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BTE · Baytex Energy Corp.

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$4.74 -0.08 (-1.66%) At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$3.31B
Shares
699.20M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

BTE Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 22,401,132 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.7% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
22,401,132 +2.7% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
48/100
Short interest 3.1% of shares — P61 Days to cover 1.5 — P32 Price vs VWAP +8.7% — P79 Short-volume trend -10.8% — P17 Short interest change -12.0% — P23 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P69

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). 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
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 21,819,959 24,804,129 -2,984,170 1.50
2026-07-31 24,804,129 20,959,945 +3,844,184 1.43
2026-07-15 20,959,945 17,233,752 +3,726,193 1.11
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

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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