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Imperial Oil (IMO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Imperial Oil Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Imperial Oil (IMO) had a short interest of 20.09 million shares sold short, representing 4.16% of the public float. This marks a 0.66% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 45.6, meaning it would take 45.6 days of the average trading volume of 645,143 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
20,094,826 shares
Previous Short Interest
19,963,688 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.66%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.68 billion
Short Interest Ratio
45.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
481,580,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.16%
Today's Trading Volume
519,722 shares
Average Trading Volume
645,143 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
81%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/202620,094,826 shares $2.68 billion +0.7%4.2%45.63 $133.28
7/31/202619,963,688 shares $2.59 billion -1.2%4.1%39 $129.57
7/15/202620,199,258 shares $2.43 billion +20.3%4.2%37.14 $120.42
6/30/202616,789,087 shares $1.88 billion +3.6%3.5%29.09 $112.02
6/15/202616,199,716 shares $1.95 billion -1.7%3.3%26.81 $120.20
5/29/202616,470,866 shares $1.96 billion +1.2%3.4%24.79 $118.72
5/15/202616,272,209 shares $2.19 billion +2.8%3.4%29.61 $134.73
4/30/202615,833,507 shares $2.12 billion +2.7%3.3%31.42 $134.02
4/15/202615,417,668 shares $1.92 billion +3.6%3.2%25.58 $124.83
3/31/202614,887,581 shares $1.95 billion -20.1%3.1%17.13 $130.82
3/13/202618,630,640 shares $2.24 billion -5.4%3.9%16.95 $120.41
2/27/202619,690,109 shares $2.31 billion +5.7%4.1%31.66 $117.30
2/13/202618,636,109 shares $2.23 billion +5.0%3.9%26.15 $119.76
1/30/202617,741,358 shares $1.80 billion -2.8%3.7%26.68 $101.25
1/15/202618,259,186 shares $1.76 billion -0.7%3.8%19.7 $96.28
12/31/202518,393,969 shares $1.59 billion -7.0%3.8%38.74 $86.31
12/15/202519,776,429 shares $1.78 billion -0.3%4.1%34.65 $89.87
11/28/202519,833,754 shares $1.96 billion +10.6%4.0%42.19 $98.80
11/14/202518,091,614 shares $1.79 billion +8.6%3.6%37.98 $98.93
10/31/202516,656,210 shares $1.47 billion -4.7%3.4%27.79 $88.21
10/15/202517,480,000 shares $1.50 billion +1.0%10.6%43.8 $85.96
9/30/202517,300,000 shares $1.57 billion -4.4%10.6%46.3 $90.74
9/15/202518,090,000 shares $1.68 billion +3.0%11.2%47.8 $92.96
8/31/202517,570,000 shares $1.60 billion -4.9%11.0%45.3 $90.78
8/15/202518,470,000 shares $1.54 billion +4.8%11.7%47.8 $83.60
7/31/202517,630,000 shares $1.47 billion -5.7%11.3%45.9 $83.47
7/15/202518,700,000 shares $1.53 billion -0.6%12.0%47.8 $81.97
6/30/202518,810,000 shares $1.50 billion -2.4%12.2%43.3 $79.48
6/15/202519,270,000 shares $1.58 billion +4.7%12.5%43 $81.91
5/31/202518,400,000 shares $1.30 billion +1.1%11.9%42.6 $70.91
5/15/202518,200,000 shares $1.32 billion +6.1%11.8%39.8 $72.33
4/30/202517,150,000 shares $1.16 billion +2.7%11.1%35.8 $67.38
4/15/202516,700,000 shares $1.02 billion -1.8%10.8%32.9 $60.95
3/31/202517,000,000 shares $1.23 billion +7.7%11.0%32.3 $72.32
3/15/202515,780,000 shares $1.07 billion -3.7%10.2%30.4 $67.90
2/28/202516,380,000 shares $1.11 billion +4.0%10.0%31.2 $67.84
2/15/202515,750,000 shares $0.00 +8.2%9.6%29.1 $0.00
1/31/202514,560,000 shares $0.00 -8.1%8.6%27.6 $0.00
1/15/202515,850,000 shares $0.00 +0.4%9.4%31.8 $0.00
12/31/202415,790,000 shares $0.00 -7.0%9.3%32 $0.00
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12/15/202416,980,000 shares $0.00 -4.0%10.1%35.6 $0.00
11/30/202417,680,000 shares $0.00 +7.4%10.1%37.7 $0.00
11/15/202416,460,000 shares $0.00 +3.1%9.5%39.3 $0.00
10/31/202415,960,000 shares $1.19 billion -3.0%9.3%38.4 $74.48
10/15/202416,460,000 shares $0.00 +4.4%9.5%38.8 $0.00
9/30/202415,760,000 shares $1.11 billion -4.0%9.2%39 $70.45
9/15/202416,420,000 shares $0.00 +3.0%9.7%42.6 $0.00
8/31/202415,940,000 shares $0.00 +11.3%9.5%43 $0.00
8/15/202414,320,000 shares $0.00 +8.7%8.6%39 $0.00
7/31/202413,180,000 shares $0.00 -5.1%8.0%35.6 $0.00
7/15/202413,890,000 shares $0.00 +2.8%8.5%39.9 $0.00
6/30/202413,510,000 shares $0.00 -34.6%8.3%37.7 $0.00
6/15/202420,670,000 shares $0.00 -6.0%12.7%57.1 $0.00
5/31/202421,980,000 shares $0.00 +8.9%13.5%62.4 $0.00
5/15/202420,190,000 shares $0.00 +12.7%12.4%57.7 $0.00
4/30/202417,910,000 shares $1.23 billion -0.3%11.0%47.9 $68.95
4/15/202417,960,000 shares $0.00 +3.6%11.0%46.6 $0.00
3/31/202417,330,000 shares $0.00 +6.1%10.6%40.8 $0.00
3/15/202416,340,000 shares $0.00 +8.4%10.0%38.8 $0.00
2/29/202415,080,000 shares $0.00 +7.4%9.3%31 $0.00
2/15/202414,040,000 shares $0.00 +0.3%8.6%27.7 $0.00
1/31/202414,000,000 shares $807.66 million -1.6%8.7%26.2 $57.69
1/15/202414,230,000 shares $0.00 -0.4%8.8%25 $0.00
12/31/202314,280,000 shares $0.00 -3.3%8.2%25.5 $0.00
12/15/202314,770,000 shares $0.00 +38.3%8.5%25.9 $0.00
11/30/202310,680,000 shares $0.00 +2.2%5.7%19.9 $0.00
11/15/202310,450,000 shares $0.00 +51.0%5.6%21 $0.00
10/31/20236,920,000 shares $0.00 +11.1%3.6%14.3 $0.00
10/15/20236,230,000 shares $0.00 -1.0%3.2%14.1 $0.00
9/30/20236,290,000 shares $0.00 -7.6%3.3%13.2 $0.00
9/15/20236,810,000 shares $0.00 -10.3%3.7%14.2 $0.00
8/31/20237,590,000 shares $0.00 +10.8%4.1%15.3 $0.00
8/15/20236,850,000 shares $0.00 +53.6%3.8%13 $0.00
7/31/20234,460,000 shares $0.00 -2.6%2.5%8.4 $0.00
7/15/20234,580,000 shares $0.00 -15.2%2.6%8.5 $0.00
6/30/20235,400,000 shares $0.00 -16.8%3.0%11.1 $0.00
6/15/20236,490,000 shares $0.00 -10.7%3.7%13.9 $0.00
5/31/20237,270,000 shares $327.69 million +6.6%4.1%14.9 $45.07
5/15/20236,820,000 shares $0.00 +16.4%3.8%14.8 $0.00
4/30/20235,860,000 shares $0.00 +0.9%3.3%13.1 $0.00
4/15/20235,810,000 shares $324.78 million No Change3.3%13.6 $55.90
3/31/20235,810,000 shares $0.00 -9.4%3.3%13.2 $0.00
3/15/20236,410,000 shares $0.00 -3.9%3.6%14.5 $0.00
2/28/20236,670,000 shares $0.00 +3.6%3.8%13.7 $0.00
2/15/20236,440,000 shares $0.00 +0.6%3.6%13.5 $0.00
1/31/20236,400,000 shares $0.00 -12.5%3.4%13.4 $0.00
1/15/20237,310,000 shares $0.00 -15.3%3.8%14.7 $0.00
12/30/20228,630,000 shares $0.00 -22.3%4.4%17 $0.00
12/15/202211,110,000 shares $0.00 +35.5%5.6%20.6 $0.00
11/30/20228,200,000 shares $0.00 +11.7%4.0%17 $0.00
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11/15/20227,340,000 shares $0.00 +5.2%3.6%15.7 $0.00
10/31/20226,980,000 shares $0.00 -14.0%3.4%14 $0.00
10/15/20228,120,000 shares $0.00 +16.7%3.8%14.8 $0.00
9/30/20226,960,000 shares $301.16 million +9.8%3.3%11.7 $43.27
9/15/20226,340,000 shares $0.00 +6.2%3.1%10.1 $0.00
8/31/20225,970,000 shares $0.00 +4.2%2.9%8.7 $0.00
8/15/20225,730,000 shares $0.00 -9.5%2.9%7.9 $0.00
7/31/20226,330,000 shares $0.00 -9.8%3.2%8.5 $0.00
7/15/20227,020,000 shares $0.00 -9.5%3.6%9.3 $0.00
6/30/20227,760,000 shares $0.00 -5.8%3.6%11.1 $0.00
6/15/20228,240,000 shares $0.00 +45.3%3.8%12.3 $0.00
5/31/20225,670,000 shares $0.00 -2.2%2.8%9 $0.00
5/15/20225,800,000 shares $0.00 +35.5%2.9%9.7 $0.00
4/30/20224,280,000 shares $0.00 +12.6%2.1%7.3 $0.00
4/15/20223,800,000 shares $0.00 +19.1%1.9%7.2 $0.00
3/31/20223,190,000 shares $0.00 +20.4%1.6%6.1 $0.00
3/15/20222,650,000 shares $0.00 -17.2%1.3%5.4 $0.00
2/28/20223,200,000 shares $0.00 -5.3%1.6%7.1 $0.00
2/15/20223,380,000 shares $0.00 -3.2%1.5%8.1 $0.00
1/31/20223,490,000 shares $142.81 million -10.3%1.5%8.3 $40.92
1/15/20223,890,000 shares $0.00 +5.4%1.7%9.4 $0.00
12/31/20213,690,000 shares $0.00 -5.9%1.7%8.6 $0.00
12/15/20213,920,000 shares $0.00 -4.6%1.8%9.3 $0.00
11/30/20214,110,000 shares $0.00 +10.8%1.8%9.2 $0.00
11/15/20213,710,000 shares $0.00 -17.4%1.7%8.4 $0.00
10/29/20214,490,000 shares $152.12 million -16.2%2.1%10.3 $33.88
10/15/20215,360,000 shares $0.00 -20.1%2.4%12.8 $0.00
9/30/20216,710,000 shares $0.00 -0.5%3.0%16.9 $0.00
9/15/20216,740,000 shares $0.00 +1.7%3.1%14.8 $0.00

IMO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Imperial Oil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, traders have sold 20,094,826 shares of IMO short. 4.16% of Imperial Oil's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Imperial Oil'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. IMO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 45.6. Learn More on Imperial Oil'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. 4.16% of Imperial Oil's floating shares are currently sold short.

Imperial Oil saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,094,826 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 19,963,688 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.

4.16% of Imperial Oil's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "oil, gas & consumable fuels" compare to Imperial Oil: Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.73%), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (2.94%), ConocoPhillips (1.41%), Cenovus Energy Inc (2.12%), Devon Energy Corporation (2.33%), EOG Resources, Inc. (2.78%), Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (9.12%), Ovintiv Inc. (4.38%), Suncor Energy Inc. (2.00%), ExxonMobil Corporation (0.89%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IMO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Imperial Oil as its price is falling. IMO shares are trading down $3.44 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 Imperial Oil 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 IMO, 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 IMO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

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

  • 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 NYSEAMERICAN:IMO is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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