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Birchcliff Energy (BIREF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Birchcliff Energy Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Birchcliff Energy (BIREF) had a short interest of 8.17 million shares sold short, representing 3.01% of the public float. This marks a 11.70% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 79.5, meaning it would take 79.5 days of the average trading volume of 102,618 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,170,031 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,314,005 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.70%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$39.22 million
Short Interest Ratio
79.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
275,490,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.01%
Today's Trading Volume
28,719 shares
Average Trading Volume
102,618 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
28%
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Birchcliff Energy 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
5/15/20268,170,031 shares $39.22 million +11.7%3.0%79.47 $4.80
4/30/20267,314,005 shares $34.67 million +12.6%2.7%33.39 $4.74
4/15/20266,493,916 shares $28.56 million +6.1%2.4%31.97 $4.40
3/31/20266,122,168 shares $33.61 million +16.6%2.3%34.6 $5.49
3/13/20265,252,233 shares $27.49 million +10.2%1.9%47.06 $5.23
2/27/20264,766,638 shares $23.93 million +35.4%1.8%40.52 $5.02
2/13/20263,520,337 shares $17.88 million -3.9%1.3%23 $5.08
1/30/20263,662,519 shares $19.70 million +5.2%1.4%13.85 $5.38
1/15/20263,480,714 shares $17.11 million +57.7%1.3%18.41 $4.92
12/31/20252,207,268 shares $12.03 million -18.6%0.8%15.21 $5.45
12/15/20252,712,227 shares $14.62 million +0.2%1.0%20.63 $5.39
11/28/20252,706,452 shares $15.10 million -1.6%1.0%30.98 $5.58
11/14/20252,751,698 shares $13.74 million +14.0%1.0%20.95 $5.00
10/31/20252,413,715 shares $11.27 million -42.1%0.9%12.17 $4.67
10/15/20254,169,600 shares $17.87 million +3.7%1.6%23.1 $4.29
9/30/20254,022,700 shares $16.57 million -5.1%N/A60.9 $4.12
9/15/20254,237,400 shares $18.06 million +6.6%N/A39.1 $4.26
8/31/20253,976,500 shares $18.25 million -27.2%1.5%150.6 $4.59
8/15/20255,462,300 shares $24.46 million -4.5%N/A103.1 $4.48
7/31/20255,720,300 shares $28.03 million +7.7%2.1%20.6 $4.90
7/15/20255,310,500 shares $27.18 million -10.3%N/A94.8 $5.12
6/30/20255,922,000 shares $32.45 million -0.2%2.2%112.8 $5.48
6/15/20255,933,900 shares $32.07 million +5.2%2.2%45.4 $5.40
5/31/20255,640,900 shares $26.69 million -11.2%2.1%167.4 $4.73
5/15/20256,353,700 shares $29.21 million +8.0%2.4%127.1 $4.60
4/30/20255,885,100 shares $23.83 million +10.7%N/A104.5 $4.05
4/15/20255,317,500 shares $22.04 million -8.6%2.0%57.8 $4.14
3/31/20255,819,600 shares $26.96 million -39.7%2.2%28.1 $4.63
3/15/20259,642,400 shares $38.47 million -21.8%3.6%53.1 $3.99
2/28/202512,331,500 shares $47.04 million -13.5%4.6%76.9 $3.82
2/15/202514,249,800 shares $58.15 million -6.2%5.3%133.1 $4.08
1/31/202515,188,500 shares $59.69 million -7.2%N/A87.6 $3.93
1/15/202516,360,900 shares $66.17 million -5.1%N/A174.6 $4.04
12/31/202417,244,500 shares $65.01 million +5.5%N/A133.2 $3.77
12/15/202416,349,600 shares $55.55 million +1.0%N/A92.5 $3.40
11/30/202416,195,500 shares $61.22 million -10.5%N/A74.2 $3.78
11/15/202418,089,000 shares $63.85 million +5.6%N/A156.9 $3.53
10/31/202417,132,200 shares $64.25 million +5.5%N/A107.7 $3.75
10/15/202416,242,500 shares $63.83 million -0.1%N/A106.6 $3.93
9/30/202416,259,000 shares $68.10 million -5.7%N/A215.1 $4.19
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7/31/202412,728,100 shares $55.11 million +7.7%N/A134.1 $4.33
7/15/202411,818,800 shares $55.31 million +8.7%N/A112.1 $4.68
6/30/202410,870,100 shares $47.68 million -4.2%N/A136.2 $4.39
6/15/202411,342,300 shares $49.45 million +12.7%N/A75.5 $4.36
5/31/202410,064,700 shares $45.79 million +2.0%N/A82 $4.55
5/15/20249,867,500 shares $42.63 million -13.7%N/A98.3 $4.32
4/30/202411,430,700 shares $47.04 million -1.1%N/A87.1 $4.12
4/15/202411,555,100 shares $44.95 million -10.3%N/A77.8 $3.89
3/31/202412,885,900 shares $50.90 million -3.1%N/A68.3 $3.95
3/15/202413,304,300 shares $52.09 million +4.6%N/A111.5 $3.92
2/29/202412,724,500 shares $50.58 million -7.9%N/A126.6 $3.98
2/15/202413,817,300 shares $53.22 million +5.9%N/A59.2 $3.85
1/15/202415,283,200 shares $69.54 million +6.8%N/A70.4 $4.55
12/31/202314,307,900 shares $62.38 million -5.7%N/A56.4 $4.36
12/15/202315,165,200 shares $66.80 million +18.7%N/A62.7 $4.41
11/30/202312,781,300 shares $61.35 million +3.5%N/A41.4 $4.80
11/15/202312,347,700 shares $63.59 million -6.0%N/A50.2 $5.15
10/31/202313,128,400 shares $72.47 million +7.9%N/A78.6 $5.52
10/15/202312,170,700 shares $69.86 million -6.5%N/A66.9 $5.74
9/30/202313,017,100 shares $74.59 million +0.1%N/A69.4 $5.73
9/15/202313,004,100 shares $78.54 million -1.2%N/A101.6 $6.04
8/31/202313,158,800 shares $81.43 million +4.3%N/A201.6 $6.19
8/15/202312,611,200 shares $76.79 million -3.5%N/A223.2 $6.09
7/31/202313,069,000 shares $78.41 million -5.4%N/A177.3 $6.00
7/15/202313,807,000 shares $78.34 million -1.0%N/A183.1 $5.67
6/30/202313,941,900 shares $82.95 million -6.6%N/A224.1 $5.95
6/15/202314,933,300 shares $86.76 million +0.4%N/A150.7 $5.81
5/31/202314,878,000 shares $84.21 million -4.6%N/A160.8 $5.66
5/15/202315,598,800 shares $87.98 million +3.1%N/A151.9 $5.64
4/30/202315,128,400 shares $91.77 million +1.5%N/A264.5 $6.07
4/15/202314,903,800 shares $91.55 million +3.8%N/A231.4 $6.14
3/31/202314,360,300 shares $80.23 million -1.2%N/A181.8 $5.59
3/15/202314,537,300 shares $84.32 million +17.4%N/A212.5 $5.80
2/28/202312,385,600 shares $76.05 million +14.1%N/A80.8 $6.14
2/15/202310,860,000 shares $69.61 million +13.9%N/A90.8 $6.41
1/31/20239,532,300 shares $61.10 million +29.8%N/A38.4 $6.41
1/15/20237,343,600 shares $50.60 million +16.0%N/A61.5 $6.89
12/30/20226,329,200 shares $44.05 million -1.7%N/A51.3 $6.96
12/15/20226,435,100 shares $45.17 million -6.4%N/A52.8 $7.02
11/30/20226,872,000 shares $54.84 million +2.3%N/A59.2 $7.98
11/15/20226,716,700 shares $55.68 million -6.9%N/A65.3 $8.29
10/31/20227,212,000 shares $56.18 million +15.9%N/A49.5 $7.79
10/15/20226,222,100 shares $48.78 million +11.7%N/A51.6 $7.84
9/30/20225,570,900 shares $39.66 million +7.6%N/A39.4 $7.12
9/15/20225,177,900 shares $45.10 million +8.3%N/A58.9 $8.71
8/31/20224,782,800 shares $42.18 million +15.2%N/A25.1 $8.82
8/15/20224,150,700 shares $32.38 million -4.5%N/A31.5 $7.80
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7/31/20224,348,100 shares $33.39 million +0.2%N/A58.4 $7.68
7/15/20224,339,900 shares $28.30 million +13.9%N/A39.4 $6.52
6/30/20223,810,600 shares $25.87 million +22.4%N/A16.8 $6.79
6/15/20223,114,000 shares $26.25 million -3.6%N/A8.2 $8.43
5/31/20223,228,900 shares $29.06 million -3.5%N/A16.5 $9.00
5/15/20223,345,200 shares $25.93 million +0.7%N/A23.5 $7.75
4/30/20223,321,400 shares $24.31 million -30.4%N/A19.2 $7.32
4/15/20224,768,400 shares $37.77 million -13.7%N/A21.1 $7.92
3/31/20225,526,300 shares $36.86 million +2.3%N/A24.2 $6.67
3/15/20225,403,000 shares $27.52 million -5.2%N/A32.2 $5.09
2/28/20225,696,400 shares $30.30 million +5.2%N/A38.4 $5.32
2/15/20225,413,300 shares $27.76 million -7.0%N/A27.9 $5.13
1/31/20225,821,500 shares $28.79 million +18.5%N/A27.3 $4.95
1/15/20224,912,900 shares $26.87 million +10.3%N/A62 $5.47
12/31/20214,454,000 shares $22.72 million -8.1%N/A62.9 $5.10
12/15/20214,844,500 shares $23.64 million +4.6%N/A68.7 $4.88
11/30/20214,632,900 shares $25.47 million -0.6%N/A24.8 $5.50
11/15/20214,659,700 shares $28.66 million -6.6%N/A28.6 $6.15
10/29/20214,991,100 shares $26.95 million -0.8%N/A48.4 $5.40
10/15/20215,031,300 shares $27.92 million -3.1%N/A50.9 $5.55
9/30/20215,194,500 shares $28.87 million +15.7%N/A23.7 $5.56
9/15/20214,491,300 shares $23.49 million -2.2%N/A15.1 $5.23
8/31/20214,590,900 shares $19.88 million +3.9%N/A25 $4.33
8/13/20214,417,900 shares $17.05 million -0.3%N/A24.8 $3.86
7/30/20214,430,700 shares $16.66 million -3.9%N/A28.5 $3.76
7/15/20214,608,700 shares $17.74 million +1.3%N/A28.5 $3.85
6/30/20214,549,300 shares $19.15 million +40.9%N/A5.6 $4.21
6/15/20213,228,000 shares $11.23 million -6.8%N/A14.2 $3.48
5/28/20213,537,300 shares $10.12 million +0.2%N/A75.3 $2.86

BIREF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Birchcliff Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 8,170,031 shares of BIREF short. 3.01% of Birchcliff Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Birchcliff Energy'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. BIREF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 79.5. Learn More on Birchcliff Energy'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. 3.01% of Birchcliff Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Birchcliff Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,170,031 shares, an increase of 11.7% from the previous total of 7,314,005 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.

3.01% of Birchcliff Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to Birchcliff Energy: Baytex Energy Corp (1.78%), Paramount Resources Ltd. (1.54%), Enerflex Ltd. (0.59%), Inplay Oil Cp (0.61%), Bonterra Energy Corp. (2.23%), FEC Resources Inc. (0.00%), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (0.69%), Tourmaline Oil Corp. (4.29%), Ovintiv Inc. (4.07%), Arc Resources Ltd. (0.71%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BIREF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Birchcliff Energy as its price is falling. BIREF shares are trading up $0.14 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 Birchcliff Energy 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 BIREF, 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 BIREF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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 (OTCMKTS:BIREF) was last updated on 5/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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