Squeeze radar
Heavily shorted stocks that are rising anyway. When they run, the traders betting against them are often forced to buy back — and that buying accelerates the move.
Only names from the current short-interest cycle and today's scan appear here. These moves reverse as fast as they run — the "give up below" price on each card is there for a reason. Educational information, not investment advice.
How the squeeze radar works
This page ranks US stocks where a lot of traders have bet against the name and the price is refusing to cooperate. When a heavily shorted stock starts climbing, the people who shorted it can be forced to buy it back — and that buying pushes it higher still. Those are the setups listed here.
Each card carries a 0-100 pressure score plus three prices: the breakout level the stock has to clear, the give-up level that says the idea is wrong, and a stretch target if the move runs. Setups that have actually cleared their breakout level are pinned to the top of the board.
The scanner re-runs every five minutes on weekdays between 4:00am and 8:00pm ET, so the list changes through the day. A quiet board means the market is quiet, not that something is broken.
What counts as a heavily shorted stock?
There is no official threshold, but above roughly 20% of the free float sold short is generally considered heavy, and days-to-cover above five means shorts cannot exit quietly.
Should I buy a high score straight away?
No. A high score measures pressure, not timing. The setup only becomes actionable once price clears the breakout level and holds above the give-up line.
How often does the list change?
Every five minutes during extended market hours. The last run is stamped at the top of the page.