Short Squeeze

Rising short interest in a stock can suggest that investors are betting against the future stock price of that company. One restaurant stock has seen a surge in the number of shares short in 2026, which comes during a potential buyout. Data suggests a short squeeze could be cooking up. Here's...

Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) CEO Brian Choi addressed the recent dramatic swings in the company’s stock price, attributing the market chaos to a massive short squeeze and vowing legal action to protect shareholders from opportunistic trading. ‘Aggressively Pursue’ Rights...

Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) is seeing elevated bets against the public company with short interest doubling in 2026. Here's what that could mean for a share rally and potential short squeeze. Coinbase Short Interest Rises Investors continue to look for stocks with...

Michael Saylor just said something he's avoided for five years: MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) might sell Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) "in the interest of shareholders." The comment stunned a market conditioned to believe the company would hold forever—and instantly ignited a fresh wave of speculation...

Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND) just did something that looks impossible on paper. The stock exploded 36% in a single session and nearly 50% across two days — even as the company reported a $110.7 million quarterly loss, a 13% revenue decline and a 10% drop in volumes. Track BYND stock here. When...

Investor Michael Burry has just shared a previously unseen 2019 email from Keith Gill, A.K.A “Roaring Kitty,” offering a rare glimpse at the early convictions that preceded GameStop Corp.'s (NYSE:GME) dramatic surge during the 2021 “meme” stock rally. Burry’s Letter To...

Datavault AI's (NASDAQ:DVLT) week went from wreck to rebellion. After Wolfpack Research released a scathing short report accusing the blockchain-and-AI firm of hype and manipulation, shares cratered nearly 20%. But by Monday morning, a counterforce had mobilized — retail traders on Reddit vowing to...

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) has returned to the spotlight, fueled by meme-stock momentum and short-seller activity. BYND stock has surged 418% over the past five days, driven by its inclusion in the Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (NYSE:MEME) and a new distribution partnership with Walmart Inc. (NYSE:...

U.S. equities have pushed to new all-time highs, and seemingly by design, retail traders are leading this expedition into uncharted territory. As both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq tick higher, individual investors are piling in, picking up call options and targeting heavily shorted stocks with a...

Video game retailer GameStop Corporation (NYSE:GME) was involved in one of the most famous short squeezes of all time, but the short sellers betting against the stock aren't scaring away investor and CEO Ryan Cohen. What Happened: Cohen disclosed a 9% stake in GameStop in August 2020 and later...

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBAI) continues to trade higher on Wednesday. The stock has staged a significant and rapid rally over the past week. This action could indicate that a short squeeze may be underway. A short squeeze can force a price higher. But when short squeezes end, stocks can...

Artificial intelligence startup, BigBear.ai Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BBAI), has witnessed big spikes in recent weeks, as retail investors seize on rising short interest and swelling options activity to fuel speculations of a short squeeze. Check out the current price of BBAI stock here. What Happened:...

Applied Digital Corp (NASDAQ:APLD) didn't just catch a tailwind from AI hype – it may have secured a hurricane. Monday's nearly 50% explosion in share price wasn't a fluke; it was a visceral market reaction to a $7 billion, 15-year lease deal with AI cloud heavyweight Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA...

The term ‘short squeeze' entered retail investors' vocabulary in January 2021 when GameStop (NYSE:GME) went parabolic following a coordinated effort by traders on Reddit. Short sellers had attempted to profit from GameStop’s demise by borrowing shares from their broker and immediately selling...

Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) continues to head lower Monday. This follows Friday's loss of more than 4.5% after recent gains. There is a good chance the move lower will continue. A recent move higher was probably due to a short squeeze. Stocks can drop significantly when a short squeeze ends. This is...