EGY · Vaalco Energy Inc /De/
$5.63
+0.19 (+3.49%)
At close · Jul 22
Market Cap
$586.97M
Shares
104.26M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
70/100
Short interest 6.4% of shares — P79
Days to cover 3.5 — P66
Price vs VWAP +0.6% — P60
Short-volume trend +7.4% — P76
Short interest change +28.7% — P82
Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P44
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 6,644,078 | 5,162,844 | +1,481,234 | 3.47 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,162,844 | 4,809,796 | +353,048 | 4.60 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,809,796 | 4,762,342 | +47,454 | 4.14 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,762,342 | 5,048,268 | -285,926 | 3.25 |
| 2026-04-30 | 5,048,268 | 5,427,011 | -378,743 | 3.07 |
| 2026-04-15 | 5,427,011 | 5,831,579 | -404,568 | 3.65 |
| 2026-03-31 | 5,831,579 | 4,121,908 | +1,709,671 | 2.68 |
| 2026-03-13 | 4,121,908 | 3,390,110 | +731,798 | 2.22 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,390,110 | 3,264,488 | +125,622 | 3.04 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,264,488 | 3,406,387 | -141,899 | 2.97 |
| 2026-01-30 | 3,406,387 | 3,688,223 | -281,836 | 2.37 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,688,223 | 3,589,616 | +98,607 | 2.93 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3,589,616 | 3,546,233 | +43,383 | 3.96 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3,546,233 | 3,475,814 | +70,419 | 4.00 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,475,814 | 3,536,120 | -60,306 | 4.07 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3,536,120 | 3,756,537 | -220,417 | 4.71 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,756,537 | 3,873,461 | -116,924 | 5.70 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,873,461 | 3,894,466 | -21,005 | 5.90 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,894,466 | 3,636,459 | +258,007 | 4.95 |
| 2025-09-15 | 3,636,459 | 3,651,711 | -15,252 | 5.62 |
| 2025-08-29 | 3,651,711 | 4,158,595 | -506,884 | 4.73 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4,158,595 | 3,956,618 | +201,977 | 4.65 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3,956,618 | 3,960,861 | -4,243 | 5.61 |
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Key facts
CIK
894627
CUSIP
91851C201
13F (30d)
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