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OPTX · Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc.

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$8.79 +0.37 (+4.33%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$339.36M
Shares
40.28M

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

Model estimate

Expected Aug 14 short interest

as of Aug 14
2,211,587 -0.4% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Aug 25. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
57/100
Short interest 5.5% of shares — P76 Days to cover 4.8 — P66 Price vs VWAP -16.3% — P17 Short-volume trend -8.6% — P21 Short interest change +2.3% — P64 Worst FTD 0.17% of shares — P88

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). 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
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
2026-07-31 2,219,977 2,170,519 +49,458 4.82
2026-07-15 2,170,519 1,881,884 +288,635 3.87
2026-06-30 1,881,884 1,945,437 -63,553 1.74
2026-06-15 1,945,437 1,536,373 +409,064 1.82
2026-05-29 1,536,373 676,925 +859,448 1.00
2026-05-15 676,925 744,442 -67,517 1.00
2026-04-30 744,442 1,594,817 -850,375 1.00
2026-04-15 1,594,817 1,028,275 +566,542 1.00
2026-03-31 1,028,275 1,091,992 -63,717 2.07
2026-03-13 1,091,992 1,021,119 +70,873 1.47
2026-02-27 1,021,119 1,118,431 -97,312 2.41
2026-02-13 1,118,431 1,473,434 -355,003 1.00
2026-01-30 1,473,434 277,533 +1,195,901 1.00
2026-01-15 277,533 325,952 -48,419 1.00
2025-12-31 325,952 25,963 +299,989 1.00
2025-12-15 25,963 22,250 +3,713 1.00
2025-11-28 22,250 19,621 +2,629 1.00
2025-11-14 19,621 69,340 -49,719 1.00
2025-10-31 69,340 154,489 -85,149 1.00
2025-10-15 154,489 102,011 +52,478 1.00
2025-09-30 102,011 171,639 -69,628 1.00
2025-09-15 171,639 36,042 +135,597 1.00
2025-08-29 36,042 29,408 +6,634 1.00
Showing 1–23 of 23 settlements
Key facts CIK 1866816 CUSIP 87169M105 13F (30d) 70 filings 70 filers Visit website Investor relations