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How shorted is OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP? OXY

#2,847most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 25%

2.16%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.06
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.49
days to cover
2.81
Aggregate net short position time series for OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
5 Aug 20262.27% 31 Jul 20262.26% 14 Aug 2026−0.01
10 Jul 20262.65% 30 Jun 20262.42% 15 Jul 2026−0.23
5 May 20262.90% 30 Apr 20263.26% 15 May 2026+0.36
10 Apr 20262.94% 31 Mar 20262.63% 15 Apr 2026−0.31
18 Feb 20263.35% 13 Feb 20262.92% 27 Feb 2026−0.43
20 Jan 20263.81% 15 Jan 20263.75% 30 Jan 2026−0.06
10 Nov 20253.74% 31 Oct 20253.96% 14 Nov 2025+0.22
10 Oct 20253.50% 30 Sep 20253.92% 15 Oct 2025+0.42

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for OXY: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Latest balance
899
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
400,389
1 Apr 2026
Days with a balance
178
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 400K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20262.16%+0.06
31 Aug 20262.10%−0.16
14 Aug 20262.26%−0.01
31 Jul 20262.27%−0.15
15 Jul 20262.42%−0.23
30 Jun 20262.65%−0.09
15 Jun 20262.74%−0.62
29 May 20263.36%+0.10
15 May 20263.26%+0.36
30 Apr 20262.90%+0.27
15 Apr 20262.63%−0.31
31 Mar 20262.94%+0.02
13 Mar 20262.92%0.00
27 Feb 20262.92%−0.43
13 Feb 20263.35%−0.40
30 Jan 20263.75%−0.06
15 Jan 20263.81%−0.28
31 Dec 20254.09%+0.29
15 Dec 20253.80%−0.01
28 Nov 20253.81%−0.15
14 Nov 20253.96%+0.22
31 Oct 20253.74%−0.18
15 Oct 20253.92%+0.42
30 Sep 20253.50%−0.25
15 Sep 20253.75%−0.11
29 Aug 20253.86%+0.37
15 Aug 20253.49%+0.02
31 Jul 20253.47%−0.09
15 Jul 20253.56%−0.45
30 Jun 20254.01%+0.61
13 Jun 20253.40%−0.16
30 May 20253.56%+0.27
15 May 20253.29%−0.16
30 Apr 20253.45%−0.36
15 Apr 20253.81%−1.16
31 Mar 20254.97%+0.28
14 Mar 20254.69%+0.65
28 Feb 20254.04%−0.02
14 Feb 20254.06%+0.16
31 Jan 20253.90%−0.20
15 Jan 20254.10%−0.01
31 Dec 20244.11%+0.32
13 Dec 20243.79%+0.39
29 Nov 20243.40%−0.11
15 Nov 20243.51%−0.04
31 Oct 20243.55%−0.18
15 Oct 20243.73%0.00
30 Sep 20243.73%+0.32
13 Sep 20243.41%−0.10
30 Aug 20243.51%−0.19
15 Aug 20243.70%+0.29
31 Jul 20243.41%−0.31
15 Jul 20243.72%+0.03
28 Jun 20243.69%+0.04
14 Jun 20243.65%−1.95
31 May 20245.60%+0.09
15 May 20245.51%−0.21
30 Apr 20245.72%−0.13
15 Apr 20245.85%+0.24
28 Mar 20245.61%−0.02
15 Mar 20245.63%−0.25
29 Feb 20245.88%+0.06
15 Feb 20245.82%−0.11
31 Jan 20245.93%+0.24
12 Jan 20245.69%+0.15
29 Dec 20235.54%−0.17
15 Dec 20235.71%+0.65
30 Nov 20235.06%−0.13
15 Nov 20235.19%+0.02
31 Oct 20235.17%+0.04
13 Oct 20235.13%−0.13
29 Sep 20235.26%−0.33
15 Sep 20235.59%−0.15
31 Aug 20235.74%+0.33
15 Aug 20235.41%+0.25
31 Jul 20235.16%−0.28
14 Jul 20235.44%+0.05
30 Jun 20235.39%+0.05
15 Jun 20235.34%−0.08
31 May 20235.42%+0.04
15 May 20235.38%−0.20
28 Apr 20235.58%+0.03
14 Apr 20235.55%+0.14
31 Mar 20235.41%+0.29
15 Mar 20235.12%−0.14
28 Feb 20235.26%−0.04
15 Feb 20235.30%−0.16
31 Jan 20235.46%−0.33
13 Jan 20235.79%0.00
30 Dec 20225.79%−0.25
15 Dec 20226.04%−0.18
30 Nov 20226.22%+0.08
15 Nov 20226.14%+0.36
31 Oct 20225.78%+0.04
14 Oct 20225.74%−0.11
30 Sep 20225.85%−0.93
15 Sep 20226.78%−0.64
31 Aug 20227.42%+0.54
15 Aug 20226.88%+0.28
29 Jul 20226.60%+0.46
15 Jul 20226.14%+0.25
30 Jun 20225.89%+0.17
15 Jun 20225.72%−0.70
31 May 20226.42%+0.70
13 May 20225.72%+0.37
29 Apr 20225.35%−0.19
14 Apr 20225.54%−0.45
31 Mar 20225.99%+0.27
15 Mar 20225.72%+1.94
28 Feb 20223.78%−0.10
15 Feb 20223.88%+0.14
31 Jan 20223.74%−0.02
14 Jan 20223.76%+0.15
31 Dec 20213.61%−0.01
15 Dec 20213.62%−0.03
30 Nov 20213.65%−0.02
15 Nov 20213.67%−0.15
29 Oct 20213.82%−0.01
15 Oct 20213.83%+0.49
30 Sep 20213.34%+0.42
15 Sep 20212.92%+0.39
31 Aug 20212.53%+0.14
13 Aug 20212.39%−0.04
30 Jul 20212.43%−0.05
15 Jul 20212.48%−0.23
30 Jun 20212.71%0.00
15 Jun 20212.71%+0.25
28 May 20212.46%−0.08
14 May 20212.54%+0.16
30 Apr 20212.38%−0.08
15 Apr 20212.46%−0.22
31 Mar 20212.68%−0.22
15 Mar 20212.90%−0.10
26 Feb 20213.00%−0.28
12 Feb 20213.28%+0.20
29 Jan 20213.08%−0.36
15 Jan 20213.44%−0.01
31 Dec 20203.45%−0.54
15 Dec 20203.99%+0.20
30 Nov 20203.79%+0.06
13 Nov 20203.73%−1.37
30 Oct 20205.10%+0.22
15 Oct 20204.88%−0.09
30 Sep 20204.97%−0.37
15 Sep 20205.34%+0.25
31 Aug 20205.09%+0.30
14 Aug 20204.79%+0.48
31 Jul 20204.31%−1.09
15 Jul 20205.40%−0.60
30 Jun 20206.00%+0.11
15 Jun 20205.89%−1.31
29 May 20207.20%−1.36
15 May 20208.56%+0.78
30 Apr 20207.78%−0.39
15 Apr 20208.17%−0.44
31 Mar 20208.61%+2.93
13 Mar 20205.68%+2.98
28 Feb 20202.70%+0.06
14 Feb 20202.64%−0.19
31 Jan 20202.83%−0.30
15 Jan 20203.13%+0.75
31 Dec 20192.38%+0.02
13 Dec 20192.36%−0.07
29 Nov 20192.43%+0.20
15 Nov 20192.23%+0.62
31 Oct 20191.61%+0.06
15 Oct 20191.55%+0.20
30 Sep 20191.35%−5.49
31 Jul 20196.84%+0.57
15 Jul 20196.27%+0.79
28 Jun 20195.48%+0.37
14 Jun 20195.11%+0.73
31 May 20194.38%+0.68
15 May 20193.70%+1.83
30 Apr 20191.87%+0.54
15 Apr 20191.33%+0.03
29 Mar 20191.30%−0.20
15 Mar 20191.50%+0.11
28 Feb 20191.39%−0.02
15 Feb 20191.41%−0.20
31 Jan 20191.61%−0.45
15 Jan 20192.06%+0.16
31 Dec 20181.90%+0.10
14 Dec 20181.80%−0.42
30 Nov 20182.22%+0.36
15 Nov 20181.86%+0.28
31 Oct 20181.58%+0.28
15 Oct 20181.30%+0.10
28 Sep 20181.20%+0.15
14 Sep 20181.05%−0.07
31 Aug 20181.12%−0.05
15 Aug 20181.17%+0.21
31 Jul 20180.96%+0.01
13 Jul 20180.95%+0.11
29 Jun 20180.84%−0.28
15 Jun 20181.12%−0.05
31 May 20181.17%−0.46
15 May 20181.63%+0.19
30 Apr 20181.44%+0.04
13 Apr 20181.40%+0.11
29 Mar 20181.29%−0.05
15 Mar 20181.34%+0.28
28 Feb 20181.06%−0.29
15 Feb 20181.35%−0.15
31 Jan 20181.50%−0.04
12 Jan 20181.54%+0.06
29 Dec 20171.48%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP right now?
2.16% of OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP's (OXY) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,847th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this OXY's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is OXY's days to cover?
2.81 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.