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PureCycle Technologies, Inc. short interest

65.3M shares of PureCycle Technologies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 31 Mar 2021, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 10.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short65.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.4%+85% over a year
Days to cover10.02at 6.5M shares a day
Of shares in issue32.48%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 31 Mar 2021, when our record starts, and the share price moved -78% 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.

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    Every settlement since 31 Mar 2021 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202665.3M+11.4%6.5M10.02
    30 September 202658.6M+4.2%6.0M9.73
    15 September 202656.3M+1.3%3.1M18.03
    31 August 202655.5M-0.2%3.3M16.90
    14 August 202655.7M-2.4%5.0M11.12
    31 July 202657.0M+0.9%3.8M15.12
    15 July 202656.5M+6.2%4.1M13.67
    30 June 202653.3M+11.8%6.1M8.76
    15 June 202647.6M+5.5%8.2M5.83
    29 May 202645.1M-10.1%4.5M10.02
    15 May 202650.2M-2.5%5.8M8.64
    30 April 202651.5M+1.0%3.2M15.99
    15 April 202650.9M+0.9%3.9M13.23
    31 March 202650.5M+7.0%5.4M9.35
    13 March 202647.2M+6.3%4.8M9.75
    27 February 202644.4M-2.2%5.3M8.46
    13 February 202645.4M-2.1%2.9M15.46
    30 January 202646.4M+1.1%3.9M11.91
    15 January 202645.9M+1.4%5.2M8.88
    31 December 202545.2M+5.5%3.9M11.75
    15 December 202542.9M+2.9%3.2M13.38
    28 November 202541.7M+1.4%4.1M10.09
    14 November 202541.1M+12.8%5.5M7.53
    31 October 202536.4M+3.4%2.9M12.43
    15 October 202535.2M-7.2%3.4M10.38
    30 September 202538.0M+3.4%2.0M19.24
    15 September 202536.7M+3.6%1.8M20.81
    29 August 202535.5M-2.5%2.8M12.52
    15 August 202536.4M+4.9%3.2M11.39
    31 July 202534.7M-13.5%3.4M10.19
    15 July 202540.1M-9.4%3.9M10.30
    30 June 202544.2M-7.6%6.0M7.38
    13 June 202547.9M-1.9%2.7M17.67
    30 May 202548.8M-3.1%3.9M12.68
    15 May 202550.4M+1.0%3.0M16.85
    30 April 202549.9M+6.7%2.8M17.55
    15 April 202546.8M+0.1%3.2M14.43
    31 March 202546.7M+3.5%1.8M25.92
    14 March 202545.2M+8.0%3.0M15.23
    28 February 202541.8M+3.4%3.0M13.81
    14 February 202540.4M+3.1%2.3M17.35
    31 January 202539.2M+4.4%1.7M22.58
    15 January 202537.6M+2.4%1.9M20.14
    31 December 202436.7M-2.4%1.9M18.83
    13 December 202437.6M-2.6%2.3M16.10
    29 November 202438.6M-0.1%1.9M19.88
    15 November 202438.6M-1.7%3.1M12.49
    31 October 202439.3M-11.6%4.7M8.32
    15 October 202444.4M-0.8%1.5M29.02
    30 September 202444.8M-0.0%3.3M13.61
    13 September 202444.8M-3.8%3.9M11.58
    30 August 202446.6M+6.5%1.3M37.18
    15 August 202443.7M+5.9%2.3M19.08
    31 July 202441.3M-1.9%1.9M21.80
    15 July 202442.1M+3.4%1.3M32.66
    28 June 202440.7M+0.2%1.9M21.76
    14 June 202440.6M+3.5%1.5M27.69
    31 May 202439.3M-2.7%1.3M29.62
    15 May 202440.4M+5.3%2.4M16.76
    30 April 202438.3M+0.4%1.4M28.12
    15 April 202438.2M+0.7%1.6M24.08
    28 March 202437.9M-1.3%1.8M20.49
    15 March 202438.4M+3.2%2.9M13.35
    29 February 202437.2M+1.4%2.1M17.52
    15 February 202436.7M-1.9%3.0M12.25
    31 January 202437.4M+0.7%3.1M11.98
    12 January 202437.1M+7.7%3.8M9.85
    29 December 202334.5M-2.3%5.8M5.92
    15 December 202335.3M-3.8%3.7M9.51
    30 November 202336.7M-5.0%2.8M12.88
    15 November 202338.6M+10.8%6.1M6.29
    31 October 202334.8M+6.1%2.0M17.01
    13 October 202332.8M+4.7%1.5M21.45
    29 September 202331.3M+9.5%2.4M12.89
    15 September 202328.6M+2.1%3.7M7.83
    31 August 202328.0M+23.4%2.6M10.74
    15 August 202322.7M-0.6%1.6M14.47
    31 July 202322.9M-2.7%1.4M16.73
    14 July 202323.5M-4.0%1.8M13.11
    30 June 202324.5M+2.8%3.2M7.71
    15 June 202323.8M-1.9%1.3M18.50
    31 May 202324.3M+1.4%1.7M14.06
    15 May 202323.9M-2.9%1.8M13.07
    28 April 202324.6M+10.2%1.9M13.11
    14 April 202322.4M+0.8%1.1M19.68
    31 March 202322.2M-4.0%3.4M6.60
    15 March 202323.1M+8.2%2.8M8.36
    28 February 202321.4M+4.3%1.5M14.62
    15 February 202320.5M-4.8%1.2M16.82
    31 January 202321.5M-4.8%1.5M14.35
    13 January 202322.6M+2.8%1.1M20.14
    30 December 202222.0M+3.5%1.0M21.35
    15 December 202221.2M+3.7%1.3M16.87
    30 November 202220.5M+1.9%888K23.07
    15 November 202220.1M+8.7%1.3M14.96
    31 October 202218.5M-1.9%710K26.07
    14 October 202218.9M-1.5%959K19.67
    30 September 202219.1M+9.6%1.7M11.26
    15 September 202217.5M-0.5%965K18.10
    31 August 202217.5M-8.1%832K21.08
    15 August 202219.1M-4.4%1.3M15.07
    29 July 202219.9M+1.6%845K23.61
    15 July 202219.6M+4.4%1.1M18.09
    30 June 202218.8M+11.6%2.0M9.56
    15 June 202216.9M+2.5%1.2M14.50
    31 May 202216.4M-0.0%1.2M13.89
    13 May 202216.4M+6.8%1.4M12.13
    29 April 202215.4M+0.7%868K17.73
    14 April 202215.3M-3.8%914K16.72
    31 March 202215.9M+6.4%1.8M9.02
    15 March 202214.9M-1.6%1.2M11.96
    28 February 202215.2M+4.6%1.1M14.07
    15 February 202214.5M+2.9%969K14.98
    31 January 202214.1M+13.5%1.2M11.82
    14 January 202212.4M+0.0%716K17.35
    31 December 202112.4M+4.8%1.3M9.55
    15 December 202111.9M+13.9%881K13.47
    30 November 202110.4M-13.5%1.4M7.32
    15 November 202112.0M-4.0%1.4M8.77
    29 October 202112.5M-17.4%502K25.02
    15 October 202115.2M-6.5%696K21.83
    30 September 202116.2M+5.2%908K17.89
    15 September 202115.5M+7.5%818K18.88
    31 August 202114.4M+29.8%1.2M11.61
    13 August 202111.1M-11.8%954K11.61
    30 July 202112.6M+5.2%742K16.94
    15 July 202111.9M+8.0%994K12.02
    30 June 202111.1M+29.7%2.4M4.52
    15 June 20218.5M+13.0%1.6M5.30
    28 May 20217.5M+57.1%1.2M6.18
    14 May 20214.8M+26.6%2.6M1.83
    30 April 20213.8M+30.6%734K5.17
    15 April 20212.9M+13.2%785K3.70
    31 March 20212.6M1.1M2.41
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.