What Are the Short Interest Trends in Oasis Petroleum’s Stock?

Oasis Petroleum’s (OAS) short interest ratio (short interest as a percentage of float) on January 20, 2017, was ~16.03%. Its short interest ratio a month ago was ~15.95%.

Oasis’s stock price was $14.46 on January 20, 2017, and $16.55 on December 20, 2016. As shown in the graph above, Oasis Petroleum’s stock price and short interest have mostly been moving in opposite directions. Peers Concho Resources (CXO) and Cimarex Energy (XEC) have short interest ratios of ~5.2% and ~2.2%, respectively.