Bounty Oil & Gas
Bounty Oil & Gas NL is an independent Australian oil and gas explorer and producer, established in 1999 and listed on the ASX in 2002. The company focuses on both onshore and offshore resources, currently producing oil in SW Queensland and holding undeveloped discoveries in the Surat and Carnarvon Basins. It maintains a strong, debt-free balance sheet and actively pursues appraisal and development opportunities across its diverse portfolio.
Short position
Bounty Oil & Gas (ASX:BUY) has 0.68% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 8,000,000 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.67 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.67 percentage points. BUY is classified in the Energy industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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BUY Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.67pp
- 90-day change
- +0.67pp
- 1-year change
- +0.67pp
- All-time high
- 0.68% (October 2026)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (March 2021)
Is BUY heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.68% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #295 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.
How has BUY's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Bounty Oil & Gas's short interest has risen 0.67 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.67 percentage points. The current level is 0.68% of shares on issue.
What is the highest BUY's short interest has been?
Since 2021, Bounty Oil & Gas's short interest peaked at 0.68% in October 2026 and bottomed at 0.00% in March 2021.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2021. See our methodology.