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SHEL · Shell plc · Short Interest

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$95.27 +0.22 (+0.23%)
Market Cap
$273.19B
Shares
2.85B
Volume · Oct 1 5.91M Avg daily vol (3M) 6.34M

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

SHEL Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 19,927,390 SHEL shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 3,290,615 shares. Days to cover was 2.81 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

SHEL Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 19,926,531 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, -0.0% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 17,249,225 to 22,857,543 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 Low confidence 62% chance it falls
19,926,531 -0.0% vs reported
Likely range 17,249,225 to 22,857,543 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
46/100
Short interest 0.7% of shares — P36 Days to cover 2.8 — P43 Price vs VWAP +5.6% — P87 Short-volume trend +1.4% — P52 Short interest change -14.2% — P17 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P41

Positioning score 46.2 + 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 2026-10-01 15:59 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 19,927,390 23,218,005 -3,290,615 2.81
2026-08-31 23,218,005 23,681,421 -463,416 4.10
2026-08-14 23,681,421 26,907,719 -3,226,298 4.21
2026-07-31 26,907,719 27,764,613 -856,894 3.61
2026-07-15 27,764,613 29,567,259 -1,802,646 4.57
2026-06-30 29,567,259 29,857,241 -289,982 4.58
2026-06-15 29,857,241 28,951,550 +905,691 4.49
2026-05-29 28,951,550 28,158,770 +792,780 3.91
2026-05-15 28,158,770 21,220,132 +6,938,638 3.58
2026-04-30 21,220,132 12,246,376 +8,973,756 2.35
2026-04-15 12,246,376 11,960,280 +286,096 1.59
2026-03-31 11,960,280 10,305,882 +1,654,398 1.38
2026-03-13 10,305,882 8,754,533 +1,551,349 1.28
2026-02-27 8,754,533 10,000,839 -1,246,306 1.57
2026-02-13 10,000,839 9,923,198 +77,641 1.36
2026-01-30 9,923,198 12,565,927 -2,642,729 1.73
2026-01-15 12,565,927 11,986,673 +579,254 1.91
2025-12-31 11,986,673 11,147,106 +839,567 3.52
2025-12-15 11,147,106 9,547,582 +1,599,524 3.05
2025-11-28 9,547,582 10,209,328 -661,746 2.19
2025-11-14 10,209,328 11,040,431 -831,103 2.56
2025-10-31 11,040,431 9,415,369 +1,625,062 2.36
2025-10-15 9,415,369 9,026,261 +389,108 2.69

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