<div id="readability-page-1">Short sellers marginally decreased their bets against oil and gas stocks in July, with short interest in the energy sector reaching 2.18% compared to 2.64% in the month-ago period. The short bets, where traders sell borrowed shares of companies intending to repurchase them later at a lower price, decreased to 438.83M in July from 530.68M in June. C...</div>

<p>Short sellers reduced their bets against energy stocks in July, with short interest in the sector falling to 2.18% from 2.64% in June. Total short bets decreased to 438.83M shares. Crude oil futures rose 6%, while the S&P 500 Energy sector gained 2.1%. Most shorted stocks included APA Corporation and Texas Pacific Land, while Exxon Mobil and Chevron were among the least shorted. The Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry had the highest short interest at 3.41%.</p>

- Short sellers reduced their positions against oil and gas stocks in July, with short interest falling to 2.18% from 2.64% in June.  
- The total short bets in the energy sector decreased to 438.83 million shares in July, down from 530.68 million in the previous month.  
- This trend indicates a slight shift in market sentiment towards energy stocks among short sellers.  

Short sellers slash bets against energy stocks in July