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RIG · Transocean Ltd.

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$5.80 +0.06 (+1.05%) At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$6.48B
Shares
1.12B

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

RIG Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 266,297,313 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -1.0% 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
266,297,313 -1.0% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
77/100
Short interest 24.1% of shares — P99 Days to cover 6.1 — P77 Price vs VWAP +6.1% — P73 Short-volume trend -3.1% — P39 Short interest change +5.7% — P70 Worst FTD 0.07% of shares — P80

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
2026-08-14 268,851,542 254,376,664 +14,474,878 6.09
2026-07-31 254,376,664 242,487,425 +11,889,239 5.58
2026-07-15 242,487,425 222,535,073 +19,952,352 6.29
2026-06-30 222,535,073 219,065,326 +3,469,747 5.59
2026-06-15 219,065,326 211,542,031 +7,523,295 8.14
2026-05-29 211,542,031 222,442,698 -10,900,667 5.89
2026-05-15 222,442,698 210,533,200 +11,909,498 6.35
2026-04-30 210,533,200 195,016,548 +15,516,652 5.77
2026-04-15 195,016,548 200,608,572 -5,592,024 7.00
2026-03-31 200,608,572 186,830,390 +13,778,182 5.16
2026-03-13 186,830,390 175,747,554 +11,082,836 4.90
2026-02-27 175,747,554 165,497,453 +10,250,101 3.44
2026-02-13 165,497,453 132,755,845 +32,741,608 1.95
2026-01-30 132,755,845 129,584,169 +3,171,676 3.66
2026-01-15 129,584,169 133,163,387 -3,579,218 3.91
2025-12-31 133,163,387 147,743,940 -14,580,553 4.82
2025-12-15 147,743,940 143,632,957 +4,110,983 4.99
2025-11-28 143,632,957 124,787,595 +18,845,362 3.92
2025-11-14 124,787,595 128,128,735 -3,341,140 2.90
2025-10-31 128,128,735 147,181,775 -19,053,040 1.89
2025-10-15 147,181,775 155,085,175 -7,903,400 2.90
2025-09-30 155,085,175 140,727,996 +14,357,179 2.65
2025-09-15 140,727,996 139,169,169 +1,558,827 5.60
2025-08-29 139,169,169 135,802,866 +3,366,303 6.66

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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Key facts CIK 1451505 CUSIP H8817H100 13F (30d) 414 filings 407 filers Visit website Investor relations