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Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. short interest

1.5M shares of Ocean Power Technologies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Dec 2020. Short sellers would need 1.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-18.6%-92% over a year
Days to cover1.31at 1.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue16.19%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 fewest since 15 Dec 2020, and the share price moved -98% 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 20261.5M-18.6%1.1M1.31
    30 September 20261.8M+17.1%442K4.06
    15 September 20261.5M-95.7%506K3.02
    31 August 202636.0M+24.8%4.0M9.00
    14 August 202628.8M+18.7%4.5M6.39
    31 July 202624.3M+13.4%6.9M3.51
    15 July 202621.4M+40.4%4.0M5.38
    30 June 202615.2M-34.4%3.2M4.77
    15 June 202623.2M+66.9%8.5M2.74
    29 May 202613.9M-4.9%3.3M4.17
    15 May 202614.6M-5.2%2.6M5.73
    30 April 202615.4M-7.1%3.2M4.79
    15 April 202616.6M-9.9%2.9M5.69
    31 March 202618.4M+9.0%5.5M3.33
    13 March 202616.9M-5.0%11.3M1.49
    27 February 202617.8M+36.2%3.9M4.54
    13 February 202613.1M-31.4%5.9M2.22
    30 January 202619.1M-24.4%38.7M1.00
    15 January 202625.2M+51.7%21.8M1.16
    31 December 202516.6M+1.5%4.3M3.85
    15 December 202516.4M+7.1%3.9M4.20
    28 November 202515.3M-14.9%2.9M5.33
    14 November 202518.0M-3.6%4.7M3.82
    31 October 202518.7M+5.3%6.7M2.77
    15 October 202517.7M+5.1%10.7M1.65
    30 September 202516.9M+36.0%5.5M3.08
    15 September 202512.4M+0.2%4.7M2.64
    29 August 202512.4M-3.4%4.0M3.09
    15 August 202512.8M-9.9%3.4M3.82
    31 July 202514.2M+3.2%11.0M1.30
    15 July 202513.8M-13.5%4.7M2.93
    30 June 202515.9M+43.7%4.0M4.00
    13 June 202511.1M+2.7%4.0M2.79
    30 May 202510.8M+0.9%3.2M3.37
    15 May 202510.7M+41.9%4.7M2.30
    30 April 20257.6M-31.4%3.2M2.39
    15 April 202511.0M-8.0%4.8M2.29
    31 March 202512.0M+26.7%6.3M1.89
    14 March 20259.4M+17.2%4.3M2.18
    28 February 20258.1M-5.4%5.0M1.63
    14 February 20258.5M+28.0%12.4M1.00
    31 January 20256.7M-0.1%17.1M1.00
    15 January 20256.7M-19.1%38.7M1.00
    31 December 20248.2M-6.0%70.1M1.00
    13 December 20248.7M-17.1%65.4M1.00
    29 November 202410.6M+277.6%68.3M1.00
    15 November 20242.8M-22.7%2.1M1.30
    31 October 20243.6M-16.3%2.1M1.71
    15 October 20244.3M-27.4%2.8M1.52
    30 September 20245.9M+37.7%9.6M1.00
    13 September 20244.3M-8.9%2.1M2.01
    30 August 20244.7M-16.6%1.5M3.24
    15 August 20245.7M-11.8%2.9M1.94
    31 July 20246.4M-3.6%8.6M1.00
    15 July 20246.7M-29.8%113.1M1.00
    28 June 20249.5M+129.8%62.5M1.00
    14 June 20244.1M-18.5%4.8M1.00
    31 May 20245.1M+72.2%7.6M1.00
    15 May 20242.9M+3.9%709K4.16
    30 April 20242.8M-6.5%1.3M2.14
    15 April 20243.0M+4.1%426K7.12
    28 March 20242.9M-12.6%390K7.48
    15 March 20243.3M+3.9%732K4.56
    29 February 20243.2M+20.3%307K10.47
    15 February 20242.7M+5.0%345K7.74
    31 January 20242.5M-2.1%236K10.75
    12 January 20242.6M+1.9%140K18.48
    29 December 20232.5M-2.2%255K9.99
    15 December 20232.6M-0.6%304K8.57
    30 November 20232.6M+6.3%247K10.59
    15 November 20232.5M-4.5%222K11.11
    31 October 20232.6M+1.4%183K14.07
    13 October 20232.5M+1.8%141K18.00
    29 September 20232.5M-3.4%193K12.95
    15 September 20232.6M+2.3%298K8.69
    31 August 20232.5M-6.2%157K16.10
    15 August 20232.7M-3.3%205K13.12
    31 July 20232.8M+2.5%262K10.64
    14 July 20232.7M-3.7%367K7.42
    30 June 20232.8M-0.6%111K25.42
    15 June 20232.8M+0.2%177K16.03
    31 May 20232.8M-2.1%97K29.28
    15 May 20232.9M-1.3%152K19.01
    28 April 20232.9M+1.7%133K22.00
    14 April 20232.9M-0.2%101K28.50
    31 March 20232.9M+0.8%164K17.66
    15 March 20232.9M+0.3%114K25.13
    28 February 20232.9M+3.1%117K24.42
    15 February 20232.8M-0.4%178K15.59
    31 January 20232.8M-6.0%241K11.52
    13 January 20233.0M+4.4%353K8.38
    30 December 20222.8M-2.8%207K13.66
    15 December 20222.9M+6.4%211K13.80
    30 November 20222.7M-3.3%103K26.71
    15 November 20222.8M+1.1%146K19.47
    31 October 20222.8M+1.4%221K12.68
    14 October 20222.8M+1.4%159K17.43
    30 September 20222.7M-4.1%327K8.35
    15 September 20222.8M-0.8%281K10.12
    31 August 20222.9M-7.3%453K6.34
    15 August 20223.1M+5.0%905K3.42
    29 July 20222.9M+0.5%725K4.06
    15 July 20222.9M-0.8%426K6.88
    30 June 20223.0M-10.0%1.8M1.66
    15 June 20223.3M+18.6%480K6.84
    31 May 20222.8M-2.0%343K8.07
    13 May 20222.8M-6.3%234K12.09
    29 April 20223.0M+3.4%197K15.26
    14 April 20222.9M-2.1%230K12.70
    31 March 20223.0M-5.4%406K7.33
    15 March 20223.1M+15.2%1.5M2.03
    28 February 20222.7M+22.1%705K3.88
    15 February 20222.2M-13.9%357K6.27
    31 January 20222.6M-8.7%576K4.52
    14 January 20222.8M-7.6%554K5.14
    31 December 20213.1M+1.0%1.3M2.36
    15 December 20213.1M+20.5%1.3M2.36
    30 November 20212.5M+2.8%1.4M1.85
    15 November 20212.5M-19.0%1.1M2.24
    29 October 20213.0M+12.6%1.4M2.22
    15 October 20212.7M-22.2%1.4M1.87
    30 September 20213.5M+16.6%3.2M1.08
    15 September 20213.0M-17.8%1.0M2.97
    31 August 20213.6M-3.3%2.0M1.79
    13 August 20213.7M-12.1%835K4.48
    30 July 20214.3M-11.5%983K4.33
    15 July 20214.8M+9.7%6.7M1.00
    30 June 20214.4M+14.6%1.4M3.05
    15 June 20213.8M-3.7%1.9M1.99
    28 May 20214.0M+8.8%1.1M3.66
    14 May 20213.7M-10.4%1.7M2.15
    30 April 20214.1M-6.7%1.9M2.15
    15 April 20214.4M+12.2%1.7M2.63
    31 March 20213.9M-5.6%2.6M1.49
    15 March 20214.1M+14.9%5.5M1.00
    26 February 20213.6M-10.7%4.4M1.00
    12 February 20214.0M+19.6%9.5M1.00
    29 January 20213.4M+93.8%25.3M1.00
    15 January 20211.7M-6.1%12.0M1.00
    31 December 20201.9M+27.5%3.8M1.00
    15 December 20201.5M-26.2%2.6M1.00
    30 November 20202.0M+138.9%13.9M1.00
    13 November 2020823K-48.0%2.2M1.00
    30 October 20201.6M-29.6%5.7M1.00
    15 October 20202.2M+624.7%41.4M1.00
    30 September 2020310K+199.7%2.9M1.00
    15 September 2020103K-65.3%637K1.00
    31 August 2020298K-54.8%2.2M1.00
    14 August 2020660K+321.9%5.3M1.00
    31 July 2020156K+311.1%1.8M1.00
    15 July 202038K-85.0%754K1.00
    30 June 2020254K+139.3%4.4M1.00
    15 June 2020106K+17.2%2.5M1.00
    29 May 202090K-43.0%597K1.00
    15 May 2020159K-17.5%938K1.00
    30 April 2020192K+2.2%2.0M1.00
    15 April 2020188K-7.9%278K1.00
    31 March 2020205K+27.5%186K1.10
    13 March 2020160K-18.0%172K1.00
    28 February 2020196K-3.0%235K1.00
    14 February 2020202K+51.0%170K1.19
    31 January 2020134K-10.5%524K1.00
    15 January 2020149K-32.1%366K1.00
    31 December 2019220K+21.2%193K1.14
    13 December 2019182K+15.2%261K1.00
    29 November 2019158K-45.8%268K1.00
    15 November 2019291K+11.7%565K1.00
    31 October 2019260K+152.5%317K1.00
    15 October 2019103K-40.7%69K1.49
    30 September 2019174K+134.9%405K1.00
    13 September 201974K-60.8%145K1.00
    30 August 2019189K+106.1%1.0M1.00
    15 August 201992K-19.3%79K1.16
    31 July 2019114K-30.3%94K1.21
    15 July 2019163K-11.1%193K1.00
    28 June 2019184K-12.7%496K1.00
    14 June 2019210K+9.6%236K1.00
    31 May 2019192K-60.7%430K1.00
    15 May 2019489K+145.3%1.4M1.00
    30 April 2019199K+1908.6%572K1.00
    15 April 201910K+44.4%191K1.00
    29 March 20197K+55.6%6K1.09
    15 March 20194K-76.6%11K1.00
    28 February 201919K-15.5%18K1.07
    15 February 201922K-4.1%28K1.00
    31 January 201923K-36.0%14K1.72
    15 January 201936K-25.8%12K3.06
    31 December 201849K-17.7%15K3.32
    14 December 201860K-3.6%18K3.34
    30 November 201862K-1.6%9K6.82
    15 November 201863K-1.5%7K9.61
    31 October 201864K-3.7%9K7.49
    15 October 201866K-19.4%15K4.53
    28 September 201882K+6.0%21K3.89
    14 September 201877K+3.4%11K7.19
    31 August 201875K+5.0%11K6.91
    15 August 201871K-0.3%15K4.85
    31 July 201872K-2.8%15K4.73
    13 July 201874K+0.9%10K7.34
    29 June 201873K+7.6%38K1.94
    15 June 201868K-7.6%17K3.97
    31 May 201873K-10.9%12K6.37
    15 May 201882K-11.3%16K5.09
    30 April 201893K-3.4%15K6.08
    13 April 201896K-5.6%27K3.57
    29 March 2018102K+4.3%68K1.50
    15 March 201898K-0.9%28K3.50
    28 February 201899K-5.9%24K4.12
    15 February 2018105K+5.8%26K3.99
    31 January 201899K-2.6%57K1.75
    12 January 2018102K+0.2%31K3.24
    29 December 2017102K39K2.61
    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.