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Contango ORE (CTGO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Contango ORE Short Interest Overview

As of June 30, 2026, Contango ORE (CTGO) had a short interest of 3.03 million shares sold short, representing 9.90% of the public float. This marks a 65.01% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, meaning it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 461,143 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,031,339 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,837,102 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
65.01%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$47.86 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
32,370,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
9.90%
Today's Trading Volume
296,719 shares
Average Trading Volume
461,143 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
64%
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Contango ORE 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
6/30/20263,031,339 shares $47.86 million +65.0%9.9%2.89 $15.79
6/15/20261,837,102 shares $31.47 million +14.2%6.0%3.59 $17.13
5/29/20261,609,102 shares $32.36 million +1.0%5.8%4.14 $20.11
5/15/20261,592,924 shares $35.75 million -16.0%5.7%3.66 $22.44
4/30/20261,896,209 shares $43.52 million -5.9%13.2%5.04 $22.95
4/15/20262,015,096 shares $50.01 million +18.8%6.6%3.28 $24.82
3/31/20261,696,259 shares $31.80 million +106.7%5.5%2 $18.75
2/27/2026644,975 shares $19.39 million -2.2%2.1%2.7 $30.07
2/13/2026659,201 shares $18.02 million +16.9%2.2%2.97 $27.34
11/14/2025342,992 shares $7.51 million -8.6%3.1%3.51 $21.89
10/31/2025375,164 shares $8.05 million -29.2%3.4%3.77 $21.46
10/15/2025529,900 shares $13.63 million +25.8%5.3%4.4 $25.73
9/30/2025421,400 shares $10.51 million -5.8%4.2%3.7 $24.93
9/15/2025447,100 shares $10.73 million +13.7%5.3%4.4 $24.00
8/31/2025393,100 shares $8.66 million -13.9%4.7%4.7 $22.03
8/15/2025456,600 shares $10.05 million -20.5%5.4%5.2 $22.01
7/31/2025574,000 shares $10.70 million +23.6%6.9%6 $18.64
7/15/2025464,500 shares $9.31 million -14.0%5.6%4.6 $20.04
6/30/2025539,800 shares $10.52 million -18.8%6.5%4.6 $19.48
6/15/2025665,000 shares $13.47 million -0.3%8.0%5.5 $20.26
5/31/2025667,300 shares $12.98 million -15.5%8.0%5.1 $19.45
5/15/2025789,900 shares $11.85 million -15.3%9.5%6 $15.00
4/30/2025933,000 shares $13.12 million -5.8%11.2%7.6 $14.06
4/15/2025990,000 shares $13.83 million -4.8%13.2%8.1 $13.97
3/31/20251,040,000 shares $10.62 million +13.8%13.9%9.8 $10.21
3/15/2025914,300 shares $8.68 million +18.3%11.8%8.6 $9.49
2/28/2025772,900 shares $7.23 million +1.2%10.0%6.9 $9.36
2/15/2025763,700 shares $0.00 +5.7%9.9%6.4 $0.00
1/31/2025722,600 shares $0.00 +8.0%9.3%6.3 $0.00
1/15/2025669,100 shares $0.00 +17.9%8.6%6.2 $0.00
12/31/2024567,700 shares $0.00 +9.4%7.4%5.3 $0.00
12/15/2024519,100 shares $0.00 +21.1%6.8%5.1 $0.00
11/30/2024428,700 shares $0.00 -3.1%5.6%4.2 $0.00
11/15/2024442,600 shares $0.00 -2.3%5.7%5.7 $0.00
10/31/2024452,900 shares $0.00 -9.5%6.2%6 $0.00
10/15/2024500,400 shares $0.00 +2.9%6.9%6.4 $0.00
9/30/2024486,400 shares $0.00 +26.8%6.7%6.2 $0.00
9/15/2024383,600 shares $0.00 -9.9%5.3%4.7 $0.00
8/31/2024425,800 shares $0.00 -10.3%5.9%5.3 $0.00
8/15/2024474,900 shares $0.00 +33.3%6.6%5.7 $0.00
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7/31/2024356,200 shares $8.14 million -18.6%5.6%4.3 $22.85
7/15/2024437,400 shares $0.00 +2.2%6.9%5.6 $0.00
6/30/2024427,900 shares $0.00 +36.1%7.8%6.3 $0.00
6/15/2024314,300 shares $0.00 +32.3%6.3%5 $0.00
5/31/2024237,500 shares $0.00 +2.7%4.5%4.5 $0.00
5/15/2024231,300 shares $0.00 +17.6%4.4%6.7 $0.00
4/30/2024196,700 shares $0.00 +0.9%3.8%6.5 $0.00
4/15/2024194,900 shares $0.00 +3.3%3.7%8.1 $0.00
3/31/2024188,600 shares $0.00 -6.6%3.7%7.7 $0.00
3/15/2024201,900 shares $0.00 +3.6%4.0%9 $0.00
2/29/2024194,900 shares $0.00 +13.4%3.9%5.4 $0.00
2/15/2024171,900 shares $0.00 +9.0%3.4%4.5 $0.00
1/31/2024157,700 shares $0.00 +2.1%3.2%3.8 $0.00
1/15/2024154,500 shares $0.00 +7.4%3.1%3.6 $0.00
12/31/2023143,900 shares $0.00 +8.1%2.8%3.2 $0.00
12/15/2023133,100 shares $0.00 -27.8%2.7%3 $0.00
11/30/2023184,300 shares $0.00 +3.1%3.7%4.8 $0.00
11/15/2023178,700 shares $0.00 -8.8%3.6%4.8 $0.00
10/31/2023196,000 shares $0.00 -12.5%3.9%5 $0.00
10/15/2023224,000 shares $0.00 +3.0%4.5%4.6 $0.00
9/30/2023217,500 shares $0.00 +90.3%4.6%3.9 $0.00
9/15/2023114,300 shares $0.00 +28.7%2.3%1.9 $0.00
8/31/202388,800 shares $0.00 +26.7%1.8%1.7 $0.00
8/15/202370,100 shares $0.00 -7.8%1.4%1.5 $0.00
7/31/202376,000 shares $0.00 +112.3%1.8%1.9 $0.00
7/15/202335,800 shares $0.00 -7.7%1.1%1.2 $0.00
6/30/202338,800 shares $0.00 +212.9%1.2%2.2 $0.00
6/15/202312,400 shares $0.00 +0.8%0.4%0.7 $0.00
5/31/202312,300 shares $0.00 -25.9%0.4%1.8 $0.00
5/15/202316,600 shares $0.00 +374.3%0.5%2.9 $0.00
4/30/20233,500 shares $0.00 +20.7%0.1%0.7 $0.00
4/15/20232,900 shares $0.00 -17.1%0.1%0.7 $0.00
3/31/20233,500 shares $0.00 +2.9%0.1%1.3 $0.00
3/15/20233,400 shares $0.00 +161.5%0.1%2 $0.00
2/28/20231,300 shares $0.00 +1,200.0%0.0%1.1 $0.00
2/15/2023100 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $0.00
1/31/2023100 shares $0.00 -91.7%N/A0.1 $0.00
1/15/20231,200 shares $0.00 -58.6%0.1%1.1 $0.00
12/30/20222,900 shares $66.47 thousand +3.6%0.1%2.4 $22.92
12/15/20222,800 shares $0.00 -58.8%0.1%1.9 $0.00
11/30/20226,800 shares $155.72 thousand +112.5%0.3%1.9 $22.90
11/15/20223,200 shares $0.00 +166.7%0.1%0.8 $0.00
10/31/20221,200 shares $0.00 -33.3%0.1%0.3 $0.00
10/15/20221,800 shares $0.00 -64.0%0.1%0.5 $0.00
9/30/20225,000 shares $0.00 +194.1%0.2%1.5 $0.00
9/15/20221,700 shares $0.00 +1,600.0%0.1%0.5 $0.00
8/31/2022100 shares $0.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $0.00
8/15/2022200 shares $0.00 No Change0.0%0.3 $0.00
7/31/2022200 shares $0.00 -33.3%0.0%0.3 $0.00
7/15/2022300 shares $0.00 No Change0.0%0.3 $0.00
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5/15/2022600 shares $0.00 +50.0%0.0%0.5 $0.00
4/30/2022400 shares $0.00 -79.0%0.0%0.3 $0.00
11/15/2021100 shares $2.23 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $22.25
10/29/2021100 shares $2.10 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $21.00
10/15/2021100 shares $2.20 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $22.00
9/30/2021100 shares $2.10 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $21.00
9/15/2021100 shares $1.85 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $18.50
8/31/2021100 shares $1.81 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $18.10
8/13/2021100 shares $1.90 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $19.00
7/30/2021100 shares $2.10 thousand No ChangeN/A0.5 $21.00
7/15/2021100 shares $2.20 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $21.95

CTGO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Contango ORE shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 3,031,339 shares of CTGO short. 9.90% of Contango ORE's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Contango ORE'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. CTGO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.9. Learn More on Contango ORE'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. 9.90% of Contango ORE's floating shares are currently sold short.

Contango ORE saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,031,339 shares, an increase of 65.0% from the previous total of 1,837,102 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.

9.90% of Contango ORE's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to Contango ORE: Silvercorp Metals Inc. (12.49%), Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (14.21%), DRDGOLD Limited (0.28%), Solaris Resources Inc. (0.33%), Vizsla Silver Corp. (11.27%), Elemental Royalty Corp (4.25%), Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. (3.18%), Osisko Development Corp. (6.54%), Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (1.21%), Gold Royalty Corp. (3.49%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($82.01 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.15 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.07 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($16.85 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.29 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.89 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($11.29 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.37 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.78 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CTGO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Contango ORE as its price is falling. CTGO shares are trading up $0.87 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 Contango ORE 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 CTGO, 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 CTGO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2026.

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

  • 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 (NYSEAMERICAN:CTGO) was last updated on 7/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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