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CVE · Cenovus Energy Inc. · Short Interest

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$31.39 -1.01 (-3.12%)
Market Cap
$58.19B
Shares
1.84B
Volume · Oct 5 12.15M Avg daily vol (3M) 7.05M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

CVE Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 59,607,951 CVE shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 15,812,704 shares. Days to cover was 9.00 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

CVE Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 57,396,820 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, -3.7% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 49,320,890 to 64,815,659 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 High confidence 77% chance it falls
57,396,820 -3.7% vs reported
Likely range 49,320,890 to 64,815,659 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
76/100
Short interest 3.2% of shares — P59 Days to cover 9.0 — P85 Price vs VWAP +7.5% — P89 Short-volume trend +27.9% — P97 Short interest change +36.1% — P89 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P44

Positioning score 75.9 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-05 21:07 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 59,607,951 43,795,247 +15,812,704 9.00
2026-08-31 43,795,247 39,282,628 +4,512,619 6.72
2026-08-14 39,282,628 37,099,891 +2,182,737 5.49
2026-07-31 37,099,891 32,526,686 +4,573,205 5.01
2026-07-15 32,526,686 28,673,616 +3,853,070 4.58
2026-06-30 28,673,616 47,034,000 -18,360,384 3.32
2026-06-15 47,034,000 31,734,783 +15,299,217 5.34
2026-05-29 31,734,783 36,548,306 -4,813,523 3.70
2026-05-15 36,548,306 29,956,910 +6,591,396 4.02
2026-04-30 29,956,910 37,366,205 -7,409,295 3.97
2026-04-15 37,366,205 42,171,986 -4,805,781 3.81
2026-03-31 42,171,986 62,887,374 -20,715,388 2.56
2026-03-13 62,887,374 47,401,684 +15,485,690 2.94
2026-02-27 47,401,684 47,656,257 -254,573 3.44
2026-02-13 47,656,257 37,541,693 +10,114,564 3.30
2026-01-30 37,541,693 33,297,551 +4,244,142 3.05
2026-01-15 33,297,551 40,509,382 -7,211,831 2.07
2025-12-31 40,509,382 90,484,000 -49,974,618 4.84
2025-12-15 90,484,000 36,774,281 +53,709,719 8.15
2025-11-28 36,774,281 40,164,985 -3,390,704 3.58
2025-11-14 41,705,461 39,339,459 +2,366,002 4.15
2025-10-31 39,339,459 53,471,094 -14,131,635 3.32
2025-10-15 53,471,094 44,388,654 +9,082,440 2.50

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