Occidental Petroleum Corporation
NYSEOccidental Petroleum closed the week at $63.52, up nearly 5% — and the bears who rushed in five days ago are now clearly on the back foot. The reversal is stark. The previous note filed on September 11 flagged a convergence of bearish signals: short interest had spiked 23% in a week to 2.82% of free float, borrowing costs had tripled, and options were defensive. That episode has now…
OXY cost to borrow spikes 181% over one week to 0.41%, though remains historically low as lenders flood market with shares amid minimal short pressure.
Occidental Petroleum closed the week at $63.52, up nearly 5% — and the bears who rushed in five days ago are now clearly on the back foot. The reversal is stark. The previous note filed on September 11 flagged a…
Why this matters: Nine days ago, the borrowing market for Occidental Petroleum looked benign — costs had collapsed to near-zero and short interest was drifting lower. That picture has reversed sharply. Three distinct…
Snapshot as of 20 Sept 2026
Occidental Petroleum closes out August having finally rewarded the call-heavy options positioning flagged last week — the stock added 4.3% across the week to $60.95, keeping pace with a broad energy rally. The…
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OXY enters its Q2 results today having given back some recent gains — down 2.3% on the day and 4% on the week to $53.81 — but the positioning data tells a story that is still more constructive than cautious. The…
OXY heads into its August 5 earnings report having gained 17.5% in a month, while short sellers quietly retreat and options traders lean constructively. The clearest signal from the lending market is indifference.…
OXY enters the week riding a 6.4% gain — its best weekly move in months — but the real story is an about-face from one of the Street's more prominent skeptics. Evercore ISI's Stephen Richardson flipped from…
OXY heads into the final days of May with a rare tension: the Street just turned more bullish, yet the stock keeps falling. The analyst move is the headline story this week. Barclays upgraded OXY to Overweight from…
Occidental Petroleum heads into its Q1 2026 earnings report as the clear laggard in its peer group, with the stock pricing in a deteriorating macro backdrop while analysts and fundamentals point materially higher. The…
OXY enters its Q1 2026 earnings today with the analyst community sharply split on valuation — yet the lending market is signalling almost no short-side conviction whatsoever. The Street has been broadly lifting targets…
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