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Ecopetrol (EC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$7.66 +0.30 (+4.08%)
(As of 11:02 AM ET)

Ecopetrol Short Interest Data

Ecopetrol (EC) has a short interest of 14.23 million shares, representing 0.69% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.99% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.5, indicating that it would take 6.5 days of the average trading volume of 2.07 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
14,230,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
13,300,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+6.99%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$109.64 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
2,055,830,000 shares
Float Size
2,060,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.69%
Today's Trading Volume
1,915,369 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,072,370 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
92%
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EC Short Interest Over Time

EC Days to Cover Over Time

EC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Ecopetrol Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/202414,230,000 shares $109.64 million +7.0%0.7%6.5 $7.71
10/15/202413,300,000 shares $111.06 million +7.3%0.7%6.4 $8.35
9/30/202412,400,000 shares $110.73 million +8.3%0.6%6.3 $8.93
9/15/202411,450,000 shares $104.88 million +2.8%0.6%5.8 $9.16
8/31/202411,140,000 shares $109.62 million +5.0%0.5%5.3 $9.84
8/15/202410,610,000 shares $109.76 million +10.4%0.5%5.1 $10.35
7/31/20249,610,000 shares $103.02 million +6.8%0.5%4.6 $10.72
7/15/20249,000,000 shares $100.58 million -1.9%0.4%4.6 $11.18
6/30/20249,170,000 shares $102.61 million -6.3%0.5%4.6 $11.19
6/15/20249,790,000 shares $113.96 million +7.0%0.5%4.5 $11.64
5/31/20249,150,000 shares $112.50 million -6.7%0.4%4.7 $12.30
5/15/20249,810,000 shares $117.92 million -0.8%0.5%4.9 $12.02
4/30/20249,890,000 shares $114.87 million -1.3%0.5%5 $11.62
4/15/202410,020,000 shares $115.48 million +11.0%0.5%5 $11.53
3/31/20249,030,000 shares $106.92 million +10.8%0.4%4.5 $11.84
3/15/20248,150,000 shares $89.98 million -13.5%0.4%4.4 $11.04
2/29/20249,420,000 shares $110.31 million +16.0%0.5%4.6 $11.71
2/15/20248,120,000 shares $96.06 million -23.9%0.4%4.1 $11.83
1/31/202410,670,000 shares $128.31 million -9.2%0.5%5.2 $12.03
1/15/202411,750,000 shares $142.65 million +3.2%0.6%5.7 $12.14
12/31/202311,390,000 shares $135.77 million -0.8%0.6%5.3 $11.92
12/15/202311,480,000 shares $146.94 million +23.0%0.6%4.9 $12.80
11/30/20239,330,000 shares $117.65 million +4.1%0.5%4 $12.61
11/15/20238,960,000 shares $106.80 million -4.5%0.4%4 $11.92
10/31/20239,380,000 shares $110.78 million -6.8%0.5%4.3 $11.81
10/15/202310,060,000 shares $122.83 million -2.4%0.5%4.8 $12.21
9/30/202310,310,000 shares $119.39 million +45.0%0.5%5.2 $11.58
9/15/20237,110,000 shares $89.16 million +2.3%0.4%4.1 $12.54
8/31/20236,950,000 shares $81.18 million +6.1%0.3%5 $11.68
8/15/20236,550,000 shares $72.67 million -7.4%0.3%4.7 $11.10
7/31/20237,070,000 shares $82.90 million -4.6%0.3%4.8 $11.73
7/15/20237,410,000 shares $78.92 million +8.5%0.4%4 $10.65
6/30/20236,830,000 shares $69.97 million -4.9%0.3%3.6 $10.25
6/15/20237,180,000 shares $74.85 million +3.8%0.4%3.6 $10.43
5/31/20236,920,000 shares $62.87 million +2.8%0.3%3.1 $9.09
5/15/20236,730,000 shares $62.12 million +3.5%0.3%2.8 $9.23
4/30/20236,500,000 shares $63.18 million +12.3%0.3%2.6 $9.72
4/15/20235,790,000 shares $67.40 million -6.8%0.3%2.6 $11.64
3/31/20236,210,000 shares $65.58 million +12.7%0.3%2.8 $10.56
3/15/20235,510,000 shares $55.16 million +23.3%0.3%2.3 $10.01
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2/28/20234,470,000 shares $49.57 million +6.2%0.2%1.9 $11.09
2/15/20234,210,000 shares $44.42 million +12.3%0.2%1.7 $10.55
1/31/20233,750,000 shares $42.71 million -14.6%0.2%1.5 $11.39
1/15/20234,390,000 shares $51.01 million -19.9%0.2%1.8 $11.62
12/30/20225,480,000 shares $57.38 million -20.5%0.3%2.3 $10.47
12/15/20226,890,000 shares $62.35 million -11.9%0.3%3.1 $9.05
11/30/20227,820,000 shares $77.18 million -23.6%0.4%4 $9.87
11/15/202210,230,000 shares $105.98 million +37.1%0.5%6.6 $10.36
10/31/20227,460,000 shares $73.56 million -2.7%0.4%5.5 $9.86
10/15/20227,670,000 shares $70.26 million +16.6%0.4%5.6 $9.16
9/30/20226,580,000 shares $58.76 million +3.0%0.3%4.9 $8.93
9/15/20226,390,000 shares $66.58 million +7.9%0.3%4.5 $10.42
8/31/20225,920,000 shares $61.04 million -17.2%0.3%3.7 $10.31
8/15/20227,150,000 shares $77.08 million +2.4%0.4%4.3 $10.78
7/31/20226,980,000 shares $74.97 million -12.8%0.3%4.2 $10.74
7/15/20228,000,000 shares $76.64 million -5.3%0.4%4.9 $9.58
6/30/20228,450,000 shares $91.77 million +31.0%0.4%5.5 $10.86
6/15/20226,450,000 shares $95.78 million -18.4%0.3%4.4 $14.85
5/31/20227,900,000 shares $133.51 million -8.4%0.4%6.1 $16.90
5/15/20228,620,000 shares $130.59 million +3.2%0.4%6.5 $15.15
4/30/20228,350,000 shares $135.52 million -4.5%0.4%6.3 $16.23
4/15/20228,740,000 shares $171.74 million +8.0%0.4%6.8 $19.65
3/31/20228,090,000 shares $150.47 million +1.5%0.4%6.5 $18.60
3/15/20227,970,000 shares $132.86 million +24.7%0.4%7.1 $16.67
2/28/20226,390,000 shares $103.33 million +5.6%0.3%6.5 $16.17
2/15/20226,050,000 shares $89.48 million +14.6%0.3%6.8 $14.79
1/31/20225,280,000 shares $77.83 million -11.1%0.3%6.7 $14.74
1/15/20225,940,000 shares $83.99 million -1.3%0.3%7.9 $14.14
12/31/20216,020,000 shares $77.60 million +11.7%0.3%9 $12.89
12/15/20215,390,000 shares $70.02 million +4.9%0.3%7.2 $12.99
11/30/20215,140,000 shares $66.05 million -8.4%0.3%6.5 $12.85
11/15/20215,610,000 shares $81.57 million +12.9%0.3%7.3 $14.54
10/29/20214,970,000 shares $75.30 million -14.2%0.2%6.1 $15.15
10/15/20215,790,000 shares $90.85 million -2.9%0.3%6.9 $15.69
9/30/20215,960,000 shares $85.53 million +2.4%0.3%6.6 $14.35
9/15/20215,820,000 shares $79.56 million +3.2%0.3%6.5 $13.67
8/31/20215,640,000 shares $78.73 million -1.4%0.3%6.3 $13.96
8/13/20215,720,000 shares $76.53 million +22.8%0.3%6 $13.38
7/30/20214,660,000 shares $62.96 million -3.3%0.2%4.8 $13.51
7/15/20214,820,000 shares $64.78 million -14.7%0.2%4.9 $13.44
6/30/20215,650,000 shares $82.60 million -10.7%0.3%5.9 $14.62
6/15/20216,330,000 shares $83.62 million -6.6%0.3%6.6 $13.21
5/28/20216,780,000 shares $80.95 million +9.9%N/A6.5 $11.94
5/14/20216,170,000 shares $76.26 million +2.2%N/A5.5 $12.36
4/30/20216,040,000 shares $75.56 million -13.0%N/A5.3 $12.51
4/15/20216,940,000 shares $88.55 million -9.2%N/A5.8 $12.76
3/31/20217,640,000 shares $97.10 million -5.5%N/A6.5 $12.71
3/15/20218,080,000 shares $107.22 million +1.9%N/A7 $13.27
2/26/20217,930,000 shares $100.39 million +4.1%N/A7 $12.66
2/12/20217,620,000 shares $93.04 million -14.0%N/A6.8 $12.21
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1/29/20218,860,000 shares $107.38 million +19.3%N/A8.1 $12.12
1/15/20217,430,000 shares $107.21 million +3.6%N/A7.1 $14.43
12/31/20207,170,000 shares $94.07 million -16.8%N/A7.2 $13.12
12/15/20208,620,000 shares $114.56 million +0.4%N/A8.4 $13.29
11/30/20208,590,000 shares $103.51 million +10.8%N/A8 $12.05
11/15/20207,750,000 shares $85.17 million -0.3%N/A7.2 $10.99
10/30/20207,770,000 shares $70.32 million +1.2%N/A7.6 $9.05
10/15/20207,680,000 shares $75.34 million -0.3%N/A7.7 $9.81
9/30/20207,700,000 shares $75.77 million +4.1%N/A7.6 $9.84
9/15/20207,400,000 shares $81.03 million +18.0%N/A7.6 $10.95
8/31/20206,270,000 shares $71.42 million +17.0%N/A6.8 $11.39
8/14/20205,360,000 shares $61.80 million +22.4%N/A5.8 $11.53
7/31/20204,380,000 shares $50.98 million -7.2%N/A4.4 $11.64
7/15/20204,720,000 shares $56.12 million +7.5%N/A4.3 $11.89
6/30/20204,390,000 shares $48.86 million -2.2%N/A3.8 $11.13
6/15/20204,490,000 shares $50.96 million +25.8%N/A3.3 $11.35
5/29/20203,570,000 shares $37.63 million -9.6%N/A2.4 $10.54
5/15/20203,950,000 shares $38.67 million -30.3%N/A2.6 $9.79
4/30/20205,670,000 shares $59.25 million -21.3%N/A3.9 $10.45
4/15/20207,200,000 shares $77.11 million -3.9%N/A5.3 $10.71
3/31/20207,490,000 shares $71.23 million -4.6%N/A6.2 $9.51
3/13/20207,852,300 shares $93.60 million +8.9%3.5%10.2 $11.92
2/28/20207,210,000 shares $51.62 million +7.8%N/A9.4 $7.16
2/14/20206,690,000 shares $84.43 million -2.1%N/A11.1 $12.62
1/31/20206,830,000 shares $128.88 million -3.0%N/A13.2 $18.87
1/15/20207,040,000 shares $135.24 million -0.9%N/A14.7 $19.21
12/31/20197,100,000 shares $138.45 million -4.4%N/A14.9 $19.50

EC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ecopetrol's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Ecopetrol shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 14,230,000 shares of EC short. 0.69% of Ecopetrol's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ecopetrol's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Ecopetrol?

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. EC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Ecopetrol's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Ecopetrol?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ecopetrol: Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Ecopetrol?

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. 0.69% of Ecopetrol's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Ecopetrol's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Ecopetrol saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,230,000 shares, an increase of 7.0% from the previous total of 13,300,000 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.

What is Ecopetrol's float size?

Ecopetrol currently has issued a total of 2,055,830,000 shares. Some of Ecopetrol'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. Ecopetrol currently has a public float of 2,060,000,000 shares.

How does Ecopetrol's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.69% of Ecopetrol's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Ecopetrol: Suncor Energy Inc. (0.90%), Cenovus Energy Inc. (1.18%), Pembina Pipeline Co. (0.77%), Coterra Energy Inc. (2.03%), Permian Resources Co. (5.92%), Ovintiv Inc. (1.68%), Viper Energy, Inc. (4.07%), Antero Resources Co. (3.18%), Chord Energy Co. (3.95%), Sunoco LP (0.89%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Ecopetrol stock?

Short selling EC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ecopetrol as its price is falling. EC shares are trading up $0.30 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 Ecopetrol?

A short squeeze for Ecopetrol 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 EC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Ecopetrol'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 EC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:EC) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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