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Exxon Mobil (XOM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Exxon Mobil Short Interest Data

Exxon Mobil (XOM) has a short interest of 40.22 million shares. This marks a -11.12% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 13.35 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
40,220,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
45,250,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-11.12%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.33 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
4,395,100,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.92%
Today's Trading Volume
19,228,798 shares
Average Trading Volume
13,346,318 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
144%
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Exxon Mobil Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/202440,220,000 shares $4.33 billion -11.1%N/A2.8 $107.57
12/15/202445,250,000 shares $5.02 billion +10.0%N/A3 $110.84
11/30/202441,120,000 shares $4.85 billion -1.1%N/A2.8 $117.96
11/15/202441,580,000 shares $4.96 billion -7.9%N/A2.9 $119.35
10/31/202445,140,000 shares $5.27 billion +9.4%N/A3.2 $116.71
10/15/202441,270,000 shares $4.97 billion +6.3%N/A3 $120.37
9/30/202438,840,000 shares $4.55 billion -11.0%N/A2.7 $117.21
9/15/202443,660,000 shares $4.85 billion -1.1%N/A3.1 $111.15
8/31/202444,140,000 shares $5.21 billion +12.3%N/A3 $117.94
8/15/202439,290,000 shares $4.66 billion +2.5%N/A2.6 $118.73
7/31/202438,340,000 shares $4.55 billion +8.2%N/A2.5 $118.63
7/15/202435,430,000 shares $4.08 billion -15.8%N/A2.1 $115.24
6/30/202442,100,000 shares $4.85 billion -3.1%N/A2.4 $115.12
6/15/202443,440,000 shares $4.74 billion +8.1%N/A2.4 $109.11
5/31/202440,200,000 shares $4.72 billion +5.7%N/A2.3 $117.33
5/15/202438,020,000 shares $4.51 billion -65.2%N/A2.1 $118.62
4/30/2024109,240,000 shares $12.91 billion +2.5%N/A5.9 $118.22
4/15/2024106,530,000 shares $12.75 billion +1.6%2.7%6 $119.68
3/31/2024104,820,000 shares $12.18 billion -3.9%2.7%5.8 $116.24
3/15/2024109,060,000 shares $12.14 billion +2.5%2.8%5.9 $111.30
2/29/2024106,450,000 shares $11.13 billion +10.6%2.7%5.4 $104.52
2/15/202496,250,000 shares $9.99 billion +3.0%2.4%4.7 $103.75
1/31/202493,440,000 shares $9.61 billion +7.3%2.3%4.6 $102.81
1/15/202487,080,000 shares $8.70 billion +6.1%2.2%4.2 $99.95
12/31/202382,050,000 shares $8.20 billion +4.8%2.1%3.7 $99.98
12/15/202378,270,000 shares $7.90 billion +18.0%2.0%3.6 $100.90
11/30/202366,360,000 shares $6.82 billion +4.2%1.7%3.2 $102.80
11/15/202363,700,000 shares $6.60 billion -10.6%1.6%3.4 $103.68
10/31/202371,280,000 shares $7.54 billion +23.8%1.8%3.9 $105.85
10/15/202357,570,000 shares $6.33 billion +29.6%1.5%3.4 $109.87
9/30/202344,430,000 shares $5.22 billion -0.4%1.1%2.8 $117.58
9/15/202344,590,000 shares $5.20 billion +16.4%1.1%2.9 $116.72
8/31/202338,310,000 shares $4.26 billion +10.6%1.0%2.5 $111.19
8/15/202334,650,000 shares $3.75 billion +3.3%0.9%2.2 $108.16
7/31/202333,530,000 shares $3.60 billion +16.5%0.8%2.1 $107.24
7/15/202328,790,000 shares $2.91 billion +9.0%0.7%1.8 $100.94
6/30/202326,410,000 shares $2.83 billion -23.4%N/A1.8 $107.27
6/15/202334,460,000 shares $3.65 billion +0.2%0.9%2.3 $105.89
5/31/202334,410,000 shares $3.52 billion +2.7%0.9%2.1 $102.18
5/15/202333,520,000 shares $3.52 billion -17.4%0.8%2.1 $105.07
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4/30/202340,580,000 shares $4.80 billion +7.3%1.0%2.5 $118.34
4/15/202337,820,000 shares $4.39 billion +7.4%0.9%2.3 $116.05
3/31/202335,230,000 shares $3.86 billion +0.2%0.9%2.1 $109.66
3/15/202335,150,000 shares $3.57 billion +8.3%0.9%2.1 $101.62
2/28/202332,450,000 shares $3.57 billion +2.8%0.8%2 $109.91
2/15/202331,580,000 shares $3.67 billion -7.7%0.8%1.9 $116.07
1/31/202334,200,000 shares $3.97 billion -8.8%N/A2 $116.01
1/15/202337,510,000 shares $4.24 billion +14.6%0.9%2.1 $113.15
12/30/202232,730,000 shares $3.61 billion -20.0%0.8%1.8 $110.30
12/15/202240,900,000 shares $4.31 billion -11.6%1.0%2.1 $105.44
11/30/202246,240,000 shares $5.15 billion +12.1%1.1%2.4 $111.34
11/15/202241,240,000 shares $4.71 billion -8.7%N/A2.2 $114.13
10/31/202245,170,000 shares $5.01 billion +8.7%1.1%2.3 $110.81
10/15/202241,540,000 shares $4.12 billion +17.8%1.0%2.1 $99.19
9/30/202235,250,000 shares $3.08 billion -9.6%0.9%1.8 $87.31
9/15/202238,970,000 shares $3.70 billion -2.7%0.9%1.9 $94.83
8/31/202240,030,000 shares $3.83 billion +24.2%N/A1.8 $95.59
8/15/202232,230,000 shares $2.98 billion -11.4%0.8%1.3 $92.32
7/31/202236,380,000 shares $3.53 billion -3.0%0.9%1.4 $96.93
7/15/202237,520,000 shares $3.17 billion -4.4%0.9%1.3 $84.54
6/30/202239,260,000 shares $3.36 billion -9.6%N/A1.3 $85.64
6/15/202243,420,000 shares $4.12 billion -14.4%N/A1.5 $94.89
5/31/202250,710,000 shares $4.87 billion +44.9%N/A1.7 $96.00
5/15/202235,000,000 shares $3.11 billion -4.6%0.8%1.1 $88.86
4/30/202236,690,000 shares $3.13 billion +13.5%0.9%1.1 $85.25
4/15/202232,330,000 shares $2.84 billion -0.3%0.8%1 $87.83
3/31/202232,410,000 shares $2.68 billion -18.8%N/A1 $82.59
3/15/202239,890,000 shares $3.08 billion +7.1%N/A1.2 $77.22
2/28/202237,230,000 shares $2.92 billion -23.3%N/A1.2 $78.42
2/15/202248,520,000 shares $3.78 billion +6.2%N/A1.8 $77.99
1/31/202245,710,000 shares $3.47 billion +5.7%N/A1.8 $75.96
1/15/202243,240,000 shares $3.11 billion +19.9%N/A2 $71.87
12/31/202136,050,000 shares $2.21 billion -2.1%N/A1.8 $61.19
12/15/202136,820,000 shares $2.26 billion +2.5%N/A1.7 $61.27
11/30/202135,910,000 shares $2.15 billion -8.4%N/A1.7 $59.84
11/15/202139,210,000 shares $2.52 billion -1.9%N/A1.9 $64.37
10/29/202139,960,000 shares $2.58 billion -0.1%N/A1.9 $64.47
10/15/202140,000,000 shares $2.50 billion -5.9%N/A1.9 $62.59
9/30/202142,520,000 shares $2.50 billion +7.6%N/A2 $58.82
9/15/202139,520,000 shares $2.23 billion -4.1%N/A2 $56.42
8/31/202141,210,000 shares $2.25 billion +13.3%N/A2 $54.52
8/13/202136,370,000 shares $2.06 billion +9.5%N/A1.7 $56.77
7/30/202133,220,000 shares $1.91 billion +1.3%N/A1.5 $57.57
7/15/202132,800,000 shares $1.93 billion -5.6%N/A1.4 $58.95
6/30/202134,760,000 shares $2.19 billion -8.8%N/A1.5 $63.08
6/15/202138,120,000 shares $2.45 billion -3.5%N/A1.6 $64.33
5/28/202139,490,000 shares $2.31 billion +7.5%N/A1.5 $58.37
5/14/202136,730,000 shares $2.18 billion -18.5%N/A1.3 $59.30
4/30/202145,060,000 shares $2.66 billion -7.1%N/A1.6 $58.94
4/15/202148,510,000 shares $2.78 billion -0.7%N/A1.7 $57.32
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3/31/202148,870,000 shares $2.77 billion -24.0%N/A1.6 $56.69
3/15/202164,290,000 shares $3.98 billion +18.2%N/A2.1 $61.97
2/26/202154,380,000 shares $3.03 billion +14.4%N/A1.8 $55.76
2/12/202147,520,000 shares $2.37 billion +1.1%1.1%1.6 $49.84
1/29/202147,020,000 shares $2.17 billion +6.4%1.1%1.5 $46.06
1/15/202144,210,000 shares $2.22 billion +0.3%1.1%1.4 $50.31
12/31/202044,060,000 shares $1.83 billion -1.3%1.0%1.4 $41.60
12/15/202044,630,000 shares $1.88 billion -5.8%1.1%1.5 $42.22
11/30/202047,360,000 shares $1.90 billion -6.9%1.1%1.5 $40.19
10/30/202050,510,000 shares $1.67 billion +8.4%1.2%1.8 $32.97
10/15/202046,590,000 shares $1.59 billion +4.0%1.1%1.9 $34.15
9/30/202044,810,000 shares $1.54 billion +6.4%1.1%1.9 $34.33
9/15/202042,120,000 shares $1.53 billion -7.7%N/A1.8 $36.27
8/31/202045,640,000 shares $1.82 billion +9.2%1.1%2 $39.94
8/14/202041,800,000 shares $1.81 billion -13.9%1.0%1.9 $43.20
7/31/202048,550,000 shares $2.04 billion -7.9%1.2%2.1 $42.08
7/15/202052,700,000 shares $2.35 billion -0.7%1.3%2.2 $44.63
6/30/202053,070,000 shares $2.37 billion -10.2%1.3%2 $44.72
6/15/202059,080,000 shares $2.79 billion -2.5%N/A1.9 $47.14
5/29/202060,610,000 shares $2.76 billion +1.5%1.4%1.6 $45.47
5/15/202059,700,000 shares $2.51 billion +1.5%1.4%1.5 $42.00
4/30/202058,830,000 shares $2.73 billion -0.8%1.4%1.5 $46.47
4/15/202059,280,000 shares $2.40 billion -10.0%1.4%1.6 $40.48
3/31/202065,870,000 shares $2.50 billion -2.6%1.6%1.9 $37.97
3/13/202067,607,800 shares $2.92 billion +51.0%1.6%3.1 $43.13
2/28/202044,780,000 shares $1.41 billion +13.9%1.1%2 $31.45
2/14/202039,330,000 shares $1.71 billion -7.5%N/A2.4 $43.41
1/31/202042,500,000 shares $2.25 billion +7.4%N/A2.8 $53.01

XOM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Exxon Mobil's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Exxon Mobil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 40,220,000 shares of XOM short. Learn More on Exxon Mobil's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Exxon Mobil?

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. XOM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Exxon Mobil's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Exxon Mobil?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Exxon Mobil: XR Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., CTC LLC, Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., LPL Financial LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, XR Securities LLC, and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Exxon Mobil's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Exxon Mobil saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 40,220,000 shares, a decline of 11.1% from the previous total of 45,250,000 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 Exxon Mobil's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Exxon Mobil: Chevron Co. (3.38%), Occidental Petroleum Co. (4.11%), Hess Co. (2.24%), Murphy Oil Co. (6.36%), ConocoPhillips (0.93%), BP p.l.c. (0.52%), Equinor ASA (0.56%), Suncor Energy Inc. (0.95%), Marathon Petroleum Co. (2.47%), Phillips 66 (1.55%),

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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Exxon Mobil stock?

Short selling XOM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Exxon Mobil as its price is falling. XOM shares are trading up $1.05 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 Exxon Mobil?

A short squeeze for Exxon Mobil 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 XOM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Exxon Mobil'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 XOM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.



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