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Flotek Industries Inc. short interest

4.2M shares of Flotek Industries were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 9.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.1%+43% over a year
Days to cover9.12at 466K shares a day
Of shares in issue11.73%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +64% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.2M+11.1%466K9.12
    30 September 20263.8M+1.8%517K7.40
    15 September 20263.8M+9.0%406K9.26
    31 August 20263.4M+21.2%892K3.87
    14 August 20262.8M+1.5%707K4.03
    31 July 20262.8M+11.8%330K8.50
    15 July 20262.5M+2.6%298K8.43
    30 June 20262.4M+4.6%319K7.66
    15 June 20262.3M+8.8%407K5.75
    29 May 20262.1M+0.5%242K8.86
    15 May 20262.1M-6.9%339K6.31
    30 April 20262.3M-3.6%187K12.31
    15 April 20262.4M+10.5%212K11.26
    31 March 20262.2M+1.5%261K8.28
    13 March 20262.1M-11.6%415K5.12
    27 February 20262.4M-1.6%198K12.12
    13 February 20262.4M-2.5%290K8.43
    30 January 20262.5M-6.2%292K8.57
    15 January 20262.7M+4.1%452K5.90
    31 December 20252.6M-5.1%311K8.24
    15 December 20252.7M-5.6%324K8.33
    28 November 20252.9M+4.5%322K8.87
    14 November 20252.7M-5.3%422K6.49
    31 October 20252.9M-2.5%454K6.37
    15 October 20253.0M-0.5%452K6.56
    30 September 20253.0M-5.7%591K5.04
    15 September 20253.2M+4.4%398K7.94
    29 August 20253.0M+10.0%317K9.56
    15 August 20252.8M+5.9%610K4.51
    31 July 20252.6M+8.3%351K7.42
    15 July 20252.4M+29.5%564K4.25
    30 June 20251.9M+50.4%962K1.93
    13 June 20251.2M+5.6%536K2.30
    30 May 20251.2M-1.5%390K2.99
    15 May 20251.2M+48.5%655K1.81
    30 April 2025799K-2.3%190K4.21
    15 April 2025818K+2.7%196K4.17
    31 March 2025797K+17.3%239K3.34
    14 March 2025679K+8.4%321K2.12
    28 February 2025626K+5.6%163K3.83
    14 February 2025593K-2.7%177K3.34
    31 January 2025609K-7.3%245K2.49
    15 January 2025658K+11.6%247K2.66
    31 December 2024589K+1.7%371K1.59
    13 December 2024580K+4.8%169K3.43
    29 November 2024553K+7.2%249K2.22
    15 November 2024516K-14.5%216K2.38
    31 October 2024603K+3.3%50K12.02
    15 October 2024583K-10.1%63K9.28
    30 September 2024649K+21.5%227K2.86
    13 September 2024534K+7.3%131K4.06
    30 August 2024498K-6.1%57K8.72
    15 August 2024530K+2.3%164K3.23
    31 July 2024518K+11.1%67K7.75
    15 July 2024466K+9.3%43K10.77
    28 June 2024427K-1.6%78K5.47
    14 June 2024434K-6.3%120K3.61
    31 May 2024463K+8.2%49K9.36
    15 May 2024428K-2.5%42K10.22
    30 April 2024439K+2.2%32K13.67
    15 April 2024429K+1.5%45K9.48
    28 March 2024423K-9.8%44K9.59
    15 March 2024469K-3.7%111K4.23
    29 February 2024487K-0.4%43K11.37
    15 February 2024489K+2.3%30K16.22
    31 January 2024478K+3.8%41K11.54
    12 January 2024461K+0.3%72K6.40
    29 December 2023459K+0.9%58K7.89
    15 December 2023455K-1.7%70K6.54
    30 November 2023463K+0.2%79K5.85
    15 November 2023462K+0.3%45K10.30
    31 October 2023461K+0.6%21K21.68
    13 October 2023458K-1.2%24K19.47
    29 September 2023463K+2.1%38K12.13
    15 September 2023454K-0.5%26K17.71
    31 August 2023456K+3.4%40K11.40
    15 August 2023442K-0.3%31K14.33
    31 July 2023443K+1.8%28K15.83
    14 July 2023435K-0.7%22K19.76
    30 June 2023438K-2.5%37K11.89
    15 June 2023449K-1.1%45K9.91
    31 May 2023454K+1.0%33K13.90
    15 May 2023450K+2.3%37K12.29
    28 April 2023440K+0.2%35K12.70
    14 April 2023438K-0.7%37K11.91
    31 March 2023441K-1.0%96K4.61
    15 March 2023446K-0.7%53K8.34
    28 February 2023449K+1.3%32K14.20
    15 February 2023443K-5.1%63K7.00
    31 January 2023467K+3.9%104K4.49
    13 January 2023449K+0.4%46K9.86
    30 December 2022448K-2.0%36K12.49
    15 December 2022457K-3.5%33K13.92
    30 November 2022473K+0.7%41K11.59
    15 November 2022470K+3.1%75K6.23
    31 October 2022456K+0.0%28K16.13
    14 October 2022456K-4.8%37K12.22
    30 September 2022479K+0.0%28K17.10
    15 September 2022479K-0.5%56K8.51
    31 August 2022481K+3.1%66K7.24
    15 August 2022467K-6.5%59K7.96
    29 July 2022499K+0.4%26K19.34
    15 July 2022497K-2.1%24K20.52
    30 June 2022508K-5.6%55K9.26
    15 June 2022538K-0.4%68K7.87
    31 May 2022541K-5.0%57K9.46
    13 May 2022569K-0.8%181K3.14
    29 April 2022573K+14.9%109K5.28
    14 April 2022499K+5.1%101K4.94
    31 March 2022475K-3.5%131K3.63
    15 March 2022492K-4.1%376K1.31
    28 February 2022513K+55.2%1.4M1.00
    15 February 2022331K+5.3%160K2.07
    31 January 2022314K-14.6%84K3.74
    14 January 2022368K-62.0%236K1.56
    31 December 2021969K+209.8%1.8M1.00
    15 December 2021313K-5.2%58K5.36
    30 November 2021330K-5.4%55K5.96
    15 November 2021349K+2.0%65K5.37
    29 October 2021342K-2.2%78K4.37
    15 October 2021350K-7.4%125K2.80
    30 September 2021378K-8.8%43K8.82
    15 September 2021414K+0.7%26K15.73
    31 August 2021411K+0.5%24K16.86
    13 August 2021409K+0.1%16K25.20
    30 July 2021409K+1.8%11K36.35
    15 July 2021402K-1.1%26K15.23
    30 June 2021406K+9.8%30K13.49
    15 June 2021370K-3.6%24K15.17
    28 May 2021384K-5.6%43K9.02
    14 May 2021407K-3.2%47K8.68
    30 April 2021420K+12.4%54K7.76
    15 April 2021374K-2.5%30K12.31
    31 March 2021383K-1.2%86K4.45
    15 March 2021388K+0.5%69K5.59
    26 February 2021386K-11.4%97K3.97
    12 February 2021435K-9.6%124K3.50
    29 January 2021482K-7.9%160K3.01
    15 January 2021523K-5.4%79K6.63
    31 December 2020552K-2.5%69K7.98
    15 December 2020566K+4.5%57K10.01
    30 November 2020542K-4.8%119K4.56
    13 November 2020570K-7.1%47K12.08
    30 October 2020613K+3.8%55K11.17
    15 October 2020591K-8.8%51K11.61
    30 September 2020648K-6.4%88K7.34
    15 September 2020692K+9.0%91K7.57
    31 August 2020635K-2.7%105K6.06
    14 August 2020653K-4.7%31K21.31
    31 July 2020685K-10.7%37K18.53
    15 July 2020767K-4.9%54K14.24
    30 June 2020806K-2.3%207K3.89
    15 June 2020826K+1.7%107K7.68
    29 May 2020812K-0.5%148K5.47
    15 May 2020816K+6.5%59K13.76
    30 April 2020766K+3.1%45K17.06
    15 April 2020743K-2.2%48K15.59
    31 March 2020759K-13.3%91K8.31
    13 March 2020875K-1.8%148K5.91
    28 February 2020892K+1.6%80K11.10
    14 February 2020878K-2.2%64K13.63
    31 January 2020897K+3.5%51K17.52
    15 January 2020867K+3.6%67K12.85
    31 December 2019836K-10.7%66K12.76
    13 December 2019937K-0.2%58K16.03
    29 November 2019938K+1.3%44K21.52
    15 November 2019926K+2.8%61K15.29
    31 October 2019902K-8.0%57K15.83
    15 October 2019980K+0.1%55K17.94
    30 September 2019979K-6.8%66K14.87
    13 September 20191.1M-2.2%79K13.34
    30 August 20191.1M+6.9%74K14.58
    15 August 20191.0M+0.9%98K10.26
    31 July 2019996K-5.1%83K12.04
    15 July 20191.0M-5.8%53K19.68
    28 June 20191.1M+14.3%65K17.12
    14 June 2019974K-6.0%97K10.07
    31 May 20191.0M-3.5%53K19.71
    15 May 20191.1M+0.8%103K10.46
    30 April 20191.1M-2.5%68K15.59
    15 April 20191.1M-5.8%51K21.28
    29 March 20191.2M+0.8%64K18.06
    15 March 20191.2M+0.6%127K9.04
    28 February 20191.1M+1.8%104K10.97
    15 February 20191.1M+1.7%127K8.83
    31 January 20191.1M-19.7%145K7.61
    15 January 20191.4M+6.7%564K2.44
    31 December 20181.3M-10.0%144K8.94
    14 December 20181.4M-1.5%205K6.99
    30 November 20181.5M-9.0%93K15.62
    15 November 20181.6M+13.6%391K4.08
    31 October 20181.4M-2.2%120K11.76
    15 October 20181.4M-6.1%100K14.36
    28 September 20181.5M+0.3%142K10.75
    14 September 20181.5M+3.9%125K12.25
    31 August 20181.5M+5.9%146K10.09
    15 August 20181.4M-5.4%168K8.27
    31 July 20181.5M+2.9%68K21.72
    13 July 20181.4M+4.1%90K15.90
    29 June 20181.4M+12.3%118K11.65
    15 June 20181.2M+1.0%155K7.89
    31 May 20181.2M-12.0%206K5.87
    15 May 20181.4M+2.1%239K5.73
    30 April 20181.3M-13.4%392K3.43
    13 April 20181.6M-3.4%174K8.94
    29 March 20181.6M-8.3%114K14.15
    15 March 20181.8M+3.6%153K11.44
    28 February 20181.7M+4.4%193K8.76
    15 February 20181.6M-2.5%191K8.48
    31 January 20181.7M+2.6%184K9.02
    12 January 20181.6M+2.8%201K8.07
    29 December 20171.6M132K11.96
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.