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MTX · Minerals Technologies Inc · Short Interest

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$65.18 -0.22 (-0.34%) At close · Oct 1
Market Cap
$2.09B
Shares
31.13M
Volume · Oct 1 143.59K Avg daily vol (3M) 204.75K

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

MTX Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 899,926 MTX shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 95,567 shares. Days to cover was 4.78 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

MTX Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 909,102 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +1.0% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 805,499 to 1,016,541 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 Low confidence 51% chance it rises
909,102 +1.0% vs reported
Likely range 805,499 to 1,016,541 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
55/100
Short interest 2.9% of shares — P57 Days to cover 4.8 — P62 Price vs VWAP -9.7% — P35 Short-volume trend +5.5% — P68 Short interest change +11.9% — P76 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P28

Positioning score 55.3 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-02 07:05 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 899,926 804,359 +95,567 4.78
2026-08-31 804,359 941,313 -136,954 5.06
2026-08-14 941,313 782,992 +158,321 4.08
2026-07-31 782,992 759,244 +23,748 2.88
2026-07-15 759,244 725,414 +33,830 3.58
2026-06-30 725,414 456,027 +269,387 1.76
2026-06-15 456,027 416,656 +39,371 3.08
2026-05-29 416,656 431,594 -14,938 2.52
2026-05-15 431,594 590,538 -158,944 1.36
2026-04-30 590,538 491,755 +98,783 3.84
2026-04-15 491,755 494,233 -2,478 2.99
2026-03-31 494,233 497,773 -3,540 1.82
2026-03-13 497,773 428,974 +68,799 2.48
2026-02-27 428,974 433,293 -4,319 2.51
2026-02-13 433,293 335,681 +97,612 2.56
2026-01-30 335,681 367,932 -32,251 1.29
2026-01-15 367,932 300,441 +67,491 2.91
2025-12-31 300,441 369,684 -69,243 1.35
2025-12-15 369,684 406,724 -37,040 2.37
2025-11-28 406,724 527,375 -120,651 2.03
2025-11-14 527,375 539,593 -12,218 3.32
2025-10-31 539,593 446,106 +93,487 2.75
2025-10-15 446,106 440,623 +5,483 2.45

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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