FTEK · Fuel Tech, Inc.
$1.60
+0.05 (+3.23%)
At close · Jul 23
Market Cap
$49.86M
Shares
31.17M
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
49/100
Short interest 0.6% of shares — P36
Days to cover 1.0 — P15
Price vs VWAP -2.5% — P46
Short-volume trend +9.8% — P82
Short interest change +139.9% — P95
Worst FTD 0.04% of shares — P61
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 | 199,073 | 82,972 | +116,101 | 1.00 |
| 2026-06-15 | 82,972 | 63,708 | +19,264 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | 63,708 | 107,056 | -43,348 | 1.00 |
| 2026-05-15 | 107,056 | 113,924 | -6,868 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | 113,924 | 108,297 | +5,627 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | 108,297 | 99,227 | +9,070 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-31 | 99,227 | 100,439 | -1,212 | 1.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 100,439 | 88,780 | +11,659 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | 88,780 | 92,216 | -3,436 | 1.00 |
| 2026-02-13 | 92,216 | 95,170 | -2,954 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-30 | 95,170 | 170,284 | -75,114 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-15 | 170,284 | 283,130 | -112,846 | 1.24 |
| 2025-12-31 | 283,130 | 354,545 | -71,415 | 1.32 |
| 2025-12-15 | 354,545 | 373,038 | -18,493 | 3.44 |
| 2025-11-28 | 373,038 | 421,181 | -48,143 | 2.09 |
| 2025-11-14 | 421,181 | 586,026 | -164,845 | 1.19 |
| 2025-10-31 | 586,026 | 649,725 | -63,699 | 3.20 |
| 2025-10-15 | 649,725 | 714,693 | -64,968 | 2.95 |
| 2025-09-30 | 714,693 | 662,575 | +52,118 | 1.98 |
| 2025-09-15 | 662,575 | 707,519 | -44,944 | 1.93 |
| 2025-08-29 | 707,519 | 773,239 | -65,720 | 2.78 |
| 2025-08-15 | 773,239 | 787,732 | -14,493 | 1.27 |
| 2025-07-31 | 787,732 | 657,472 | +130,260 | 2.82 |
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