.8 $22.58
1/31/202311,280,000 shares $266.32 million -7.9%6.7%7.4 $23.61
1/15/202312,250,000 shares $291.55 million -0.2%7.2%7.5 $23.80
12/30/202212,280,000 shares $287.97 million +2.2%7.3%7.7 $23.45
12/15/202212,020,000 shares $280.91 million +0.7%7.1%7.2 $23.37
11/30/202211,940,000 shares $311.40 million +1.7%7.1%6.8 $26.08
11/15/202211,740,000 shares $322.15 million -24.8%6.9%6.6 $27.44
10/31/202215,610,000 shares $400.86 million -4.8%9.4%9 $25.68
10/15/202216,400,000 shares $360.47 million +1.7%9.8%10.6 $21.98
9/30/202216,120,000 shares $319.34 million +6.0%9.6%10.5 $19.81
9/15/202215,210,000 shares $349.07 million -5.7%9.1%8.5 $22.95
8/31/202216,120,000 shares $384.78 million -10.2%9.6%7.9 $23.87
8/15/202217,960,000 shares $411.64 million +9.3%10.7%8.2 $22.92
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7/31/202216,430,000 shares $396.46 million -0.7%9.9%7.1 $24.13
7/15/202216,550,000 shares $328.19 million -2.4%10.0%7.2 $19.83
6/30/202216,950,000 shares $355.78 million +21.8%10.2%7.3 $20.99
6/15/202213,920,000 shares $376.54 million -11.2%8.4%6.4 $27.05
5/31/202215,670,000 shares $432.65 million +0.4%9.6%7.8 $27.61
5/15/202215,610,000 shares $370.43 million +3.3%9.5%7.9 $23.73
4/30/202215,110,000 shares $351.16 million +0.9%9.4%7.6 $23.24
4/15/202214,970,000 shares $392.81 million +5.3%9.3%7.5 $26.24
3/31/202214,220,000 shares $336.30 million -9.5%8.8%7.2 $23.65
3/15/202215,710,000 shares $338.71 million -16.1%9.8%8.4 $21.56
2/28/202218,730,000 shares $418.62 million -0.3%11.9%10.6 $22.35
2/15/202218,790,000 shares $377.87 million -2.6%11.9%11.1 $20.11
1/31/202219,300,000 shares $417.46 million -5.1%12.6%11.6 $21.63
1/15/202220,340,000 shares $452.16 million +1.9%13.2%12.3 $22.23
12/31/202119,970,000 shares $376.83 million +1.9%13.0%11.5 $18.87
12/15/202119,600,000 shares $374.36 million +18.4%12.8%9.4 $19.10
11/30/202116,560,000 shares $314.14 million +2.6%10.9%8.2 $18.97
11/15/202116,140,000 shares $330.87 million -3.1%10.6%8.4 $20.50
10/29/202116,660,000 shares $347.86 million +2.0%10.9%8.9 $20.88
10/15/202116,340,000 shares $331.05 million -0.9%11.1%9 $20.26
9/30/202116,480,000 shares $293.18 million +7.2%11.3%9.4 $17.79
9/15/202115,380,000 shares $260.38 million +7.9%10.8%9.3 $16.93
8/31/202114,250,000 shares $223.44 million +3.9%10.0%8.4 $15.68
8/13/202113,710,000 shares $197.56 million +2.7%9.6%7.7 $14.41
7/30/202113,350,000 shares $186.90 million -4.8%9.3%7.4 $14.00
7/15/202114,020,000 shares $201.75 million -9.3%9.9%7.9 $14.39
6/30/202115,460,000 shares $241.64 million +1.0%10.9%9.1 $15.63
6/15/202115,310,000 shares $244.65 million +9.6%11.3%9.2 $15.98
5/28/202113,970,000 shares $180.49 million -3.9%10.3%8.7 $12.92

MGY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 18,692,549 shares of MGY short. 10.12% of Magnolia Oil & Gas' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Magnolia Oil & Gas' 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. MGY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.5. Learn More on Magnolia Oil & Gas'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. 10.12% of Magnolia Oil & Gas' floating shares are currently sold short.

Magnolia Oil & Gas saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,692,549 shares, a decline of 3.0% from the previous total of 19,277,683 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.

10.12% of Magnolia Oil & Gas' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Magnolia Oil & Gas: APA Corporation (6.89%), Chord Energy Corporation (4.96%), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (3.32%), Devon Energy Corporation (5.99%), EOG Resources, Inc. (2.92%), Matador Resources Company (7.62%), Murphy Oil Corporation (6.61%), Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (16.46%), Ovintiv Inc. (3.52%), Permian Resources Corporation (2.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Magnolia Oil & Gas as its price is falling. MGY shares are trading up $0.30 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 Magnolia Oil & Gas 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 MGY, 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 MGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:MGY) was last updated on 5/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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