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$BTE
Baytex Energy
Signal as of September 25, 2026  ·  90-day rolling window  ·  Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
Confluence Score
38
out of 100  ·  Full breakdown →
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Signals scoring 20–39 have historically hit 40% of the time (avg +4.5% over 90 days, 537 backtested signals). Methodology →
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Confluence Score
38
Insider Activity (90d)
23
15 buyers  ·  $70K  ·  open-market only
Current Price
$6.49
CAD  ·  5-min cache
Market Cap
$4.5B
CAD  ·  TMX
Lobbying & Contracts
None
0 regs  ·  0 contracts
Energy on Form55: 56% hit rate · +2.4% alpha vs XIU.TO · 95 closed signals Track Record →
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Price Chart
12 months daily  ·  TSX:BTE
Insider Transactions
90-day window  ·  2 filings
Date Insider Role Nature Dir. Shares Buy Price Return Value
Aug 12, 2026 Bly, Mark — Comp. Grant Buy 6,723 $5.95 +9.1%  · 51d $40K
Aug 12, 2026 Pearce, David Lawrence — Comp. Grant Buy 5,042 $5.95 +9.1%  · 51d $30K
Score uses open-market buys only  ·  0 open-market  ·  2 plan / compensation shown but not scored  ·  Return is unrealized, to today's price; a “· Nd” mark means the 90-day window is still open (N of 90 days) — too early to judge.
Score Breakdown
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Component Points Max Detail Weight
Conviction (unique buyers)  ✓ FREE PREVIEW 8 30 15 unique buyers
Buy/sell ratio 20 100% buys (23B / 0S)
Dollar value 25 $70K
Lobbying activity 15 None
Contract wins 10 None
Insider track record 10 No track record data
Private placements 8 None
Confluence bonus 10 None
Cluster timing (velocity) 10 No coordinated buying cluster detected
Buy/sell reversal pattern 8 No buy/sell reversal pattern
Total 38 100
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Lobbying Registrations
OCL active  ·  none found
No active OCL lobbying registrations in the last 90 days. Analyst plan →
Government Contract Wins
90-day window  ·  none found
No government contract wins in the last 90 days. Analyst plan →
Private Placements
12 months  ·  Signal Analyst  ·  $29/mo
Private placement history, deal size, and lock-up expiry tracking. Analyst plan →
Political Footprint
Donations · lobbying · contracts

3 insiders linked to BTE are also individual political donors — $19K across 184 donations (2007–2023).

Conservative Party of Canada · $11K Green Party of Canada · $7K Liberal Party of Canada · $1K

Sources: Elections Canada (individual donations only — corporate political donations banned federally since 2007), the federal Registry of Lobbyists, and federal contract disclosures. Insiders matched to donors by name. Shown for transparency from disclosed public records — this is not a Confluence Score input, implies no causal link between donations, lobbying, or contracts, and is not a claim of wrongdoing.

Indigenous Consultation
no records on file

No Indigenous consultation records on file for BTE.

SEDAR+ Filings
official filing registry
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Short Interest
CIRO  ·  Sep 15, 2026
Shares short
12,430,439
Net change
-5,288,900 (-29.8%)
History
Sep 15: 12,430,439
Aug 31: 17,719,339
Aug 15: 18,270,049
Jul 31: 19,007,986
Jul 15: 17,569,158
Jun 30: 16,649,864
Aggregate short position from CIRO's Consolidated Short Position Report (published twice monthly).
Wikipedia Attention
Pageviews  ·  30 days
Views (30d)
739
Daily English-Wikipedia pageviews (Wikimedia). Traffic spikes often coincide with news — a public-attention indicator, not investment advice.
Boardroom Connections
5 insiders also active elsewhere
Insider Other boards Also an insider at
Maki, Jennifer 3 MMX (33), FNV (21), PAAS (10)
Bly, Mark 1 SES
Lekatsas, Angela S. 1 ALA (28)
Curran, Trudy Marie 1 EQX (67)
Rideout, Scott Earl 1 SRR (55)
People who file as insiders here and at other TSX/TSXV companies (number in brackets = that company's Confluence Score). A well-connected insider taking a seat at a new junior can be an early tell. Matched by name across SEDI filings; funds and 10%+ holders excluded.
Government Grants & Funding
2 federal awards  ·  $558K total
Program / Agreement Department Amount Start
Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program Contribution Natural Resources Canada $279K Oct 2024
Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program Contribution Natural Resources Canada $279K Oct 2024
Federal grants & contributions disclosed by the Government of Canada (Proactive Disclosure), matched to this issuer by legal name. Government funding can be a pre-revenue validation and capital signal. Display-only context, not a Confluence Score input.
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