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Oracle (ORCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Oracle Short Interest Data

Oracle (ORCL) has a short interest of 20.68 million shares, representing 1.26% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 11.42% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 10.33 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
20,680,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
18,560,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+11.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.86 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,808,830,000 shares
Float Size
1,640,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.26%
Today's Trading Volume
11,938,634 shares
Average Trading Volume
10,333,115 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
116%
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Oracle Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/202520,680,000 shares $4.86 billion +11.4%1.3%1.7 $234.97
6/30/202518,560,000 shares $4.06 billion -9.4%1.1%1.5 $218.98
6/15/202520,480,000 shares $4.41 billion +30.0%1.2%1.7 $215.54
5/31/202515,760,000 shares $2.60 billion -35.4%1.0%1.6 $165.03
5/15/202524,410,000 shares $3.88 billion +4.9%1.5%2.4 $159.02
4/30/202523,260,000 shares $3.27 billion +6.3%1.4%2.3 $140.77
4/15/202521,890,000 shares $2.93 billion +4.0%1.3%1.9 $133.83
3/31/202521,050,000 shares $2.95 billion -7.2%1.3%1.7 $140.07
3/15/202522,670,000 shares $3.39 billion +5.1%1.4%2 $149.36
2/28/202521,570,000 shares $3.58 billion -10.1%1.3%1.9 $166.09
2/15/202524,000,000 shares $4.16 billion -11.8%1.5%2.3 $173.50
1/31/202527,220,000 shares $4.63 billion +31.0%1.7%2.6 $169.91
1/15/202520,780,000 shares $3.29 billion +5.8%1.3%2.1 $158.35
12/31/202419,640,000 shares $3.27 billion -4.0%1.2%2.6 $166.64
12/15/202420,460,000 shares $3.55 billion -2.0%1.3%2.6 $173.39
11/30/202420,880,000 shares $3.86 billion -1.4%1.3%2.3 $184.84
11/15/202421,170,000 shares $3.89 billion +13.2%1.3%2.5 $183.71
10/31/202418,700,000 shares $3.14 billion -3.1%1.2%2.3 $167.83
10/15/202419,290,000 shares $3.36 billion +13.7%1.2%2.4 $174.10
9/30/202416,960,000 shares $2.89 billion -9.7%1.1%2 $170.39
9/15/202418,780,000 shares $3.04 billion +6.8%1.2%2.2 $162.03
8/31/202417,580,000 shares $2.48 billion -5.8%1.1%2 $141.29
8/15/202418,670,000 shares $2.56 billion +20.1%1.2%2.3 $136.93
7/31/202415,550,000 shares $2.17 billion +7.8%1.0%1.8 $139.37
7/15/202414,420,000 shares $2.06 billion +8.5%0.9%1.7 $143.07
6/30/202413,290,000 shares $1.88 billion -31.4%0.8%1.6 $141.20
6/15/202419,380,000 shares $2.68 billion +27.5%1.2%2.4 $138.13
5/31/202415,200,000 shares $1.78 billion -1.1%1.0%1.8 $117.19
5/15/202415,370,000 shares $1.87 billion -1.9%1.0%1.9 $121.67
4/30/202415,670,000 shares $1.78 billion +19.8%1.0%1.9 $113.75
4/15/202413,080,000 shares $1.57 billion +0.9%0.8%1.5 $119.88
3/31/202412,960,000 shares $1.63 billion -22.9%0.8%1.5 $125.61
3/15/202416,810,000 shares $2.11 billion +17.0%1.1%1.9 $125.62
2/29/202414,370,000 shares $1.60 billion +1.3%0.9%1.5 $111.55
2/15/202414,180,000 shares $1.60 billion -0.9%0.9%1.5 $112.78
1/31/202414,310,000 shares $1.60 billion -8.3%0.9%1.6 $111.68
1/15/202415,610,000 shares $1.66 billion +4.1%1.0%1.7 $106.60
12/31/202314,990,000 shares $1.58 billion -2.2%0.9%1.7 $105.43
12/15/202315,320,000 shares $1.58 billion -4.8%1.0%1.7 $103.29
11/30/202316,090,000 shares $1.87 billion -5.6%1.0%1.7 $116.15
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11/15/202317,040,000 shares $1.94 billion +2.2%1.1%1.8 $114.07
10/31/202316,680,000 shares $1.72 billion +11.6%1.1%1.7 $103.37
10/15/202314,950,000 shares $1.62 billion -11.0%0.9%1.5 $108.25
9/30/202316,800,000 shares $1.78 billion +3.6%1.1%1.7 $105.92
9/15/202316,220,000 shares $1.85 billion +5.0%1.0%1.6 $113.91
8/31/202315,450,000 shares $1.86 billion +17.4%1.0%1.4 $120.39
8/15/202313,160,000 shares $1.54 billion -12.6%0.8%1.2 $117.28
7/31/202315,050,000 shares $1.76 billion +8.0%1.0%1.5 $117.23
7/15/202313,940,000 shares $1.66 billion -14.8%0.9%1.4 $119.27
6/30/202316,360,000 shares $1.95 billion -3.6%1.1%1.6 $119.09
6/15/202316,970,000 shares $2.15 billion +5.6%1.1%1.7 $126.56
5/31/202316,070,000 shares $1.70 billion +8.7%1.0%2 $105.94
5/15/202314,780,000 shares $1.44 billion +1.4%1.0%2 $97.26
4/30/202314,580,000 shares $1.38 billion -10.7%0.9%2 $94.72
4/15/202316,330,000 shares $1.56 billion +10.9%1.1%2.3 $95.71
3/31/202314,720,000 shares $1.37 billion +2.4%1.0%2 $92.92
3/15/202314,370,000 shares $1.19 billion -5.0%0.9%2.1 $82.98
2/28/202315,130,000 shares $1.32 billion +12.7%1.0%2.1 $87.40
2/15/202313,420,000 shares $1.19 billion -11.1%0.9%1.9 $88.34
1/31/202315,100,000 shares $1.34 billion +6.8%1.0%2.1 $88.46
1/15/202314,140,000 shares $1.26 billion +5.8%0.9%1.8 $89.20
12/30/202213,370,000 shares $1.09 billion -17.2%0.9%1.6 $81.74
12/15/202216,150,000 shares $1.29 billion +5.5%1.1%1.9 $80.07
11/30/202215,310,000 shares $1.27 billion -9.5%1.0%1.7 $83.03
11/15/202216,920,000 shares $1.34 billion +3.5%1.1%1.9 $79.18
10/31/202216,350,000 shares $1.28 billion +30.3%1.1%1.9 $78.07
10/15/202212,550,000 shares $807.09 million -4.3%N/A1.5 $64.31
9/30/202213,120,000 shares $801.24 million -21.4%0.9%1.7 $61.07
9/15/202216,700,000 shares $1.17 billion +23.6%1.1%2.2 $70.24
8/31/202213,510,000 shares $1.00 billion -10.9%0.9%1.8 $74.15
8/15/202215,170,000 shares $1.20 billion -8.9%1.0%2 $79.11
7/31/202216,650,000 shares $1.30 billion +7.8%1.1%2.1 $77.84
7/15/202215,440,000 shares $1.09 billion +17.3%1.0%1.9 $70.74
6/30/202213,160,000 shares $919.49 million +0.8%0.9%1.6 $69.87
6/15/202213,060,000 shares $910.28 million +4.8%0.5%1.6 $69.70
5/31/202212,460,000 shares $896.12 million +6.0%0.8%1.5 $71.92
5/15/202211,750,000 shares $836.25 million -1.8%0.8%1.4 $71.17
4/30/202211,960,000 shares $877.86 million -1.8%0.8%1.5 $73.40
4/15/202212,180,000 shares $967.70 million -6.2%0.8%1.4 $79.45
3/31/202212,990,000 shares $1.07 billion -45.1%0.9%1.4 $82.73
3/15/202223,660,000 shares $1.91 billion +25.4%1.6%2.4 $80.60
2/28/202218,870,000 shares $1.43 billion +1.7%1.2%1.9 $75.97
2/15/202218,560,000 shares $1.48 billion +8.7%1.2%1.8 $79.77
1/31/202217,070,000 shares $1.39 billion -10.0%1.1%1.7 $81.16
1/15/202218,970,000 shares $1.66 billion -10.1%1.3%2 $87.69
12/31/202121,100,000 shares $1.84 billion -18.9%1.4%2.3 $87.21
12/15/202126,010,000 shares $2.70 billion -6.1%1.7%2.6 $103.65
11/30/202127,700,000 shares $2.51 billion -3.3%1.7%2.8 $90.74
11/15/202128,630,000 shares $2.69 billion -2.8%1.8%3 $94.02
10/29/202129,460,000 shares $2.83 billion -4.1%1.9%3 $95.94
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10/15/202130,730,000 shares $2.93 billion +9.3%N/A3.1 $95.33
9/30/202128,120,000 shares $2.45 billion -16.8%1.8%2.6 $87.13
9/15/202133,790,000 shares $2.96 billion +1.5%2.1%3.1 $87.73
8/31/202133,300,000 shares $2.97 billion -6.8%2.0%3.1 $89.13
8/13/202135,740,000 shares $3.23 billion -3.7%2.2%3.2 $90.38
7/30/202137,100,000 shares $3.23 billion -4.1%2.3%3.2 $87.14
7/15/202138,690,000 shares $3.34 billion +25.4%2.3%3.2 $86.24
6/30/202130,860,000 shares $2.40 billion -4.2%1.8%2.5 $77.84
6/15/202132,220,000 shares $2.63 billion +0.1%1.9%2.6 $81.64
5/28/202132,200,000 shares $2.54 billion +6.6%1.9%2.6 $78.74
5/14/202130,200,000 shares $2.36 billion -1.0%1.7%2.2 $78.14
4/30/202130,490,000 shares $2.31 billion -0.9%1.8%2.2 $75.87
4/15/202130,770,000 shares $2.36 billion +29.7%1.8%2.2 $76.82
3/31/202123,720,000 shares $1.67 billion -21.9%1.4%1.9 $70.55
3/15/202130,360,000 shares $2.04 billion -5.3%1.7%2.4 $67.16
2/26/202132,070,000 shares $2.09 billion +12.9%1.8%2.7 $65.30
2/12/202128,400,000 shares $1.78 billion +16.2%1.6%2.6 $62.70
1/29/202124,450,000 shares $1.50 billion -0.7%1.4%2.3 $61.22
1/15/202124,620,000 shares $1.52 billion -16.5%1.4%2.3 $61.60
12/31/202029,490,000 shares $1.90 billion -4.3%1.6%2.7 $64.40
12/15/202030,810,000 shares $1.87 billion +0.5%1.7%2.8 $60.76
11/30/202030,650,000 shares $1.77 billion +21.2%1.6%2.4 $57.76
11/15/202025,280,000 shares $1.44 billion +1.2%1.4%1.9 $56.91
10/30/202024,980,000 shares $1.40 billion +2.7%1.3%1.9 $56.02
10/15/202024,330,000 shares $1.48 billion +4.5%1.3%1.9 $60.96
9/30/202023,290,000 shares $1.39 billion -23.6%1.2%1.7 $59.70
9/15/202030,470,000 shares $1.86 billion -12.7%1.6%2 $60.94
8/31/202034,890,000 shares $2.00 billion +3.1%1.8%2.6 $57.22
8/14/202033,850,000 shares $1.83 billion -2.5%1.8%2.7 $54.20

ORCL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Oracle's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Oracle shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 20,680,000 shares of ORCL short. 1.26% of Oracle's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oracle's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Oracle?

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. ORCL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Oracle's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Oracle?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Oracle: Garda Capital Partners LP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, CTC LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, MYDA Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Groupe la Francaise, Capital Fund Management S.A., Credit Agricole S A, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Wellington Management Group LLP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., HighTower Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Citigroup Inc., and XY Capital Ltd. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Oracle?

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. 1.26% of Oracle's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Oracle's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Oracle saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,680,000 shares, an increase of 11.4% from the previous total of 18,560,000 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 Oracle's float size?

Oracle currently has issued a total of 2,808,830,000 shares. Some of Oracle'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. Oracle currently has a public float of 1,640,000,000 shares.

How does Oracle's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.26% of Oracle's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Oracle: Adobe Inc. (2.46%), Amazon.com, Inc. (0.59%), Alphabet Inc. (0.28%), Alphabet Inc. (0.48%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.18%), Microsoft Corporation (0.73%), NVIDIA Corporation (0.83%), Tesla, Inc. (2.17%), Salesforce Inc. (1.62%), FedEx Corporation (1.65%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Oracle stock?

Short selling ORCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oracle as its price is falling. ORCL shares are trading down $7.05 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 Oracle?

A short squeeze for Oracle 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 ORCL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Oracle'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 ORCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.



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