ShortInterestHistory.com

Short Squeeze Candidates

This page is a data-first view of stocks with short-interest characteristics that traders often review when looking for possible short squeeze setups. It is not a prediction list. A high short-interest reading can reflect pressure on a stock, but it can also reflect real business, balance-sheet, valuation, or liquidity concerns.

The most useful starting points are reported short interest, recent change from the prior report, and days to cover. Those figures are best read together, then checked on the individual symbol page for history over time.

What to Look For

Short squeeze candidates are usually screened by combining several signals, not one number. A large reported short position shows how many shares remain sold short. A high days-to-cover reading shows how large that position is relative to average daily volume. A rising short-interest trend shows whether the reported position has been building.

None of those signals guarantees a squeeze. They are simply a way to narrow the list of stocks that may deserve closer review.

Use the Rankings Together

The highest-short-interest list shows the largest reported short positions. The days-to-cover list highlights stocks where the short position is large relative to trading volume. The biggest-increase list shows where reported short interest rose the most from the prior report.

For any symbol, open the history page to compare the latest reading with prior settlement dates before drawing conclusions from a single report.

Important Limitations

Short interest is reported on a settlement-date schedule, so it is not a real-time trading signal. Prices, volume, borrow conditions, news, options activity, and float can change between reports. Treat this page as a starting point for reviewing reported data, not as a list of recommendations.