Oasis Petroleum (OASPQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oasis Petroleum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, traders have sold 9,435,400 shares of OASPQ short. Learn More on Oasis Petroleum's current short interest.

Oasis Petroleum saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,435,400 shares, a drop of 42.6% from the previous total of 16,444,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Oasis Petroleum: Repsol, S.A. (0.00%), Coterra Energy Inc. (2.44%), EQT Co. (7.67%), Ecopetrol S.A. (0.49%), Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. (0.00%), Marathon Oil Co. (2.39%), Ovintiv Inc. (2.01%), Chesapeake Energy Co. (14.61%), ARC Resources Ltd. (1.48%), Antero Resources Co. (4.47%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.92 billion), Aon plc ($3.86 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.55 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.87 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.78 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.21 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.05 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.98 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($1.93 billion), and Match Group, Inc. ($1.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OASPQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oasis Petroleum as its price is falling. 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 Oasis Petroleum 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 OASPQ, 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 OASPQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2020.