Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrends Chesapeake Energy Short Interest DataChesapeake Energy (CHK) has a short interest of 20.00 million shares, representing 18.46% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.15% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.6, indicating that it would take 10.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.99 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest20,000,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest19,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+5.15%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.46 billionShort Interest Ratio10.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares131,048,000 sharesFloat Size108,370,000 sharesShort Percent of Float18.46%Today's Trading Volume844 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,988,923 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Chesapeake Energy? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Chesapeake Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCHK Short Interest Over TimeCHK Days to Cover Over TimeCHK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Insiders ExposedNo one’s talking about these Trump tradesAs you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. 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But while the masses chase large-cap tech and so-called AI stocks, a small circle of traders are using a strange but tactical method to find a pool of “hidden Trump trades.”Go here to see how you can start accessing these opportunities today Chesapeake Energy Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/202420,000,000 shares $1.46 billion +5.2%18.5%10.6 $73.22 8/31/202419,020,000 shares $1.42 billion -7.4%17.6%10.3 $74.49 8/15/202420,530,000 shares $1.50 billion -7.0%18.9%12.2 $73.06 7/31/202422,080,000 shares $1.69 billion +13.9%20.2%12.7 $76.33 7/15/202419,390,000 shares $1.62 billion +5.9%17.8%12 $83.77 6/30/202418,310,000 shares $1.50 billion +6.2%16.8%11.6 $82.19 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CHK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Chesapeake Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 6/15/202417,240,000 shares $1.47 billion -2.3%15.8%10.8 $85.14 5/31/202417,650,000 shares $1.60 billion -0.5%16.2%10.3 $90.93 5/15/202417,740,000 shares $1.62 billion +5.0%16.3%10.1 $91.25 4/30/202416,900,000 shares $1.52 billion +6.6%15.5%8.7 $89.88 4/15/202415,860,000 shares $1.39 billion +0.1%14.6%8.4 $87.56 3/31/202415,840,000 shares $1.41 billion +3.3%14.6%7.2 $88.83 3/15/202415,330,000 shares $1.28 billion +6.2%14.1%7.2 $83.47 2/29/202414,440,000 shares $1.20 billion +6.8%13.3%6.9 $82.78 2/15/202413,520,000 shares $1.06 billion +2.4%12.5%6.7 $78.09 1/31/202413,210,000 shares $1.02 billion +11.1%12.2%7 $77.11 1/15/202411,890,000 shares $985.32 million -3.4%11.0%6.5 $82.87 12/31/202312,310,000 shares $947.13 million -4.7%11.3%7.3 $76.94 12/15/202312,920,000 shares $978.95 million -2.6%11.9%8 $75.77 11/30/202313,270,000 shares $1.07 billion -1.3%12.2%8.7 $80.31 11/15/202313,450,000 shares $1.12 billion -5.4%12.3%9 $83.25 10/31/202314,220,000 shares $1.22 billion -0.8%13.0%7.3 $86.08 10/15/202314,330,000 shares $1.27 billion +4.1%13.0%7.4 $88.92 9/30/202313,770,000 shares $1.19 billion +0.3%12.5%7.5 $86.23 9/15/202313,730,000 shares $1.17 billion -5.2%12.5%7.7 $85.45 8/31/202314,480,000 shares $1.28 billion +26.0%13.1%8.3 $88.21 8/15/202311,490,000 shares $952.18 million +18.8%10.4%6.7 $82.87 7/31/20239,670,000 shares $815.57 million +5.0%8.7%7.4 $84.34 7/15/20239,210,000 shares $747.12 million -1.6%8.2%7.3 $81.12 6/30/20239,360,000 shares $783.24 million +1.0%8.4%7.3 $83.68 6/15/20239,270,000 shares $755.78 million +2.9%8.3%7.1 $81.53 5/31/20239,010,000 shares $678.00 million +10.7%8.0%6.5 $75.25 5/15/20238,140,000 shares $667.56 million -5.0%7.3%5.3 $82.01 4/30/20238,570,000 shares $708.57 million +6.6%7.7%5.6 $82.68 4/15/20238,040,000 shares $651.08 million -1.0%7.1%5.3 $80.98 3/31/20238,120,000 shares $617.44 million -6.1%7.2%5.1 $76.04 3/15/20238,650,000 shares $619.86 million +10.1%7.7%5.4 $71.66 2/28/20237,860,000 shares $635.17 million -2.0%7.0%4.7 $80.81 2/15/20238,020,000 shares $666.94 million -14.2%7.2%4.6 $83.16 1/31/20239,350,000 shares $810.83 million +5.8%8.9%5.4 $86.72We recommended Palantir in 2021, now we’re recommending this... (Ad)My research indicates there is only one investment that can meet AI's unprecedented demand for energy.Click to get the name and ticker symbol 1/15/20238,840,000 shares $806.30 million -10.8%7.9%5 $91.21 12/30/20229,910,000 shares $935.21 million +4.0%8.9%5.4 $94.37 12/15/20229,530,000 shares $942.71 million +6.1%8.5%4.8 $98.92 11/30/20228,980,000 shares $929.43 million +2.4%8.0%4.5 $103.50 11/15/20228,770,000 shares $897.00 million +1.4%7.8%4.6 $102.28 10/31/20228,650,000 shares $884.64 million -1.7%7.9%4.1 $102.27 10/15/20228,800,000 shares $838.82 million -55.4%8.9%4.1 $95.32 9/30/202219,720,000 shares $1.86 billion +0.9%19.8%9.2 $94.21 9/15/202219,540,000 shares $2.02 billion +2.4%19.7%8.1 $103.59 8/31/202219,090,000 shares $1.92 billion -4.2%19.0%7.8 $100.49 8/15/202219,930,000 shares $1.91 billion +3.8%19.8%7.9 $95.90 7/31/202219,210,000 shares $1.81 billion +10.2%17.1%8 $94.17 7/15/202217,440,000 shares $1.45 billion +2.2%15.5%7.3 $83.18 6/30/202217,070,000 shares $1.38 billion -9.1%15.2%7.2 $81.10 6/15/202218,780,000 shares $1.66 billion +2.0%16.7%8.1 $88.25 5/31/202218,410,000 shares $1.79 billion +12.3%16.4%9.3 $97.38 5/15/202216,400,000 shares $1.41 billion +6.5%14.6%8.1 $85.89 4/30/202215,400,000 shares $1.26 billion +7.2%12.1%8.1 $82.02 4/15/202214,370,000 shares $1.36 billion +2.3%12.5%7.9 $94.36 3/31/202214,050,000 shares $1.22 billion -0.7%12.4%7.7 $87.00 3/15/202214,150,000 shares $1.07 billion -16.4%13.6%8.7 $75.46 2/28/202216,920,000 shares $1.31 billion +5.4%16.3%11.2 $77.25 2/15/202216,050,000 shares $1.10 billion +14.1%15.4%11.5 $68.27 1/31/202214,070,000 shares $959.15 million +6.8%12.0%10.7 $68.17 1/15/202213,180,000 shares $942.63 million +4.7%11.3%10.2 $71.52 12/31/202112,590,000 shares $812.31 million -3.0%10.8%10.7 $64.52 12/15/202112,980,000 shares $791.00 million +5.3%11.1%10.5 $60.94 11/30/202112,330,000 shares $734.13 million +5.8%10.5%8.7 $59.54 11/15/202111,660,000 shares $727.70 million +5.7%10.0%8 $62.41 10/29/202111,030,000 shares $703.05 million +8.1%9.5%7.4 $63.74 10/15/202110,200,000 shares $640.05 million +3.7%10.4%7.6 $62.75 9/30/20219,840,000 shares $606.05 million +12.1%10.1%7.5 $61.59 9/15/20218,780,000 shares $552.96 million +1.0%9.0%6.1 $62.98 8/31/20218,690,000 shares $484.99 million +19.2%8.9%5.9 $55.81 8/13/20217,290,000 shares $414.00 million No Change7.5%5.1 $56.79 CHK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Chesapeake Energy's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Chesapeake Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 20,000,000 shares of CHK short. 18.46% of Chesapeake Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Chesapeake Energy's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Chesapeake Energy? 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. CHK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Chesapeake Energy's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Chesapeake Energy? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Chesapeake Energy: Barclays PLC, Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and Focused Wealth Management Inc. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Chesapeake Energy? 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. 18.46% of Chesapeake Energy's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Chesapeake Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing? Chesapeake Energy saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,000,000 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the previous total of 19,020,000 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. What is Chesapeake Energy's float size? Chesapeake Energy currently has issued a total of 131,048,000 shares. Some of Chesapeake Energy's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Chesapeake Energy currently has a public float of 108,370,000 shares. How does Chesapeake Energy's short interest compare to its competitors? 18.46% of Chesapeake Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Chesapeake Energy: Cenovus Energy Inc. (1.39%), Pembina Pipeline Co. (1.20%), Coterra Energy Inc. (2.37%), Ecopetrol S.A. (0.65%), Permian Resources Co. (5.87%), Ovintiv Inc. (1.65%), Antero Resources Co. (3.36%), Viper Energy, Inc. (3.34%), Sunoco LP (0.99%), Hess Midstream LP (1.92%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.15 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.71 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.07 billion), International Paper ($2.01 billion), AppLovin Co. ($1.95 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Chesapeake Energy stock? Short selling CHK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chesapeake Energy 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. How does a short squeeze work against Chesapeake Energy? A short squeeze for Chesapeake 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 CHK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Chesapeake Energy's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CHK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2024. 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