BTE
Baytex Energy Corp.
$4.07
+0.02 (+0.49%)
At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$2.90B
Shares
712,593,536
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 2.4% of shares — P54
Days to cover 1.0 — P15
Price vs VWAP -10.4% — P25
Short-volume trend +16.6% — P92
Short interest change +10.3% — P67
Worst FTD 0.06% of shares — P74
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 17,233,752 | 15,618,557 | +1,615,195 | 1.00 |
| 2026-06-15 | 15,618,557 | 14,102,319 | +1,516,238 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | 14,102,319 | 12,937,517 | +1,164,802 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 12,937,517 | 18,853,073 | -5,915,556 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 18,853,073 | 19,856,210 | -1,003,137 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | 19,856,210 | 17,404,180 | +2,452,030 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-31 | 17,404,180 | 19,959,133 | -2,554,953 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 19,959,133 | 16,507,612 | +3,451,521 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | 16,507,612 | 21,475,697 | -4,968,085 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-13 | 21,475,697 | 20,224,832 | +1,250,865 | 1.09 |
| 2026-01-30 | 20,224,832 | 18,891,714 | +1,333,118 | 1.11 |
| 2026-01-15 | 18,891,714 | 19,089,425 | -197,711 | 1.00 |
| 2025-12-31 | 19,089,425 | 23,151,206 | -4,061,781 | 1.49 |
| 2025-12-15 | 23,151,206 | 21,729,895 | +1,421,311 | 1.35 |
| 2025-11-28 | 21,729,895 | 19,424,070 | +2,305,825 | 1.00 |
| 2025-11-14 | 23,400,714 | 37,577,869 | -14,177,155 | 1.00 |
| 2025-10-31 | 37,577,869 | 37,367,754 | +210,115 | 2.13 |
| 2025-10-15 | 37,367,754 | 29,742,380 | +7,625,374 | 1.35 |
| 2025-09-30 | 29,742,380 | 30,192,598 | -450,218 | 1.12 |
| 2025-09-15 | 30,192,598 | 37,496,368 | -7,303,770 | 1.21 |
| 2025-08-29 | 37,496,368 | 45,365,459 | -7,869,091 | 2.42 |
| 2025-08-15 | 45,365,459 | 39,053,122 | +6,312,337 | 2.07 |
| 2025-07-31 | 39,053,122 | 60,789,678 | -21,736,556 | 1.17 |
| 2025-07-15 | 60,789,678 | 66,567,447 | -5,777,769 | 1.69 |
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