MUR · Murphy Oil Corp
$38.76
+1.46 (+3.91%)
At close · Jul 22
Market Cap
$5.56B
Shares
143.35M
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
63/100
Short interest 6.5% of shares — P80
Days to cover 3.8 — P70
Price vs VWAP +5.1% — P77
Short-volume trend -9.1% — P21
Short interest change -5.1% — P32
Worst FTD 0.06% of shares — P68
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 | 9,361,261 | 9,859,442 | -498,181 | 3.80 |
| 2026-06-15 | 9,859,442 | 9,124,160 | +735,282 | 5.47 |
| 2026-05-29 | 9,124,160 | 9,346,805 | -222,645 | 5.73 |
| 2026-05-15 | 9,346,805 | 8,924,165 | +422,640 | 4.94 |
| 2026-04-30 | 8,924,165 | 9,806,225 | -882,060 | 5.53 |
| 2026-04-15 | 9,806,225 | 11,256,402 | -1,450,177 | 4.37 |
| 2026-03-31 | 11,256,402 | 11,773,813 | -517,411 | 3.36 |
| 2026-03-13 | 11,773,813 | 14,160,802 | -2,386,989 | 3.70 |
| 2026-02-27 | 14,160,802 | 14,305,920 | -145,118 | 7.27 |
| 2026-02-13 | 14,305,920 | 14,102,343 | +203,577 | 7.14 |
| 2026-01-30 | 14,102,343 | 14,602,169 | -499,826 | 4.01 |
| 2026-01-15 | 14,602,169 | 15,652,091 | -1,049,922 | 5.66 |
| 2025-12-31 | 15,652,091 | 17,706,791 | -2,054,700 | 7.78 |
| 2025-12-15 | 17,706,791 | 18,269,082 | -562,291 | 9.36 |
| 2025-11-28 | 18,269,082 | 17,960,451 | +308,631 | 8.90 |
| 2025-11-14 | 17,960,451 | 16,402,514 | +1,557,937 | 7.68 |
| 2025-10-31 | 16,402,514 | 15,582,763 | +819,751 | 9.55 |
| 2025-10-15 | 15,582,763 | 17,744,196 | -2,161,433 | 6.68 |
| 2025-09-30 | 17,744,196 | 18,334,115 | -589,919 | 6.76 |
| 2025-09-15 | 18,334,115 | 16,888,842 | +1,445,273 | 7.67 |
| 2025-08-29 | 16,888,842 | 18,074,084 | -1,185,242 | 8.82 |
| 2025-08-15 | 18,074,084 | 18,041,195 | +32,889 | 6.87 |
| 2025-07-31 | 18,041,195 | 20,706,332 | -2,665,137 | 8.88 |
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