Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2020

In 2020, Whiting Petroleum Corporation's disclosed short interest ran from 34.25% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 3.53% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of -30.72 percentage points. The year's high was 61.09% on 13 Mar 2020 and its low 2.08% on 13 Nov 2020, averaging 31.66% across 21 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 9.09 days on 31 Aug 2020. Full history: Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

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Short position data for Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/wllbw-2024/2020/

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  title        = {Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/wllbw-2024/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 34.25% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 3.53% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: -30.72 pp
High: 61.09% (13 Mar 2020)
Low: 2.08% (13 Nov 2020)
Average: 31.66%
Highest days to cover: 9.09 (31 Aug 2020)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2020

Whiting Petroleum Corporation short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	34.25%	3.01
31 Jan 2020	38.96%	4.49
14 Feb 2020	43.51%	2.70
28 Feb 2020	52.89%	3.88	10-K filed, results (8-K)
13 Mar 2020	61.09%	4.76
31 Mar 2020	56.34%	5.15
15 Apr 2020	37.93%	1.35
30 Apr 2020	40.57%	1.00
15 May 2020	35.07%	4.36	10-Q filed
29 May 2020	34.50%	5.23
15 Jun 2020	35.17%	1.00
30 Jun 2020	33.72%	3.62
15 Jul 2020	33.70%	6.33
31 Jul 2020	35.38%	6.63
14 Aug 2020	38.90%	3.05	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2020	39.35%	9.09
30 Oct 2020	2.26%	2.36
13 Nov 2020	2.08%	1.64	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
30 Nov 2020	2.34%	1.49
15 Dec 2020	3.41%	2.24
31 Dec 2020	3.53%	2.03

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.