A quick note on timing. The figures on this page come from different places and refresh on different clocks. Exchange short interest is reported twice a month, FINRA short volume lands every trading day, SEC fails to deliver arrive about two weeks late, and borrow numbers move throughout the day, so two figures here can carry different as of dates. Anything tagged PREVIEW is sample data while we finish wiring its live feed. Prices are delayed 15 minutes. This page is for education, not investment advice.

NOV Inc. (NOV) Short Interest, Short Squeeze & Borrow Rates ● LIVE

NOV Inc. · NYSE · Energy

$19.80-0.68 (-3.30%)

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About 1.15M shares of NOV Inc. are sold short, or roughly 10.00% of the float. At recent volume that works out to about 5.30 days to cover, with a borrow fee near 41.62% and a squeeze score of 42.0 out of 100. No single number tells you whether a squeeze is coming, so it helps to read the whole picture below.

Basic stats

Short Interest

1,151,995 shares

source: NASDAQ / EODHD

Short Interest Ratio

5.30 days to cover

source: NASDAQ / EODHD

Short Interest % Float

10.00%

source: NASDAQ · Capital IQ (float)

Off-Exch. Short Volume

107,193 shares

source: FINRA (inc. dark pool)

Off-Exch. Short Vol %

80.20%

source: FINRA (inc. dark pool)

Introduction

This page gathers everything we track on the short side of NOV Inc. (NOV) in one place, ordered by how quickly each number changes. The fastest moving figures, like the borrow fee, sit near the top. Daily figures such as short volume and fails to deliver come next. The slowest data, the official short interest that exchanges publish twice a month, sits at the bottom. Reading it top to bottom gives you a feel for what is happening right now versus what has built up over time.

Short squeeze score

Updates intraday

Moderate squeeze risk

NOV scores 42 out of 100. The biggest factor is borrow fee at 41.6% (high); days to cover of 5.30 is elevated and a borrow fee near 41.6% is high. Short-side pressure is middling and nothing here points to an imminent squeeze.

Short interest % float10.0%Moderate

Days to cover5.30Elevated

Borrow fee41.6%High

A relative reading versus other stocks, not a prediction. It weighs short interest, float, days to cover and the cost to borrow into one 0–100 number where 50 is the middle of the pack.

Low

Moderate

Elevated

High

Extreme

42.00

0 · less crowded50 · average100 · most crowded

Short interest over time

NASDAQ · Capital IQ (float)Updates twice monthlyPREVIEW

Placeholder data, not real NOV figures. We are still wiring the short interest history feed, so the numbers below are illustrative sample values used to show the layout. Do not rely on them. This section will switch to live data once the feed lands.

Reported short interest for NOV at each date, shown with days to cover and short interest as a percent of float. Short interest updates twice a month; the percentages are recomputed as float changes.

Date	Short Interest	Days to Cover	SI % Float	Float (MM)	Shares Out (MM)
2026-07-19	1,280,396	7.11	9.52%	10.39	12.73
2026-07-04	1,279,574	6.77	10.50%	10.39	12.73
2026-06-19	996,532	6.95	11.19%	10.39	12.73
2026-06-04	1,065,367	5.00	10.89%	10.39	12.73
2026-05-20	1,102,570	7.47	11.38%	10.39	12.73
2026-05-05	1,174,642	6.58	10.91%	10.39	12.73
2026-04-20	1,291,613	7.30	10.17%	10.39	12.73
2026-04-05	1,163,412	5.42	10.10%	10.39	12.73

Short interest (official NASDAQ settlement)

NASDAQUpdates twice monthlyPREVIEW

Placeholder data, not real NOV figures. We are still wiring the official settlement feed, so the numbers below are illustrative sample values used to show the layout. Do not rely on them. This section will switch to live data once the feed lands.

The raw short interest NASDAQ publishes at each settlement date, with the publication date and the change from the prior period. These are the exchange own figures and are not adjusted for stock splits.

Settlement Date	Publication Date	Short Interest	Percent Change	SI Ratio (DTC)	Float (MM)	SI % Float
2026-07-19	2026-07-29	1,151,995	0.00%	10.29	12.28	9.38
2026-07-04	2026-07-14	1,100,905	4.43%	9.21	10.09	10.92
2026-06-19	2026-06-29	1,108,826	-0.72%	6.68	11.43	9.70
2026-06-04	2026-06-14	1,245,298	-12.31%	5.55	11.31	11.01
2026-05-20	2026-05-30	1,391,155	-11.71%	10.93	11.15	12.48
2026-05-05	2026-05-15	1,308,620	5.93%	6.03	10.36	12.63
2026-04-20	2026-04-30	1,421,005	-8.59%	7.47	12.37	11.49
2026-04-05	2026-04-15	1,409,098	0.84%	7.07	12.34	11.42
2026-03-21	2026-03-31	1,471,057	-4.40%	5.90	10.49	14.02
2026-03-06	2026-03-16	1,534,724	-4.33%	10.69	12.20	12.58
2026-02-19	2026-03-01	1,365,612	11.02%	8.21	10.49	13.02
2026-02-04	2026-02-14	1,260,986	7.66%	9.70	10.23	12.32

Short sale volume (FINRA)

FINRAUpdates daily at close

How many NOV shares were sold short off exchange each day, summed across the reporting venues we track. It includes market maker hedging and other routine activity, so a high reading is normal and is not the same as outstanding short interest.

Market Date	Non-Exempt Vol	Exempt Vol	Short Vol	Total Vol	Short Vol Ratio
2026-07-27	107,193	0	107,193	133,677	80.2%
2026-07-24	855,484	10,587	866,071	1,359,173	63.7%
2026-07-23	1,627,484	14	1,627,498	2,539,167	64.1%
2026-07-22	1,200,543	16,402	1,216,945	1,941,443	62.7%
2026-07-21	687,617	1,653	689,270	1,001,493	68.8%
2026-07-20	1,596,274	10	1,596,284	2,232,707	71.5%
2026-07-17	416,484	671	417,155	632,360	66.0%
2026-07-16	1,035,984	1,000	1,036,984	1,467,682	70.7%
2026-07-15	1,007,507	0	1,007,507	1,503,580	67.0%
2026-07-14	793,834	174	794,008	1,175,755	67.5%
2026-07-13	1,289,275	2	1,289,277	1,936,943	66.6%
2026-07-10	378,202	411	378,613	654,411	57.9%
2026-07-09	916,405	486	916,891	1,306,451	70.2%
2026-07-08	1,009,013	250	1,009,263	2,023,508	49.9%
2026-07-07	1,437,456	6	1,437,462	2,713,638	53.0%
2026-07-06	683,076	270	683,346	1,131,057	60.4%
2026-07-02	879,495	278	879,773	1,911,934	46.0%
2026-07-01	1,027,998	3,700	1,031,698	2,344,807	44.0%
2026-06-30	544,832	0	544,832	1,530,354	35.6%
2026-06-29	609,060	3,656	612,716	1,637,982	37.4%
2026-06-26	1,210,495	0	1,210,495	2,113,950	57.3%
2026-06-25	1,450,126	284	1,450,410	2,723,339	53.3%
2026-06-24	1,658,704	3,600	1,662,304	4,886,810	34.0%
2026-06-23	2,486,430	3,886	2,490,316	7,526,256	33.1%
2026-06-22	2,275,760	1,200	2,276,960	4,485,687	50.8%
2026-06-18	2,799,740	1,848	2,801,588	4,971,783	56.3%
2026-06-17	1,881,259	2,472	1,883,731	3,030,756	62.2%
2026-06-16	2,371,250	5,800	2,377,050	4,292,739	55.4%
2026-06-15	1,686,138	32	1,686,170	2,116,503	79.7%
2026-06-12	1,128,729	11,726	1,140,455	1,455,262	78.4%

Short sale volume (combined exchange and off-exchange)

FINRA, PSX/BXUpdates daily at closePREVIEW

Placeholder data, not real NOV figures. We are still wiring the per-venue combined volume feed, so the numbers below are illustrative sample values used to show the layout. Do not rely on them. This section will switch to live data once the feed lands.

Off-exchange volume combined with the on-exchange venues we track. The aggregate columns cover those venues only, not every place NOV trades, so treat the totals as a representative sample rather than a full market count.

Market Date	FINRA Short	PSX/BX Short	Aggregate Short	Aggregate Total	Agg Short Ratio
2026-07-29	97,329	108	97,437	179,582	54.3%
2026-07-28	86,304	1,513	87,817	150,891	58.2%
2026-07-27	156,608	663	157,271	313,276	50.2%
2026-07-24	134,983	1,830	136,813	272,719	50.2%
2026-07-23	93,903	968	94,871	179,612	52.8%
2026-07-22	103,911	1,455	105,366	170,783	61.7%
2026-07-21	94,222	1,392	95,614	177,627	53.8%
2026-07-20	141,481	2,708	144,189	268,590	53.7%
2026-07-17	112,542	1,758	114,300	216,862	52.7%
2026-07-16	141,200	608	141,808	278,353	50.9%

Fails-to-deliver

SECUpdates twice monthly, delayed

NOV shares that did not settle on time, reported by the SEC. Each figure is a running balance on a given date rather than a daily tally, and it is not added up across dates. Fails happen for many ordinary reasons and are not on their own a sign of anything improper.

Settlement Date	Price	Quantity	Value
2026-06-22	$18.66	2,138	$39,895.08
2026-06-15	$21.13	1,927	$40,717.51
2026-06-12	$21.12	1,856	$39,198.72
2026-06-10	$20.82	61	$1,270.02
2026-06-08	$20.14	167	$3,363.38
2026-05-27	$21.12	17	$359.04
2026-05-26	$20.81	77,079	$1,604,013.99
2026-05-22	$20.86	10,522	$219,488.92
2026-05-20	$20.96	44,951	$942,172.96
2026-05-19	$21.17	9,610	$203,443.70
2026-05-18	$20.37	56,041	$1,141,555.17
2026-05-14	$20.49	268	$5,491.32
2026-05-13	$20.54	6,338	$130,182.52
2026-05-12	$19.77	94	$1,858.38
2026-04-22	$19.59	484	$9,481.56
2026-04-14	$19.63	556	$10,914.28
2026-04-13	$19.49	143,875	$2,804,123.75
2026-04-06	$18.78	54,505	$1,023,603.90
2026-03-31	$18.56	727	$13,493.12
2026-03-19	$18.25	705	$12,866.25
2026-03-18	$18.66	8,906	$166,185.96
2026-03-09	$18.57	772	$14,336.04
2026-03-05	$19.51	325,737	$6,355,128.87
2026-02-23	$20.39	138	$2,813.82

Short shares availability

Prime brokerage sampleUpdates intradayPREVIEW

Placeholder data, not real NOV figures. We are still wiring the share availability feed, so the numbers below are illustrative sample values used to show the layout. Do not rely on them. This section will switch to live data once the feed lands.

How many NOV shares one large prime broker had available to lend at each timestamp. It is a sample of a single lender, not the total shortable pool and not the short interest, but the direction over a day or two is a useful read on demand. Last update 7 minutes ago.

Time Since Last Change	Timestamp (UTC)	NOV Short Shares Availability
42 minutes ago	2026-07-29 01:00 UTC	200,000
2 hours ago	2026-07-29 00:07 UTC	150,000
6 hours ago	2026-07-28 20:14 UTC	100,000
6 hours ago	2026-07-28 20:21 UTC	150,000
7 hours ago	2026-07-28 19:28 UTC	200,000
8 hours ago	2026-07-28 18:35 UTC	250,000
11 hours ago	2026-07-28 15:42 UTC	700
15 hours ago	2026-07-28 11:49 UTC	900
17 hours ago	2026-07-28 09:56 UTC	500
20 hours ago	2026-07-28 06:03 UTC	400

Cost to borrow

Lending feedUpdates intraday

The annualized rate a short seller pays to borrow NOV. The latest reading is 41.62%. A high or rising fee means shares are getting harder and more expensive to short, which is one of the conditions that can feed a squeeze.

Date	Borrow Fee
2026-07-28	41.62%
2026-07-27	41.62%
2026-07-24	41.65%
2026-07-23	41.59%
2026-07-22	41.53%
2026-06-08	38.51%
2026-06-05	38.44%
2026-06-04	38.36%
2026-06-03	38.28%
2026-06-02	38.19%
2026-06-01	38.10%
2026-05-29	37.49%
2026-05-28	37.43%
2026-05-27	37.37%
2026-05-26	37.33%
2026-05-25	37.36%
2026-05-22	37.43%
2026-05-21	37.45%
2026-05-20	37.46%
2026-05-19	37.48%
2026-05-18	37.53%
2026-05-15	37.52%
2026-05-14	37.43%
2026-05-13	37.32%

NOV short interest FAQ

How much of NOV is sold short right now?+

About 1,151,995 shares of NOV Inc. are currently sold short, which is roughly 10.00% of the float. At recent trading volume that would take around 5.30 days to buy back. Exchanges publish this figure twice a month, so it moves in steps rather than continuously.

What does the NOV squeeze score mean?+

It is a single reading from 0 to 100, with 50 as the middle of the pack, that blends short interest, float, days to cover, the borrow fee and a few other signals. NOV currently sits at 42.00, which we read as moderate squeeze risk. A higher score means a more crowded setup, not a promise that the stock will squeeze.

Is short volume the same as short interest?+

No, and it is a common mix up. Short interest counts open short positions at a settlement date and updates twice a month. Short volume counts shares traded short on a single day and updates daily. A stock can show heavy short volume from routine market making without its open short interest going up at all.

What are fails to deliver?+

They are shares that did not change hands by the settlement date, reported by the SEC on a delay. The number is a running balance on a given date, not a daily count, so you should not add it up across dates. Fails happen for many ordinary reasons and are not on their own a sign of anything improper.

What does the borrow fee tell me?+

It is the yearly rate a short seller pays to borrow the stock, and NOV is near 41.62% right now. When the fee is high and shares are hard to find, shorting gets expensive and harder to hold, which is one of the ingredients that can feed a squeeze.

How often does this data update?+

It depends on the source. Official short interest lands twice a month, FINRA short volume every trading day, SEC fails to deliver about two weeks late, and borrow figures through the day. Each section on this page shows its own as of date so you can see how fresh it is.

This page is for education and is not investment advice. Short interest, short volume, fails to deliver and borrow figures come from separate reporting systems with different as of dates and methods, and none of them on its own proves any wrongdoing or predicts where the price will go. Numbers can differ from other sites because of how float is measured, when each source reports, which venues are covered, and corporate actions like splits. Always do your own research and talk to a licensed financial advisor before you trade.

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