United States Oil Fund, LP
ARCAUSO is drifting into the new week with short interest still near historic extremes but with the first signs of relief in the lending market, a setup that is meaningfully different from the locked-down conditions documented just one week ago. The short positioning picture has shifted at the margin. Short interest stood at 93% of free float as of October 6, down from the 96.6% peak…
USO short interest surges to 94.7% of float, up 24.9% in one week as bearish positioning intensifies.
Snapshot as of 8 Oct 2026
USO is drifting into the new week with short interest still near historic extremes but with the first signs of relief in the lending market, a setup that is meaningfully different from the locked-down conditions…
USO enters the final day of September with short interest at its most extreme reading in months, a lending market locked almost completely shut, and crude exposure dropping nearly 4.5% in a single session. The short…
USO fell nearly 11% on the week to $144.08, and the lending market has snapped shut again — availability has dropped back to just 0.82%, putting the fund in one of its tightest borrow conditions of the past year. The…
USO has gained 28% in a month, yet the borrow market is nearly frozen — the tension between a collapsing short position and near-zero lending availability defines the setup this week. Short interest in the fund has…
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