XOP stock
SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) short interest & short volume · 12.9M shares short
SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
XOP short interest fell 10.3% to 12.9M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (5.1 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 58.7% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 64.4% the 20 sessions before, the 13th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 12.9M
- prior 14.4M
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 5.1
- avg vol 2.5M
- Change vs prior report
- -10.3%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 12.9M | $2.51B | -10.3% | — | 5.1 | $194.89 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.4M | $2.58B | -1.4% | — | 3.7 | $179.33 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 14.6M | $2.91B | +11.7% | — | 5.2 | $199.70 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 13.1M | $2.47B | -6.3% | — | 4.6 | $188.96 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 13.9M | $2.51B | +5.9% | — | 4.7 | $180.49 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.2M | $2.33B | +9.7% | — | 4.2 | $177.40 |
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.
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)
- 63.0%
- 413K of 655K
- 20-day average
- 58.7%
- prior 64.4%
- Percentile vs own history
- 13th
- 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: -6.0%
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 · XOP overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 412,691 | 654,851 | 63.0% |
| 2026-11-10 | 901,557 | 1,415,655 | 63.7% |
| 2026-11-09 | 823,094 | 1,051,073 | 78.3% |
| 2026-11-06 | 850,653 | 1,675,109 | 50.8% |
| 2026-11-05 | 783,425 | 1,240,595 | 63.1% |
| 2026-11-04 | 1,042,756 | 1,845,886 | 56.5% |
| 2026-11-03 | 470,426 | 854,531 | 55.0% |
| 2026-11-02 | 750,650 | 1,240,093 | 60.5% |
| 2026-10-30 | 697,960 | 1,708,755 | 40.9% |
| 2026-10-29 | 220,988 | 330,112 | 66.9% |
XOP short interest FAQ
What is XOP's short interest?
SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) had 12.9M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does XOP have?
5.1 days: 12.9M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 2.5M for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is XOP short interest rising or falling?
XOP short interest fell (-10.3%) from 14.4M to 12.9M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is XOP a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores XOP 13 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 12.8/25, change in short interest vs prior report 0/15, 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 XOP daily volume is sold short?
58.7% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 13th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was XOP's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) was 412,691 shares, 63.0% of 654,851 total volume.
How many XOP short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did XOP short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for SPDR® S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) moved from 63.7% on Nov 10, 2026 to 63.0% on Nov 11, 2026, down 0.7 percentage points.
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