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Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Core Molding Technologies Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) had a short interest of 220,142 shares sold short, representing 2.79% of the public float. This marks a 14.94% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.5, meaning it would take 10.5 days of the average trading volume of 28,860 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
220,142 shares
Previous Short Interest
191,520 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
14.94%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.43 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
8,900,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.79%
Today's Trading Volume
7,529 shares
Average Trading Volume
28,860 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
26%
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Core Molding Technologies Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/2026220,142 shares $5.43 million +14.9%2.8%10.51 $24.68
6/30/2026191,520 shares $4.52 million +8.3%2.4%4.85 $23.60
6/15/2026176,835 shares $4.39 million +5.3%2.2%6.73 $24.83
5/29/2026167,984 shares $3.98 million +0.8%2.1%6.03 $23.69
5/15/2026166,591 shares $3.98 million +5.0%2.1%5.49 $23.91
4/30/2026158,675 shares $4.28 million +1.1%2.0%4.1 $26.95
4/15/2026156,899 shares $4.14 million -3.4%2.0%4.14 $26.36
3/31/2026162,351 shares $3.64 million +2.9%2.1%4.81 $22.40
3/13/2026157,840 shares $3.05 million +10.8%2.0%4.73 $19.32
2/27/2026142,399 shares $2.60 million -12.5%1.8%7.32 $18.25
2/13/2026162,780 shares $3.12 million +13.8%2.1%7.59 $19.16
1/30/2026143,004 shares $2.79 million +5.7%1.8%8.01 $19.52
1/15/2026135,354 shares $2.56 million +0.4%1.7%4.47 $18.91
12/31/2025134,833 shares $2.70 million -23.9%1.7%4.55 $20.05
12/15/2025177,214 shares $3.60 million +13.1%2.2%7.07 $20.34
11/28/2025156,757 shares $2.96 million +4.0%2.0%7.47 $18.90
11/14/2025150,806 shares $2.80 million -2.1%1.9%7.35 $18.54
10/31/2025153,976 shares $2.76 million -13.5%1.9%9.39 $17.91
10/15/2025178,000 shares $3.35 million -6.3%2.3%6.5 $18.82
9/30/2025190,000 shares $3.90 million +0.6%2.4%6.6 $20.55
9/15/2025188,900 shares $4.11 million -0.6%2.4%5.9 $21.75
8/31/2025190,100 shares $3.65 million -3.8%2.5%5.9 $19.20
8/15/2025197,500 shares $3.43 million -8.4%2.6%6.4 $17.35
7/31/2025215,500 shares $3.59 million -3.2%2.8%6.9 $16.64
7/15/2025222,600 shares $3.68 million +0.4%2.7%6.9 $16.51
6/30/2025221,800 shares $3.68 million +19.5%2.7%6.6 $16.59
6/15/2025185,600 shares $3.06 million -9.7%2.3%5.4 $16.47
5/31/2025205,500 shares $3.42 million -1.5%2.5%5.8 $16.64
5/15/2025208,600 shares $3.27 million -7.3%2.6%5.8 $15.66
4/30/2025225,000 shares $3.46 million -4.7%2.7%5.9 $15.38
4/15/2025236,200 shares $3.53 million -2.6%2.8%6.1 $14.95
3/31/2025242,500 shares $3.69 million +3.5%2.9%5.6 $15.20
3/15/2025234,300 shares $3.28 million +6.2%3.0%5.3 $14.02
2/28/2025220,600 shares $0.00 +9.2%2.7%5.2 $0.00
2/15/2025202,100 shares $0.00 +2.4%2.5%4.7 $0.00
1/31/2025197,400 shares $0.00 +7.1%2.4%4.6 $0.00
1/15/2025184,400 shares $0.00 -13.6%2.3%4.4 $0.00
12/31/2024213,300 shares $0.00 +21.0%2.6%5.2 $0.00
12/15/2024176,300 shares $0.00 +7.5%2.2%4.7 $0.00
11/30/2024164,000 shares $0.00 -10.7%2.1%4.5 $0.00
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11/15/2024183,700 shares $0.00 +6.4%2.3%5.1 $0.00
10/31/2024172,700 shares $0.00 -0.2%2.2%4.6 $0.00
10/15/2024173,000 shares $0.00 +4.8%2.2%4.3 $0.00
9/30/2024165,100 shares $0.00 +1.4%2.1%3.8 $0.00
9/15/2024162,900 shares $0.00 -8.9%2.1%3.7 $0.00
8/31/2024178,800 shares $0.00 -7.2%2.3%4.2 $0.00
8/15/2024192,700 shares $0.00 +7.6%2.5%4.6 $0.00
7/31/2024179,100 shares $0.00 -37.9%2.3%4.4 $0.00
7/15/2024288,300 shares $0.00 -9.2%3.6%7.5 $0.00
6/30/2024317,400 shares $0.00 +2.8%4.2%7.9 $0.00
6/15/2024308,800 shares $0.00 -2.6%3.9%8 $0.00
5/31/2024316,900 shares $6.10 million -10.4%4.0%7.2 $19.24
5/15/2024353,800 shares $0.00 -2.5%4.5%7.8 $0.00
4/30/2024363,000 shares $0.00 +6.5%4.7%8 $0.00
4/15/2024341,000 shares $0.00 -5.9%4.4%7.1 $0.00
3/31/2024362,300 shares $0.00 -1.1%4.7%6.9 $0.00
3/15/2024366,200 shares $0.00 -2.6%4.7%6 $0.00
2/29/2024375,900 shares $0.00 +2.5%4.8%5.5 $0.00
2/15/2024366,800 shares $0.00 +2.8%4.7%4.9 $0.00
1/31/2024356,700 shares $6.17 million +74.2%4.6%3.5 $17.30
1/15/2024204,800 shares $0.00 +31.1%2.6%1.9 $0.00
12/31/2023156,200 shares $0.00 +15.2%2.0%1.5 $0.00
12/15/2023135,600 shares $0.00 +14.6%1.7%1.2 $0.00
11/30/2023118,300 shares $0.00 +10.1%1.5%1 $0.00
11/15/2023107,500 shares $0.00 -4.2%1.4%1 $0.00
10/31/2023112,200 shares $0.00 -13.7%1.5%1.1 $0.00
10/15/2023130,000 shares $0.00 +13.1%1.8%1.5 $0.00
9/30/2023114,900 shares $0.00 -5.1%1.6%1.4 $0.00
9/15/2023121,100 shares $0.00 -7.3%1.7%1.7 $0.00
8/31/2023130,600 shares $0.00 -9.6%1.8%1.7 $0.00
8/15/2023144,400 shares $0.00 -21.9%2.0%1.9 $0.00
7/31/2023184,900 shares $0.00 +5.6%2.4%2.5 $0.00
7/15/2023175,100 shares $0.00 -8.0%2.3%2.3 $0.00
6/30/2023190,300 shares $0.00 +454.8%2.5%2.5 $0.00
6/15/202334,300 shares $0.00 +5.5%0.4%0.4 $0.00
5/31/202332,500 shares $0.00 -9.7%0.4%0.5 $0.00
5/15/202336,000 shares $0.00 -16.7%0.5%0.5 $0.00
4/30/202343,200 shares $0.00 +18.4%0.6%0.7 $0.00
4/15/202336,500 shares $0.00 +0.8%0.5%0.6 $0.00
3/31/202336,200 shares $651.24 thousand -5.7%0.5%0.6 $17.99
3/15/202338,400 shares $0.00 -18.0%0.5%0.8 $0.00
2/28/202346,800 shares $0.00 +45.8%0.6%1.1 $0.00
2/15/202332,100 shares $0.00 -2.7%0.4%0.9 $0.00
1/31/202333,000 shares $0.00 +0.3%0.4%1.2 $0.00
1/15/202332,900 shares $0.00 +112.3%0.4%1.5 $0.00
12/30/202215,500 shares $0.00 +32.5%0.2%0.9 $0.00
12/15/202211,700 shares $0.00 -4.9%0.2%0.8 $0.00
11/30/202212,300 shares $0.00 -3.9%0.2%1.1 $0.00
11/15/202212,800 shares $0.00 -6.6%0.2%1.1 $0.00
10/31/202213,700 shares $0.00 +8.7%0.2%0.9 $0.00
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10/15/202212,600 shares $0.00 -9.4%0.2%0.9 $0.00
9/30/202213,900 shares $0.00 -21.5%0.2%0.9 $0.00
9/15/202217,700 shares $0.00 +7.3%0.2%1.1 $0.00
8/31/202216,500 shares $0.00 -25.7%0.2%1 $0.00
8/15/202222,200 shares $0.00 +70.8%0.3%1.5 $0.00
7/31/202213,000 shares $0.00 +2.4%0.2%0.9 $0.00
7/15/202212,700 shares $0.00 -33.9%0.2%1 $0.00
6/30/202219,200 shares $0.00 +38.1%0.3%1.7 $0.00
6/15/202213,900 shares $0.00 -3.5%0.2%1.1 $0.00
5/31/202214,400 shares $0.00 -20.4%0.2%1.1 $0.00
5/15/202218,100 shares $0.00 +33.1%0.3%1.4 $0.00
4/30/202213,600 shares $0.00 -4.2%0.2%1.3 $0.00
4/15/202214,200 shares $0.00 -26.0%0.2%1.3 $0.00
3/31/202219,200 shares $0.00 -7.7%0.3%1.6 $0.00
3/15/202220,800 shares $0.00 +18.9%0.3%1.7 $0.00
2/28/202217,500 shares $0.00 +15.1%0.2%1.1 $0.00
2/15/202215,200 shares $0.00 -26.6%0.2%0.9 $0.00
1/31/202220,700 shares $0.00 +42.8%0.3%0.9 $0.00
1/15/202214,500 shares $0.00 -16.2%0.2%0.5 $0.00
12/31/202117,300 shares $0.00 +10.2%0.2%0.5 $0.00
12/15/202115,700 shares $0.00 -33.5%0.2%0.5 $0.00
11/30/202123,600 shares $0.00 +33.3%0.3%0.7 $0.00
11/15/202117,700 shares $0.00 -1.1%0.2%0.5 $0.00
10/29/202117,900 shares $196.90 thousand -24.8%0.2%0.6 $11.00
10/15/202123,800 shares $0.00 +41.7%0.3%0.8 $0.00
9/30/202116,800 shares $0.00 -11.6%0.2%0.6 $0.00
9/15/202119,000 shares $0.00 +31.9%0.3%0.5 $0.00
8/31/202114,400 shares $0.00 +2.9%0.2%0.3 $0.00
8/13/202114,000 shares $0.00 -27.8%0.2%0.3 $0.00

CMT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Core Molding Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 220,142 shares of CMT short. 2.79% of Core Molding Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Core Molding Technologies' current short interest.

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. CMT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.5. Learn More on Core Molding Technologies's short interest ratio.

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. 2.79% of Core Molding Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Core Molding Technologies saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 220,142 shares, an increase of 14.9% from the previous total of 191,520 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.

2.79% of Core Molding Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Core Molding Technologies: Karat Packaging Inc. (3.39%), Latham Group, Inc. (4.00%), Forward Industries, Inc. (8.31%), Newell Brands Inc. (14.51%), Lightwave Logic Inc. (14.97%), Essentra (0.05%), Proto Labs, Inc. (2.88%), Myers Industries, Inc. (2.64%), Morgan Advanced Materials (0.00%), IperionX Limited Sponsored ADR (2.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Core Molding Technologies as its price is falling. CMT shares are trading up $0.69 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.

A short squeeze for Core Molding Technologies occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CMT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CMT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CMT:

  • 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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This page (NYSEAMERICAN:CMT) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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