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Imperial Oil (IMO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$122.52 +2.75 (+2.30%)
Closing price 07/17/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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$122.50 -0.02 (-0.02%)
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Imperial Oil Short Interest Overview

As of June 30, 2026, Imperial Oil (IMO) had a short interest of 16.79 million shares sold short, representing 3.47% of the public float. This marks a 3.64% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 29.1, meaning it would take 29.1 days of the average trading volume of 485,300 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
16,789,087 shares
Previous Short Interest
16,199,716 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
3.64%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.88 billion
Short Interest Ratio
29.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
483,590,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.47%
Today's Trading Volume
387,943 shares
Average Trading Volume
485,300 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
80%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/202616,789,087 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
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
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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
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
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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
8/31/20216,630,000 shares $0.00 +4.4%3.0%13.6 $0.00
8/13/20216,350,000 shares $0.00 -2.9%2.9%12.1 $0.00
7/30/20216,540,000 shares $0.00 -1.7%2.9%10.9 $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 closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 16,789,087 shares of IMO short. 3.47% 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 29.1. 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. 3.47% of Imperial Oil's floating shares are currently sold short.

Imperial Oil saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,789,087 shares, an increase of 3.6% from the previous total of 16,199,716 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.

3.47% of Imperial Oil's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Imperial Oil: Canadian Natural Resources Limited (4.85%), ConocoPhillips (1.58%), Cenovus Energy Inc (1.54%), Devon Energy Corporation (4.95%), EOG Resources, Inc. (3.56%), Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (10.85%), Ovintiv Inc. (5.45%), Suncor Energy Inc. (0.61%), Vermilion Energy Inc. (8.79%), ExxonMobil Corporation (0.91%),

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 IMO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Imperial Oil as its price is falling. IMO shares are trading up $2.75 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 increases 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 June, 30 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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This page (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) was last updated on 7/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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