Free Trial
→ This Crypto Is Set to Explode in February (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free ORCL Stock Alerts

Oracle (ORCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Oracle logo
$176.01 -5.51 (-3.03%)
Closing price 02/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$175.78 -0.24 (-0.14%)
As of 02/20/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.
Compare

Oracle Short Interest Data

Oracle (ORCL) has a short interest of 27.22 million shares, representing 1.66% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 30.99% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 11.04 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
27,220,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
20,780,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+30.99%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.63 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,796,960,000 shares
Float Size
1,640,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.66%
Today's Trading Volume
8,729,065 shares
Average Trading Volume
11,044,347 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
79%
Short Selling Oracle?
cover of A Guide to High-Short-Interest Stocks and How to Trade Them ebook

Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Oracle and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter.

Skip Charts & View Short Interest History
Short Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float Chart

ORCL Short Interest Over Time

ORCL Days to Cover Over Time

ORCL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Oracle Short Interest History

Export to Excel
Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/202527,220,000 shares $4.63 billion +31.0%1.7%2.6 $169.91
1/15/202520,780,000 shares $3.29 billion +5.8%1.3%2.1 $158.35
12/31/202419,640,000 shares $3.27 billion -4.0%1.2%2.6 $166.64
12/15/202420,460,000 shares $3.55 billion -2.0%1.3%2.6 $173.39
11/30/202420,880,000 shares $3.86 billion -1.4%1.3%2.3 $184.84
11/15/202421,170,000 shares $3.89 billion +13.2%1.3%2.5 $183.71
10/31/202418,700,000 shares $3.14 billion -3.1%1.2%2.3 $167.83
10/15/202419,290,000 shares $3.36 billion +13.7%1.2%2.4 $174.10
9/30/202416,960,000 shares $2.89 billion -9.7%1.1%2 $170.39
9/15/202418,780,000 shares $3.04 billion +6.8%1.2%2.2 $162.03
8/31/202417,580,000 shares $2.48 billion -5.8%1.1%2 $141.29
8/15/202418,670,000 shares $2.56 billion +20.1%1.2%2.3 $136.93
7/31/202415,550,000 shares $2.17 billion +7.8%1.0%1.8 $139.37
7/15/202414,420,000 shares $2.06 billion +8.5%0.9%1.7 $143.07
6/30/202413,290,000 shares $1.88 billion -31.4%0.8%1.6 $141.20
6/15/202419,380,000 shares $2.68 billion +27.5%1.2%2.4 $138.13
5/31/202415,200,000 shares $1.78 billion -1.1%1.0%1.8 $117.19
5/15/202415,370,000 shares $1.87 billion -1.9%1.0%1.9 $121.67
4/30/202415,670,000 shares $1.78 billion +19.8%1.0%1.9 $113.75
4/15/202413,080,000 shares $1.57 billion +0.9%0.8%1.5 $119.88
3/31/202412,960,000 shares $1.63 billion -22.9%0.8%1.5 $125.61
3/15/202416,810,000 shares $2.11 billion +17.0%1.1%1.9 $125.62
2/29/202414,370,000 shares $1.60 billion +1.3%0.9%1.5 $111.55
2/15/202414,180,000 shares $1.60 billion -0.9%0.9%1.5 $112.78
1/31/202414,310,000 shares $1.60 billion -8.3%0.9%1.6 $111.68
1/15/202415,610,000 shares $1.66 billion +4.1%1.0%1.7 $106.60
12/31/202314,990,000 shares $1.58 billion -2.2%0.9%1.7 $105.43
12/15/202315,320,000 shares $1.58 billion -4.8%1.0%1.7 $103.29
11/30/202316,090,000 shares $1.87 billion -5.6%1.0%1.7 $116.15
11/15/202317,040,000 shares $1.94 billion +2.2%1.1%1.8 $114.07
10/31/202316,680,000 shares $1.72 billion +11.6%1.1%1.7 $103.37
10/15/202314,950,000 shares $1.62 billion -11.0%0.9%1.5 $108.25
9/30/202316,800,000 shares $1.78 billion +3.6%1.1%1.7 $105.92
9/15/202316,220,000 shares $1.85 billion +5.0%1.0%1.6 $113.91
8/31/202315,450,000 shares $1.86 billion +17.4%1.0%1.4 $120.39
8/15/202313,160,000 shares $1.54 billion -12.6%0.8%1.2 $117.28
7/31/202315,050,000 shares $1.76 billion +8.0%1.0%1.5 $117.23
7/15/202313,940,000 shares $1.66 billion -14.8%0.9%1.4 $119.27
6/30/202316,360,000 shares $1.95 billion -3.6%1.1%1.6 $119.09
6/15/202316,970,000 shares $2.15 billion +5.6%1.1%1.7 $126.56
A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)

I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.

Here’s the full story for you.
5/31/202316,070,000 shares $1.70 billion +8.7%1.0%2 $105.94
5/15/202314,780,000 shares $1.44 billion +1.4%1.0%2 $97.26
4/30/202314,580,000 shares $1.38 billion -10.7%0.9%2 $94.72
4/15/202316,330,000 shares $1.56 billion +10.9%1.1%2.3 $95.71
3/31/202314,720,000 shares $1.37 billion +2.4%1.0%2 $92.92
3/15/202314,370,000 shares $1.19 billion -5.0%0.9%2.1 $82.98
2/28/202315,130,000 shares $1.32 billion +12.7%1.0%2.1 $87.40
2/15/202313,420,000 shares $1.19 billion -11.1%0.9%1.9 $88.34
1/31/202315,100,000 shares $1.34 billion +6.8%1.0%2.1 $88.46
1/15/202314,140,000 shares $1.26 billion +5.8%0.9%1.8 $89.20
12/30/202213,370,000 shares $1.09 billion -17.2%0.9%1.6 $81.74
12/15/202216,150,000 shares $1.29 billion +5.5%1.1%1.9 $80.07
11/30/202215,310,000 shares $1.27 billion -9.5%1.0%1.7 $83.03
11/15/202216,920,000 shares $1.34 billion +3.5%1.1%1.9 $79.18
10/31/202216,350,000 shares $1.28 billion +30.3%1.1%1.9 $78.07
10/15/202212,550,000 shares $807.09 million -4.3%N/A1.5 $64.31
9/30/202213,120,000 shares $801.24 million -21.4%0.9%1.7 $61.07
9/15/202216,700,000 shares $1.17 billion +23.6%1.1%2.2 $70.24
8/31/202213,510,000 shares $1.00 billion -10.9%0.9%1.8 $74.15
8/15/202215,170,000 shares $1.20 billion -8.9%1.0%2 $79.11
7/31/202216,650,000 shares $1.30 billion +7.8%1.1%2.1 $77.84
7/15/202215,440,000 shares $1.09 billion +17.3%1.0%1.9 $70.74
6/30/202213,160,000 shares $919.49 million +0.8%0.9%1.6 $69.87
6/15/202213,060,000 shares $910.28 million +4.8%0.5%1.6 $69.70
5/31/202212,460,000 shares $896.12 million +6.0%0.8%1.5 $71.92
5/15/202211,750,000 shares $836.25 million -1.8%0.8%1.4 $71.17
4/30/202211,960,000 shares $877.86 million -1.8%0.8%1.5 $73.40
4/15/202212,180,000 shares $967.70 million -6.2%0.8%1.4 $79.45
3/31/202212,990,000 shares $1.07 billion -45.1%0.9%1.4 $82.73
3/15/202223,660,000 shares $1.91 billion +25.4%1.6%2.4 $80.60
2/28/202218,870,000 shares $1.43 billion +1.7%1.2%1.9 $75.97
2/15/202218,560,000 shares $1.48 billion +8.7%1.2%1.8 $79.77
1/31/202217,070,000 shares $1.39 billion -10.0%1.1%1.7 $81.16
1/15/202218,970,000 shares $1.66 billion -10.1%1.3%2 $87.69
12/31/202121,100,000 shares $1.84 billion -18.9%1.4%2.3 $87.21
12/15/202126,010,000 shares $2.70 billion -6.1%1.7%2.6 $103.65
11/30/202127,700,000 shares $2.51 billion -3.3%1.7%2.8 $90.74
11/15/202128,630,000 shares $2.69 billion -2.8%1.8%3 $94.02
10/29/202129,460,000 shares $2.83 billion -4.1%1.9%3 $95.94
10/15/202130,730,000 shares $2.93 billion +9.3%N/A3.1 $95.33
9/30/202128,120,000 shares $2.45 billion -16.8%1.8%2.6 $87.13
9/15/202133,790,000 shares $2.96 billion +1.5%2.1%3.1 $87.73
8/31/202133,300,000 shares $2.97 billion -6.8%2.0%3.1 $89.13
8/13/202135,740,000 shares $3.23 billion -3.7%2.2%3.2 $90.38
7/30/202137,100,000 shares $3.23 billion -4.1%2.3%3.2 $87.14
7/15/202138,690,000 shares $3.34 billion +25.4%2.3%3.2 $86.24
6/30/202130,860,000 shares $2.40 billion -4.2%1.8%2.5 $77.84
6/15/202132,220,000 shares $2.63 billion +0.1%1.9%2.6 $81.64
5/28/202132,200,000 shares $2.54 billion +6.6%1.9%2.6 $78.74
5/14/202130,200,000 shares $2.36 billion -1.0%1.7%2.2 $78.14
A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)

I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.

Here’s the full story for you.
4/30/202130,490,000 shares $2.31 billion -0.9%1.8%2.2 $75.87
4/15/202130,770,000 shares $2.36 billion +29.7%1.8%2.2 $76.82
3/31/202123,720,000 shares $1.67 billion -21.9%1.4%1.9 $70.55
3/15/202130,360,000 shares $2.04 billion -5.3%1.7%2.4 $67.16
2/26/202132,070,000 shares $2.09 billion +12.9%1.8%2.7 $65.30
2/12/202128,400,000 shares $1.78 billion +16.2%1.6%2.6 $62.70
1/29/202124,450,000 shares $1.50 billion -0.7%1.4%2.3 $61.22
1/15/202124,620,000 shares $1.52 billion -16.5%1.4%2.3 $61.60
12/31/202029,490,000 shares $1.90 billion -4.3%1.6%2.7 $64.40
12/15/202030,810,000 shares $1.87 billion +0.5%1.7%2.8 $60.76
11/30/202030,650,000 shares $1.77 billion +21.2%1.6%2.4 $57.76
11/15/202025,280,000 shares $1.44 billion +1.2%1.4%1.9 $56.91
10/30/202024,980,000 shares $1.40 billion +2.7%1.3%1.9 $56.02
10/15/202024,330,000 shares $1.48 billion +4.5%1.3%1.9 $60.96
9/30/202023,290,000 shares $1.39 billion -23.6%1.2%1.7 $59.70
9/15/202030,470,000 shares $1.86 billion -12.7%1.6%2 $60.94
8/31/202034,890,000 shares $2.00 billion +3.1%1.8%2.6 $57.22
8/14/202033,850,000 shares $1.83 billion -2.5%1.8%2.7 $54.20
7/31/202034,730,000 shares $1.93 billion +3.6%1.8%2.7 $55.45
7/15/202033,510,000 shares $1.90 billion +38.8%1.8%2.6 $56.62
6/30/202024,140,000 shares $1.33 billion -20.5%1.2%1.9 $55.27
6/15/202030,370,000 shares $1.62 billion -9.1%1.5%2.3 $53.25
5/29/202033,400,000 shares $1.80 billion +10.1%1.7%2.3 $53.77
5/15/202030,340,000 shares $1.61 billion +6.9%1.5%1.9 $52.92
4/30/202028,370,000 shares $1.50 billion -0.2%1.4%1.9 $52.97
4/15/202028,420,000 shares $1.51 billion +12.9%1.4%1.9 $53.16
3/31/202025,170,000 shares $1.33 billion -14.7%1.3%1.7 $53.01
3/13/202029,490,400 shares $1.57 billion -22.5%1.5%2.5 $53.18
2/28/202038,030,000 shares $1.68 billion -2.1%1.9%3.3 $44.19

ORCL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Oracle's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Oracle shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 27,220,000 shares of ORCL short. 1.66% of Oracle's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oracle's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Oracle?

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. ORCL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Oracle's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Oracle?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Oracle: CTC LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Man Group plc, Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Laurion Capital Management LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Cresset Asset Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Cigogne Management SA, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Capital Fund Management S.A., Capula Management Ltd, Wells Fargo & Company MN, One River Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Delta Accumulation LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, Mission Wealth Management LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Genus Capital Management Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Oracle?

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. 1.66% of Oracle's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Oracle's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Oracle saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 27,220,000 shares, an increase of 31.0% from the previous total of 20,780,000 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 Oracle's float size?

Oracle currently has issued a total of 2,796,960,000 shares. Some of Oracle'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. Oracle currently has a public float of 1,640,000,000 shares.

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

1.66% of Oracle's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Oracle: ServiceNow, Inc. (1.57%), Fortinet, Inc. (1.98%), Axon Enterprise, Inc. (3.17%), Commvault Systems, Inc. (2.85%), Qualys, Inc. (8.42%), C3.ai, Inc. (16.73%), Progress Software Co. (13.24%), Microsoft Co. (0.85%), SAP SE (0.19%), Salesforce, Inc. (1.02%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Oracle stock?

Short selling ORCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oracle as its price is falling. ORCL shares are trading down $5.51 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 Oracle?

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

How often is Oracle'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 ORCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



Related Companies
Short Interest Tools

This page (NYSE:ORCL) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners
Collect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividend
Tesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... But I just discovered a secret backdoor to collect a secret 69...
Investors Alley | Sponsored
Elon “obliterates” Bill Gates?
All 10 of the world's biggest money managers follow my work, and the Pentagon, the FBI and Harvard professors ...
Altimetry | Sponsored
NVDA Crash Update
An overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... Leaving millions of investor...
Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored
$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move
$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...
Stansberry Research | Sponsored
Has Trump finally met his match?
Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. Folks who listened to him had the chance...
Behind the Markets | Sponsored
Nvidia > DeepSeek
Everyone's getting it all wrong … Sure, DeepSeek's reveal caused AI stocks to tumble … But, in the long ...
Weiss Ratings | Sponsored
Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?
He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again ...
Paradigm Press | Sponsored
Better than Bitcoin – and potentially more profitable
The world is obsessed with Bitcoin again... And for a good reason: It just soared beyond $100,000. Bitcoin ...
Brownstone Research | Sponsored