Exxon Mobil - XOM Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Exxon Mobil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 37,510,000 shares of XOM short. 0.91% of Exxon Mobil's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Exxon Mobil'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. XOM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Exxon Mobil's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Exxon Mobil: National Bank of Canada FI, Inlet Private Wealth LLC, XR Securities LLC, Washington Capital Management Inc., Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, XR Securities LLC, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Maven Securities LTD, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Saba Capital Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Paloma Partners Management Co, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Laurion Capital Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, BlackRock Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., Citadel Advisors LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, HBK Investments L P, Centiva Capital LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, UBS Group AG, Group One Trading L.P., Fort Point Capital Partners LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, IMC Chicago LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Clear Street LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.91% of Exxon Mobil's floating shares are currently sold short.

Exxon Mobil saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,510,000 shares, an increase of 14.6% from the previous total of 32,730,000 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.

0.91% of Exxon Mobil's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Exxon Mobil: Chevron Co. (0.83%), ConocoPhillips (0.77%), Shell plc (0.22%), TotalEnergies SE (0.11%), Hess Co. (1.92%), BP p.l.c. (0.41%), Equinor ASA (0.34%), Marathon Petroleum Co. (2.70%), Valero Energy Co. (2.83%), and Phillips 66 (2.14%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XOM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Exxon Mobil as its price is falling. XOM shares are trading down $2.15 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 Exxon Mobil 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 XOM, 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 XOM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.