Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2018

In 2018, Whiting Petroleum Corporation's disclosed short interest ran from 3.99% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 12.88% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +8.89 percentage points. The year's high was 19.28% on 30 Apr 2018 and its low 3.40% on 31 Jan 2018, averaging 9.89% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 4.81 days on 31 Aug 2018. Full history: Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

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Short position data for Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wllbw-2024/2018/

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  title        = {Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wllbw-2024/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 3.99% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 12.88% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +8.89 pp
High: 19.28% (30 Apr 2018)
Low: 3.40% (31 Jan 2018)
Average: 9.89%
Highest days to cover: 4.81 (31 Aug 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	3.99%	2.96
31 Jan 2018	3.40%	2.81
15 Feb 2018	4.06%	2.80
28 Feb 2018	3.96%	2.07	results (8-K), 10-K filed
15 Mar 2018	3.99%	3.50
29 Mar 2018	4.20%	3.33
13 Apr 2018	5.22%	3.93
30 Apr 2018	19.28%	4.17	results (8-K)
15 May 2018	15.56%	2.51	10-Q filed
31 May 2018	14.00%	2.26
15 Jun 2018	14.14%	2.77
29 Jun 2018	13.22%	2.69
13 Jul 2018	12.69%	4.41
31 Jul 2018	12.12%	4.14	results (8-K)
15 Aug 2018	10.44%	2.67	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2018	9.89%	4.81
14 Sep 2018	9.52%	4.29
28 Sep 2018	8.76%	4.00
15 Oct 2018	8.56%	2.42
31 Oct 2018	10.48%	2.79	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 Nov 2018	12.87%	2.56
30 Nov 2018	11.69%	2.56
14 Dec 2018	12.35%	2.28
31 Dec 2018	12.88%	1.78

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.