Open Text (OTEX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $27.28 +0.53 (+1.98%) As of 10:47 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest Open Text Short Interest OverviewAs of September 30, 2026, Open Text (OTEX) had a short interest of 9.21 million shares sold short, representing 4.26% of the public float. This marks a -34.52% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.5, meaning it would take 8.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.95 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,210,242 sharesPrevious Short Interest14,065,288 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-34.52%Dollar Volume Sold Short$206.49 millionShort Interest Ratio8.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2026Outstanding Shares241,867,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.26%Today's Trading Volume163,446 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,952,844 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average8% Short Selling Open Text? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Open Text and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOTEX Short Interest Over TimeOTEX Days to Cover Over TimeOTEX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Open Text Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/30/20269,210,242 shares $206.49 million -34.5%4.3%8.48 $22.42 9/15/202614,065,288 shares $333.07 million -16.5%6.5%9.97 $23.68 8/31/202616,839,214 shares $419.80 million +18.7%7.8%13.72 $24.93 8/14/202614,188,341 shares $348.18 million +23.4%6.6%6.36 $24.54 7/31/202611,495,440 shares $291.29 million -7.9%5.3%7.77 $25.34 7/15/202612,481,785 shares $283.96 million +5.1%5.8%9.53 $22.75 6/30/202611,876,855 shares $263.07 million +11.6%5.5%5.6 $22.15 6/15/202610,640,518 shares $234.73 million -14.7%4.9%3.66 $22.06 5/29/202612,471,295 shares $297.32 million -3.1%5.7%3.59 $23.84 5/15/202612,867,321 shares $291.83 million -10.1%5.9%4.18 $22.68 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OTEX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Open Text and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/202614,310,453 shares $324.27 million +3.8%6.6%10.36 $22.66 4/15/202613,790,159 shares $318.83 million +9.8%6.4%7.54 $23.12 3/31/202612,556,710 shares $279.26 million -20.0%5.8%7.8 $22.24 3/13/202615,694,279 shares $360.65 million -4.8%7.2%6.88 $22.98 2/27/202616,483,783 shares $408.30 million +42.8%7.6%8.55 $24.77 2/13/202611,542,350 shares $283.83 million +25.2%5.3%3.04 $24.59 1/30/20269,216,726 shares $235.30 million -3.7%4.3%5.07 $25.53 1/15/20269,571,160 shares $296.13 million -0.8%4.4%10.99 $30.94 12/31/20259,643,820 shares $314.20 million -6.1%4.5%17.7 $32.58 12/15/202510,275,123 shares $342.88 million -0.3%4.7%7.37 $33.37 11/28/202510,309,248 shares $346.80 million +14.6%4.8%11.16 $33.64 11/14/20259,446,520 shares $318.16 million +13.1%4.2%7.12 $33.68 10/31/20258,355,718 shares $320.44 million -15.5%3.7%8.01 $38.35 10/15/20259,880,000 shares $386.80 million -5.0%4.0%7 $39.15 9/30/202510,400,000 shares $388.75 million -19.6%4.2%7.2 $37.38 9/15/202512,930,000 shares $486.94 million +17.2%5.2%8.7 $37.66 8/31/202511,030,000 shares $364.76 million +15.9%4.4%7.7 $33.07 8/15/20259,520,000 shares $301.69 million +2.5%3.8%6.5 $31.69 7/31/20259,290,000 shares $273.40 million +9.8%3.7%6.6 $29.43 7/15/20258,460,000 shares $236.29 million -4.2%3.3%6.1 $27.93 6/30/20258,830,000 shares $257.84 million +3.0%3.5%6.1 $29.20 6/15/20258,570,000 shares $242.19 million +5.9%3.4%6.1 $28.26 5/31/20258,090,000 shares $227.25 million +0.5%3.2%5.9 $28.09 5/15/20258,050,000 shares $225.16 million -1.5%3.2%5.8 $27.97 4/30/20258,170,000 shares $221.41 million +16.6%3.2%6.1 $27.10 4/15/20257,010,000 shares $179.53 million +10.4%2.7%5.7 $25.61 3/31/20256,350,000 shares $160.40 million -13.1%2.5%5.5 $25.26 3/15/20257,310,000 shares $190.50 million -1.1%2.8%7 $26.06 2/28/20257,390,000 shares $190.81 million +37.9%2.9%7.6 $25.82 2/15/20255,360,000 shares $152.28 million +19.9%2.1%7.6 $28.41Last call for your free 0DTE report (Ad)The 0DTE Game Plan lays out a simple 3-step framework for trading same-day options: Plan it, profit from it, protect it. This report normally sells for 29.97, but it's available as a free download for a limited time.Download your free copy of The 0DTE Game Plan before it expires 1/31/20254,470,000 shares $131.60 million +1.4%1.7%6.4 $29.44 1/15/20254,410,000 shares $124.23 million +4.0%1.7%6.5 $28.17 12/31/20244,240,000 shares $120.08 million -14.5%1.6%6.5 $28.32 12/15/20244,960,000 shares $146.42 million -28.3%1.9%8.1 $29.52 11/30/20246,920,000 shares $210.58 million +39.5%2.7%11.9 $30.43 11/15/20244,960,000 shares $143.00 million +1.4%1.9%8.6 $28.83 10/31/20244,890,000 shares $146.70 million +8.2%1.9%8.7 $30.00 10/15/20244,520,000 shares $151.87 million -4.0%1.7%8.3 $33.60 9/30/20244,710,000 shares $156.75 million -23.3%1.8%7.9 $33.28 9/15/20246,140,000 shares $197.40 million -6.1%2.3%9.8 $32.15 8/31/20246,540,000 shares $208.10 million +38.0%2.5%9.7 $31.82 8/15/20244,740,000 shares $150.64 million +24.4%1.8%7 $31.78 7/31/20243,810,000 shares $120.13 million -15.3%1.5%5.6 $31.53 7/15/20244,500,000 shares $139.68 million +8.2%1.7%5.7 $31.04 6/30/20244,160,000 shares $124.97 million +1.0%1.6%5.3 $30.04 6/15/20244,120,000 shares $118.57 million -16.9%1.5%5.4 $28.78 5/31/20244,960,000 shares $145.08 million +9.3%1.9%7 $29.25 5/15/20244,540,000 shares $140.15 million -15.5%1.7%6.6 $30.87 4/30/20245,370,000 shares $189.61 million +4.9%2.0%7.5 $35.31 4/15/20245,120,000 shares $177.77 million -7.4%1.9%8 $34.72 3/31/20245,530,000 shares $214.73 million +1.5%2.1%9.7 $38.83 3/15/20245,450,000 shares $209.72 million +7.3%2.1%9.8 $38.48 2/29/20245,080,000 shares $195.53 million +2.2%1.9%9.1 $38.49 2/15/20244,970,000 shares $201.53 million -4.6%1.9%8.7 $40.55 1/31/20245,210,000 shares $227.21 million +14.3%2.0%9.7 $43.61 1/15/20244,560,000 shares $189.47 million -2.4%1.7%8.8 $41.55 12/31/20234,670,000 shares $196.23 million -10.0%1.8%9 $42.02 12/15/20235,190,000 shares $213.36 million -30.5%2.0%9.6 $41.11 11/30/20237,470,000 shares $299.85 million -11.0%2.8%13.7 $40.14 11/15/20238,390,000 shares $322.76 million +11.7%3.2%16.3 $38.47 10/31/20237,510,000 shares $250.83 million -11.0%2.8%14.7 $33.40 10/15/20238,440,000 shares $291.01 million +12.7%3.2%17.6 $34.48 9/30/20237,490,000 shares $262.90 million -3.0%2.8%16.3 $35.10 9/15/20237,720,000 shares $300.93 million +15.7%2.9%17.8 $38.98 8/31/20236,670,000 shares $268.53 million +18.7%2.5%16 $40.26 8/15/20235,620,000 shares $209.85 million +7.7%2.1%13 $37.34 7/31/20235,220,000 shares $224.20 million +2.0%2.0%11.6 $42.95 7/15/20235,120,000 shares $212.79 million -9.9%1.9%11.3 $41.56 6/30/20235,680,000 shares $236.00 million -17.7%2.1%12 $41.55 6/15/20236,900,000 shares $289.39 million -3.9%2.6%13.2 $41.94 5/31/20237,180,000 shares $298.83 million -9.9%2.7%11.6 $41.62 5/15/20237,970,000 shares $324.78 million -10.6%3.0%12.6 $40.75 4/30/20238,910,000 shares $337.60 million +4.1%3.4%12.9 $37.89 4/15/20238,560,000 shares $336.07 million -9.8%3.2%12.2 $39.26 3/31/20239,490,000 shares $365.84 million +32.4%3.6%13.1 $38.55 3/15/20237,170,000 shares $254.39 million +68.3%2.7%9.9 $35.48 2/28/20234,260,000 shares $146.46 million +31.1%1.6%6.5 $34.38 2/15/20233,250,000 shares $117.78 million -17.9%1.2%5 $36.24 1/31/20233,960,000 shares $132.86 million -7.3%1.6%5.7 $33.55 1/15/20234,270,000 shares $139.24 million +5.4%1.6%6.2 $32.61Financial legend: “This is bad, really bad...” (Ad)Dr. Martin D. 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Now the founder of Weiss Ratings, the only conflict-free rating agency in America, says he is watching a $3 trillion problem that could trigger a chain reaction across markets and banks.See Martin Weiss's full warning before this risk spreads further 12/30/20224,050,000 shares $120.04 million -0.3%1.5%5.7 $29.64 12/15/20224,060,000 shares $116.97 million -19.9%1.5%5.3 $28.81 11/30/20225,070,000 shares $148.96 million -0.6%1.9%6.1 $29.38 11/15/20225,100,000 shares $150.20 million +4.1%1.9%5.3 $29.45 10/31/20224,900,000 shares $141.86 million -11.1%1.9%5.4 $28.95 10/15/20225,510,000 shares $141.94 million -8.3%2.1%6.5 $25.76 9/30/20226,010,000 shares $158.90 million +8.5%2.3%7.5 $26.44 9/15/20225,540,000 shares $161.88 million +47.0%2.1%7.6 $29.22 8/31/20223,770,000 shares $118.68 million +15.3%1.4%5.7 $31.48 8/15/20223,270,000 shares $130.15 million -1.2%1.2%6.4 $39.80 7/31/20223,310,000 shares $135.38 million -15.4%1.2%5.7 $40.90 7/15/20223,910,000 shares $149.01 million -1.0%1.5%6.6 $38.11 6/30/20223,950,000 shares $149.47 million +12.9%N/A6.9 $37.84 6/15/20223,500,000 shares $132.83 million +24.6%N/A6.2 $37.95 5/31/20222,810,000 shares $115.24 million +4.1%1.1%5.1 $41.01 5/15/20222,700,000 shares $99.85 million -10.6%1.0%4.8 $36.98 4/30/20223,020,000 shares $120.95 million +0.7%1.1%5.4 $40.05 4/15/20223,000,000 shares $124.80 million +12.8%1.1%5.1 $41.60 3/31/20222,660,000 shares $112.78 million -15.3%1.0%4.3 $42.40 3/15/20223,140,000 shares $128.46 million +1.0%1.2%5.2 $40.91 2/28/20223,110,000 shares $135.29 million +11.9%1.2%5.2 $43.50 2/15/20222,780,000 shares $123.54 million +4.9%1.0%4.5 $44.44 1/31/20222,650,000 shares $126.83 million +38.0%1.0%4.4 $47.86 1/15/20221,920,000 shares $91.08 million +2.1%0.7%3.8 $47.44 12/31/20211,880,000 shares $89.26 million -5.5%0.7%4.3 $47.48 12/15/20211,990,000 shares $93.71 million -10.0%0.7%4.6 $47.09 11/30/20212,210,000 shares $104.78 million -10.2%0.8%5.1 $47.41 11/15/20212,460,000 shares $125.90 million -5.4%0.9%6.5 $51.18 10/29/20212,600,000 shares $130.91 million +1.2%1.0%7.6 $50.35 OTEX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Open Text's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Open Text shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 9,210,242 shares of OTEX short. 4.26% of Open Text's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Open Text's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Open Text? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. OTEX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.5. Learn More on Open Text's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Open Text? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.26% of Open Text's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Open Text's short interest increasing or decreasing? Open Text saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,210,242 shares, a decrease of 34.5% from the previous total of 14,065,288 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Open Text's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.26% of Open Text's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "technology" compare to Open Text: CGI Group, Inc. (2.91%), Samsara Inc. (8.32%), PTC Inc. (5.07%), Unity Software Inc. (6.42%), Dynatrace, Inc. (5.08%), Fair Isaac Corporation (10.73%), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (7.69%), Trimble Inc. (4.26%), Guidewire Software, Inc. (3.49%), Docusign Inc. (6.14%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Open Text stock? Short selling OTEX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Open Text as its price is falling. OTEX shares are trading up $0.25 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Open Text? A short squeeze for Open Text occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of OTEX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Open Text's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including OTEX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026. What do OTEX's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like OTEX:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. 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