OBE stock
Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE) short interest & short volume · 13.6% of float short
Obsidian Energy Ltd official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
OBE short interest rose 1.8% to 8.1M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (13.6% of float, 14.5 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 40.8% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 47.0% the 20 sessions before, the 36th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 8.1M
- prior 8.0M
- % of float
- 13.6%
- float 59.8M
- Days to cover
- 14.5
- avg vol 560K
- Change vs prior report
- +1.8%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 8.1M | $93.1M | +1.8% | 13.6% | 14.5 | $11.47 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.0M | $82.1M | -3.6% | 13.3% | 9.7 | $10.30 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 8.3M | $104.9M | +4.9% | 13.8% | 8.1 | $12.70 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7.4M | $84.5M | -3.5% | 12.3% | 10.9 | $11.45 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7.6M | $81.5M | -0.2% | 12.8% | 11.0 | $10.67 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7.7M | $82.1M | +1.6% | 12.8% | 7.4 | $10.72 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
% of float uses the current float for every report (no float was stored with older reports).
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 22.2%
- 44K of 198K
- 20-day average
- 40.8%
- prior 47.0%
- Percentile vs own history
- 36th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -15.2%
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · OBE overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 43,898 | 197,831 | 22.2% |
| 2026-11-10 | 82,530 | 255,561 | 32.3% |
| 2026-11-09 | 123,861 | 276,468 | 44.8% |
| 2026-11-06 | 97,522 | 273,814 | 35.6% |
| 2026-11-05 | 156,743 | 400,337 | 39.1% |
| 2026-11-04 | 256,785 | 691,138 | 37.1% |
| 2026-11-03 | 110,731 | 227,910 | 48.6% |
| 2026-11-02 | 204,618 | 486,277 | 42.1% |
| 2026-10-30 | 123,217 | 255,739 | 48.2% |
| 2026-10-29 | 62,807 | 159,378 | 39.4% |
Energy peers with similar quant ratings
OBE among 156 rated Energy stocks (Lician quant rating, Nov 13, 2026). How the rating works
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OBE short interest FAQ
What is OBE's short interest?
Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE) had 8.1M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report, 13.6% of its 59.8M-share float.
How many days to cover does OBE have?
14.5 days: 8.1M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 560K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is OBE short interest rising or falling?
OBE short interest rose (+1.8%) from 8.0M to 8.1M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is OBE a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores OBE 44 out of 100 (elevated) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: short interest % of float 18.1/40, days to cover 25/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0.5/15, price change since settlement date 0/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of OBE daily volume is sold short?
40.8% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 36th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was OBE's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE) was 43,898 shares, 22.2% of 197,831 total volume.
How many OBE short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did OBE short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE) moved from 32.3% on Nov 10, 2026 to 22.2% on Nov 11, 2026, down 10.1 percentage points.
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