BP (BP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → RE: Your account status (From MarketBeat) (Ad) Free BP Stock Alerts $37.12 -0.28 (-0.75%) (As of 05:43 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BP Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest6,240,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,300,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-39.42%Dollar Volume Sold Short$235.59 millionShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares2,800,900,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.23%Today's Trading Volume5,611,357 sharesAverage Trading Volume9,287,646 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average60% Short Selling BP ? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBP Short Interest Over TimeBP Days to Cover Over TimeBP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad The TradingPubLook what happened to Netflix during these “Hotspot Dates”We can isolate the most bullish dates to buy Netflix each and every year… That’s why one former hedge fund manager calls these dates… “Hotspot Dates”But if you want the stock with “Hotspot Dates” hitting NEXT WEEK… BP Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20246,240,000 shares $235.59 million -39.4%0.2%0.7 $37.76 4/30/202410,300,000 shares $399.38 million +3.5%0.4%1.1 $38.78 4/15/20249,950,000 shares $388.80 million +68.9%0.4%1 $39.08 3/31/20245,890,000 shares $221.94 million -7.7%0.2%0.7 $37.68 3/15/20246,380,000 shares $239.12 million +5.8%0.2%0.8 $37.48 2/29/20246,030,000 shares $210.93 million -1.0%0.2%0.7 $34.98 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BP and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20246,090,000 shares $216.86 million +19.2%0.2%0.7 $35.61 1/31/20245,110,000 shares $179.36 million -4.8%0.2%0.6 $35.10 1/15/20245,370,000 shares $187.20 million +14.0%0.2%0.6 $34.86 12/31/20234,710,000 shares $166.73 million -16.0%0.2%0.6 $35.40 12/15/20235,610,000 shares $195.23 million +7.7%0.2%0.6 $34.80 11/30/20235,210,000 shares $188.97 million +17.6%0.2%0.6 $36.27 11/15/20234,430,000 shares $157.71 million -40.3%0.2%0.5 $35.60 10/31/20237,420,000 shares $271.50 million -6.7%0.3%0.9 $36.59 10/15/20237,950,000 shares $318.08 million +22.9%0.3%1 $40.01 9/30/20236,470,000 shares $250.52 million +20.9%0.2%0.8 $38.72 9/15/20235,350,000 shares $207.34 million -0.9%0.2%0.7 $38.76 8/31/20235,400,000 shares $200.77 million +12.0%0.2%0.8 $37.18 8/15/20234,820,000 shares $173.86 million +9.1%0.2%0.7 $36.07 7/31/20234,420,000 shares $164.91 million -14.5%0.2%0.6 $37.31 7/15/20235,170,000 shares $183.64 million -20.0%0.2%0.6 $35.52 6/30/20236,460,000 shares $228.04 million +11.4%0.2%0.8 $35.30 6/15/20235,800,000 shares $205.15 million +9.9%0.2%0.7 $35.37 5/31/20235,280,000 shares $177.99 million -45.8%0.2%0.6 $33.71 5/15/20239,740,000 shares $352.49 million +18.6%0.3%1.1 $36.19 4/30/20238,210,000 shares $330.70 million -2.0%0.3%0.8 $40.28 4/15/20238,380,000 shares $340.06 million +3.1%0.3%0.9 $40.58 3/31/20238,130,000 shares $308.45 million -15.4%0.3%0.8 $37.94 3/15/20239,610,000 shares $344.52 million -10.4%0.3%1 $35.85 2/28/202310,730,000 shares $424.91 million +2.7%0.4%1.2 $39.60 2/15/202310,450,000 shares $427.20 million +2.5%0.4%1.1 $40.88 1/31/202310,200,000 shares $369.55 million -24.5%0.3%1.1 $36.23 1/15/202313,510,000 shares $480.42 million +10.1%0.5%1.6 $35.56 12/30/202212,270,000 shares $428.59 million -13.5%0.4%1.4 $34.93 12/15/202214,190,000 shares $486.43 million -11.4%0.5%1.4 $34.28 11/30/202216,010,000 shares $574.76 million +46.5%0.5%1.6 $35.90 11/15/202210,930,000 shares $370.64 million +23.2%0.4%1.1 $33.91 10/31/20228,870,000 shares $295.19 million -8.2%0.3%0.9 $33.28 10/15/20229,660,000 shares $292.99 million +1.9%0.3%0.9 $30.33 9/30/20229,480,000 shares $270.65 million -10.7%0.3%0.9 $28.55Who are Nvidia’s New Silent Partners? 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But Nvidia can’t do everything by itself.I call these Nvidia’s “Silent Partners.” 9/15/202210,610,000 shares $334.22 million -4.8%0.3%1 $31.50 8/31/202211,150,000 shares $343.87 million -2.6%0.4%1 $30.84 8/15/202211,450,000 shares $354.49 million +35.3%0.4%1 $30.96 7/31/20228,460,000 shares $248.55 million -21.3%0.3%0.7 $29.38 7/15/202210,750,000 shares $286.60 million +21.2%0.3%0.8 $26.66 6/30/20228,870,000 shares $251.46 million +4.6%0.3%0.7 $28.35 6/15/20228,480,000 shares $263.05 million +1.6%0.3%0.6 $31.02 5/31/20228,350,000 shares $270.29 million +4.1%0.3%0.6 $32.37 5/15/20228,020,000 shares $244.53 million +39.7%0.3%0.5 $30.49 4/30/20225,740,000 shares $164.85 million -32.1%0.2%0.3 $28.72 4/15/20228,450,000 shares $264.40 million -57.2%0.3%0.5 $31.29 3/31/202219,740,000 shares $580.36 million +3.4%0.6%1.1 $29.40 3/15/202219,090,000 shares $535.47 million -24.0%0.6%1.1 $28.05 2/28/202225,120,000 shares $733.76 million -1.6%0.8%1.6 $29.21 2/15/202225,520,000 shares $820.72 million +21.0%0.8%1.8 $32.16 1/31/202221,090,000 shares $652.10 million -2.4%0.6%1.7 $30.92 1/15/202221,600,000 shares $692.06 million +5.3%0.7%1.9 $32.04 12/31/202120,510,000 shares $546.18 million +70.2%0.6%2 $26.63 12/15/202112,050,000 shares $320.77 million -14.4%0.4%1.1 $26.62 11/30/202114,070,000 shares $365.26 million -12.5%0.4%1.3 $25.96 11/15/202116,080,000 shares $443.00 million +18.5%0.5%1.6 $27.55 10/29/202113,570,000 shares $390.68 million +3.0%0.4%1.3 $28.79 10/15/202113,180,000 shares $394.48 million +26.9%0.4%1.2 $29.93 9/30/202110,390,000 shares $283.96 million +3.5%N/A0.9 $27.33 9/15/202110,040,000 shares $258.73 million -5.3%0.3%0.9 $25.77 8/31/202110,600,000 shares $259.28 million -7.3%N/A1 $24.46 8/13/202111,430,000 shares $288.26 million No ChangeN/A0 $25.22 7/15/20219,640,000 shares $237.63 million -1.4%0.3%0.8 $24.65 6/30/20219,780,000 shares $258.39 million -15.3%0.3%0.8 $26.42 6/15/202111,550,000 shares $327.79 million +28.6%0.3%0.8 $28.38 5/28/20218,980,000 shares $235.55 million +45.3%0.3%0.7 $26.23 5/14/20216,180,000 shares $160.00 million -17.6%0.2%0.4 $25.89 4/30/20217,500,000 shares $191.25 million -10.9%0.2%0.5 $25.50 4/15/20218,420,000 shares $215.05 million -28.0%0.3%0.5 $25.54 3/31/202111,690,000 shares $290.85 million +15.9%0.4%0.7 $24.88 3/15/202110,090,000 shares $272.03 million -16.7%0.3%0.6 $26.96 2/26/202112,110,000 shares $309.89 million -3.8%0.4%0.7 $25.59 2/12/202112,590,000 shares $269.05 million +33.8%0.4%0.8 $21.37 1/29/20219,410,000 shares $215.11 million -9.9%0.3%0.5 $22.86 1/15/202110,440,000 shares $265.91 million +63.6%0.3%0.6 $25.47 12/31/20206,380,000 shares $134.17 million -16.4%0.2%0.4 $21.03 12/15/20207,630,000 shares $162.98 million +17.6%0.2%0.4 $21.36 11/30/20206,490,000 shares $136.94 million -19.7%0.2%0.4 $21.10 11/15/20208,080,000 shares $151.90 million -20.0%0.2%0.5 $18.80 10/30/202010,100,000 shares $154.13 million +19.5%0.3%0.7 $15.26 10/15/20208,450,000 shares $140.19 million +30.0%0.3%0.6 $16.59 9/30/20206,500,000 shares $113.49 million +0.9%0.2%0.5 $17.46 9/15/20206,440,000 shares $126.61 million +2.9%0.2%0.6 $19.66 8/31/20206,260,000 shares $131.02 million -8.5%0.2%0.6 $20.93 8/14/20206,840,000 shares $157.25 million -3.1%0.2%0.6 $22.99Do This Before July 30 2024 To Claim Trump’s Gift (Ad)In January 2021, Donald Trump silently rolled out a special gift to the American public… One that top house republicans called “The Key To America’s Economic Future”.You just have to make this simple move before July 30, 2024. 7/31/20207,060,000 shares $155.60 million -25.5%0.2%0.7 $22.04 7/15/20209,470,000 shares $220.46 million -20.8%0.3%0.9 $23.28 6/30/202011,960,000 shares $278.91 million +4.3%0.4%1 $23.32 6/15/202011,470,000 shares $279.41 million +13.1%0.4%0.8 $24.36 5/29/202010,140,000 shares $234.64 million -21.7%0.3%0.6 $23.14 5/15/202012,950,000 shares $282.57 million +7.1%0.4%0.7 $21.82 4/30/202012,090,000 shares $287.74 million +33.7%0.4%0.7 $23.80 4/15/20209,040,000 shares $206.47 million -48.1%0.3%0.5 $22.84 3/31/202017,430,000 shares $407.69 million +23.2%0.5%1.1 $23.39 3/13/202014,151,100 shares $352.36 million +97.6%0.4%1.4 $24.90 2/28/20207,160,000 shares $130.24 million +13.8%0.2%0.7 $18.19 2/14/20206,290,000 shares $168.51 million +67.3%0.2%0.8 $26.79 1/31/20203,760,000 shares $122.88 million +15.7%0.1%0.5 $32.68 1/15/20203,250,000 shares $118.79 million -22.4%0.1%0.4 $36.55 12/31/20194,190,000 shares $159.76 million -16.9%0.1%0.6 $38.13 BP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BP's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BP shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 6,240,000 shares of BP short. 0.23% of BP's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BP's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BP? 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. BP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BP's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting BP? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of BP: Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, XR Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Portman Square Capital LLP, and Nomura Holdings Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for BP? 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. 0.23% of BP's floating shares are currently sold short. Is BP's short interest increasing or decreasing? BP saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,240,000 shares, a drop of 39.4% from the previous total of 10,300,000 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. How does BP's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.23% of BP's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BP: Chevron Co. (2.78%), ConocoPhillips (1.04%), Equinor ASA (0.54%), Marathon Petroleum Co. (2.07%), Phillips 66 (2.02%), Valero Energy Co. (3.77%), Suncor Energy Inc. (2.86%), Hess Co. (2.21%), YPF Sociedad Anónima (0.55%), PBF Energy Inc. (10.41%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BP stock? Short selling BP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BP as its price is falling. BP shares are trading down $0.28 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. How does a short squeeze work against BP? A short squeeze for BP 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 BP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BP'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 BP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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