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LYB · LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

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Market Cap
$20.37B
Shares
323.04M

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

LYB Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 13,167,164 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +4.3% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
13,167,164 +4.3% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
56/100
Short interest 3.9% of shares — P66 Days to cover 2.9 — P48 Price vs VWAP +4.8% — P69 Short-volume trend -0.2% — P49 Short interest change +2.3% — P62 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P28

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). 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
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 12,625,759 12,337,210 +288,549 2.90
2026-07-31 12,337,210 12,528,631 -191,421 2.69
2026-07-15 12,528,631 12,890,440 -361,809 2.23
2026-06-30 12,890,440 13,913,210 -1,022,770 2.24
2026-06-15 13,913,210 11,381,669 +2,531,541 2.66
2026-05-29 11,381,669 10,307,660 +1,074,009 2.40
2026-05-15 10,307,660 11,239,813 -932,153 1.78
2026-04-30 11,239,813 12,293,886 -1,054,073 1.64
2026-04-15 12,293,886 13,041,765 -747,879 1.58
2026-03-31 13,041,765 17,662,343 -4,620,578 1.48
2026-03-13 17,662,343 21,771,403 -4,109,060 1.45
2026-02-27 21,771,403 20,237,529 +1,533,874 3.37
2026-02-13 20,237,529 21,586,765 -1,349,236 2.89
2026-01-30 21,586,765 22,121,060 -534,295 3.17
2026-01-15 22,121,060 21,011,094 +1,109,966 3.56
2025-12-31 21,011,094 20,629,463 +381,631 4.47
2025-12-15 20,629,463 22,418,381 -1,788,918 3.19
2025-11-28 22,418,381 20,312,715 +2,105,666 4.41
2025-11-14 20,312,715 18,257,072 +2,055,643 3.61
2025-10-31 18,257,072 17,670,564 +586,508 3.66
2025-10-15 17,670,564 14,504,870 +3,165,694 4.29
2025-09-30 14,504,870 13,213,295 +1,291,575 2.59
2025-09-15 13,213,295 14,936,474 -1,723,179 2.85
2025-08-29 14,936,474 13,701,191 +1,235,283 3.74

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Key facts CIK 1489393 CUSIP N53745100 13F (30d) 639 filings 612 filers Visit website Investor relations