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Short squeeze watch
U.S. stocks most exposed to a short squeeze by six measures: how much of the company is sold short, how many days of trading it would take short sellers to buy back, whether short interest is rising, the price trend, fails to deliver, and short sale volume. Each is ranked and averaged with published weights. Short interest is FINRA’s report for Sep 30, 2026; fails to deliver from the SEC through Sep 30, 2026; short sale volume from FINRA through Oct 19, 2026.
The 50 most exposed stocks
Ranked by the squeeze score, out of 3,691 U.S. exchange-listed common stocks that pass the filters below. Short interest as of Sep 30, 2026. Click a column to sort; type to filter.
- Short interest settlement date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Stocks scored
- 3,691
- Latest fails-to-deliver date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Latest short volume date
- Oct 19, 2026
| # | Company | Score | Short share of shares | Days to cover | SI change | Fails vs. volume | Short volume (trend) | 1-month return | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tango Therapeutics (United States)TNGX · Nasdaq Global | 90 | 26.4% | 12.5 | +6.3% | 1.17% | 64%+11.8 pts | +9.2% | $4.0B |
| 2 | Pebblebrook Hotel TrustPEB · NYSE | 88 | 19.4% | 9.6 | +19.7% | 1.24% | 54%−0.6 pts | +11.0% | $2.3B |
| 3 | GlobantGLOB · NYSE | 87 | 25.9% | 13.2 | +7.1% | 0.66% | 62%+1.9 pts | +12.9% | $1.8B |
| 4 | Cadiz IncCDZI · Nasdaq Global | 87 | 12.6% | 8.9 | +11.7% | 0.42% | 71%+14.2 pts | +11.2% | $335.3M |
| 5 | Crane NXT, Co.CXT · NYSE | 87 | 15.9% | 15.0 | +14.4% | 1.36% | 77%−4.0 pts | +24.8% | $3.3B |
| 6 | Harley-DavidsonHOG · NYSE | 86 | 20.3% | 10.6 | +14.0% | 1.83% | 67%+0.4 pts | +2.5% | $2.8B |
| 7 | Infinity Natural Resources, INC.INR · NYSE | 85 | 19.2% | 8.5 | +9.6% | 0.28% | 63%+7.3 pts | +6.0% | $251.8M |
| 8 | Perrigo Company PlcPRGO · NYSE | 85 | 17.5% | 7.2 | +7.1% | 0.54% | 69%+6.2 pts | +20.3% | $2.3B |
| 9 | EZCorpEZPW · Nasdaq Global | 84 | 19.9% | 16.9 | +0.7% | 0.43% | 69%+7.2 pts | +7.4% | $2.0B |
| 10 | ProcorePCOR · NYSE | 84 | 12.8% | 7.1 | +17.9% | 0.12% | 63%+9.0 pts | +13.1% | $8.8B |
| 11 | American Public Education, Inc.APEI · Nasdaq Global | 84 | 12.9% | 8.1 | +18.4% | 0.02% | 64%+17.6 pts | +13.3% | $910.1M |
| 12 | LyftLYFT · Nasdaq Global | 84 | 20.8% | 9.2 | +4.0% | 0.61% | 59%+1.0 pts | +12.9% | $6.5B |
| 13 | Choice HotelsCHH · NYSE | 84 | 14.7% | 11.1 | +10.4% | 2.65% | 62%−5.6 pts | +13.1% | $4.9B |
| 14 | TripadvisorTRIP · Nasdaq Global | 84 | 32.6% | 8.7 | +7.3% | 1.15% | 64%−0.6 pts | +5.3% | $1.1B |
| 15 | Louisiana-PacificLPX · NYSE | 83 | 13.5% | 8.6 | +14.5% | 0.48% | 52%+1.4 pts | +7.5% | $4.9B |
| 16 | American Healthcare REIT, Inc.AHR · NYSE | 83 | 14.6% | 8.6 | +27.9% | 0.30% | 67%+3.2 pts | +1.1% | $11.5B |
| 17 | Once Upon a Farm, PBCOFRM · NYSE | 83 | 14.1% | 12.8 | +12.7% | 1.10% | 68%−3.3 pts | +5.4% | $733.2M |
| 18 | LoveSacLOVE · Nasdaq Global | 83 | 22.4% | 12.3 | +3.0% | 0.35% | 65%+2.2 pts | +6.2% | $206.7M |
| 19 | Northern Oil & Gas, INC.NOG · NYSE | 82 | 20.3% | 9.0 | −1.4% | 1.65% | 57%+3.3 pts | +10.3% | $2.9B |
| 20 | Xponential Fitness, Inc.XPOF · NYSE | 82 | 22.6% | 12.4 | +5.8% | 0.57% | 71%−8.7 pts | +20.4% | $212.2M |
| 21 | Shoe CarnivalSHOE · Nasdaq Global | 82 | 34.7% | 7.2 | +7.8% | 11.57% | 49%−2.3 pts | +3.1% | $366.4M |
| 22 | Kontoor BrandsKTB · NYSE | 82 | 11.8% | 8.1 | +4.7% | 0.35% | 76%+11.5 pts | +9.7% | $4.0B |
| 23 | Prime Medicine, Inc.PRME · Nasdaq Global | 82 | 17.7% | 8.4 | −0.1% | 0.49% | 60%+4.0 pts | +22.4% | $692.9M |
| 24 | TransoceanRIG · NYSE | 82 | 26.8% | 6.9 | +7.7% | 1.33% | 64%−0.5 pts | +4.3% | $6.6B |
| 25 | Diebold NixdorfDBD · NYSE | 82 | 9.8% | 13.3 | +10.1% | 0.29% | 78%+3.9 pts | +7.5% | $2.3B |
| 26 | Vail ResortsMTN · NYSE | 82 | 19.2% | 5.3 | +10.2% | 3.00% | 81%+1.7 pts | +7.9% | $5.4B |
| 27 | RLI Corp.RLI · NYSE | 82 | 9.6% | 10.8 | +4.7% | 2.43% | 75%+11.9 pts | +2.6% | $5.6B |
| 28 | Pinnacle West Capital CorporationPNW · NYSE | 81 | 10.0% | 8.6 | +16.8% | 0.04% | 76%+12.8 pts | +7.5% | $12.3B |
| 29 | Aurora CannabisACB · Nasdaq Capital | 81 | 11.9% | 9.4 | +2.7% | 2.81% | 51%+7.0 pts | +3.1% | $257.4M |
| 30 | DXC TechnologyDXC · NYSE | 81 | 16.0% | 8.5 | +6.4% | 0.17% | 67%−1.0 pts | +33.6% | $2.3B |
| 31 | NCR CorporationVYX · NYSE | 81 | 22.9% | 9.0 | +7.0% | 0.73% | 55%−10.4 pts | +15.1% | $1.1B |
| 32 | The Cheesecake FactoryCAKE · Nasdaq Global | 81 | 20.6% | 7.3 | +3.6% | 0.03% | 68%+7.1 pts | +19.7% | $5.7B |
| 33 | Colfax CorporationENOV · NYSE | 81 | 18.3% | 5.8 | +11.4% | 0.02% | 65%+12.3 pts | +10.4% | $1.1B |
| 34 | Cerence Inc.CRNC · Nasdaq Global | 81 | 13.8% | 10.8 | +3.2% | 0.01% | 70%+9.9 pts | +14.7% | $401.0M |
| 35 | Bloomin' BrandsBLMN · Nasdaq Global | 81 | 13.3% | 4.4 | +23.9% | 0.64% | 68%+3.9 pts | +22.8% | $848.5M |
| 36 | WolfspeedWOLF · NYSE | 80 | 50.7% | 11.4 | +2.9% | 1.26% | 56%+7.7 pts | −5.5% | $1.3B |
| 37 | Advance Auto PartsAAP · NYSE | 80 | 18.5% | 6.0 | +8.7% | 0.63% | 62%+3.4 pts | +4.0% | $2.7B |
| 38 | LivaNova PLCLIVN · Nasdaq Global | 80 | 10.9% | 8.0 | +11.7% | 0.17% | 77%+18.2 pts | +0.6% | $4.3B |
| 39 | FunkoFNKO · Nasdaq Global | 80 | 13.4% | 7.6 | +14.3% | 1.42% | 56%−13.0 pts | +24.3% | $381.6M |
| 40 | Westrock Coffee CoWEST · Nasdaq Global | 80 | 5.2% | 13.4 | +12.4% | 1.78% | 62%+10.7 pts | +11.0% | $849.4M |
| 41 | Range ResourcesRRC · NYSE | 80 | 11.2% | 8.4 | +23.9% | 0.02% | 69%+0.0 pts | +12.0% | $10.1B |
| 42 | NewAmsterdam Pharma Co N.V.NAMS · Nasdaq Global | 80 | 15.9% | 9.4 | +21.6% | 0.50% | 52%+7.2 pts | −9.8% | $2.4B |
| 43 | IbottaIBTA · NYSE | 80 | 13.1% | 15.5 | +1.3% | 0.01% | 69%+9.0 pts | +12.9% | $1.1B |
| 44 | Par Technology CorpPAR · NYSE | 80 | 20.2% | 7.5 | −7.8% | 0.34% | 58%+13.2 pts | +13.9% | $718.5M |
| 45 | Veracyte, INC.VCYT · Nasdaq Global | 80 | 12.7% | 5.9 | +21.1% | 0.29% | 68%−0.3 pts | +9.9% | $3.5B |
| 46 | A2Z CUST2MATE Solutions Corp.AZ · Nasdaq Capital | 80 | 10.5% | 12.8 | +0.9% | 7.44% | 47%+3.5 pts | +4.0% | $262.4M |
| 47 | FreshpetFRPT · Nasdaq Global | 79 | 16.9% | 7.8 | +4.2% | 0.05% | 69%+6.3 pts | +7.2% | $3.2B |
| 48 | Kilroy Realty CorpKRC · NYSE | 79 | 11.9% | 8.4 | +29.1% | 0.04% | 72%+6.4 pts | −0.3% | $4.0B |
| 49 | IdacorpIDA · NYSE | 79 | 11.5% | 9.3 | +20.2% | 0.91% | 59%−7.3 pts | +3.5% | $7.5B |
| 50 | ViaVIA · NYSE | 79 | 9.0% | 6.5 | +26.9% | 0.91% | 78%−3.1 pts | +18.5% | $2.9B |
Score: 0 to 100, the weighted average of the stock’s percentile rank on each measure (100 means it tops every measure among the stocks scored). Short volume shows the share of FINRA-reported volume that was short sales over the last 10 trading days, with the change in percentage points from the 20 days before. The full ranked list of 3,691 stocks is in squeeze.json.
Sources: FINRA equity short interest (short interest, average daily volume, days to cover); FINRA daily short sale volume (trades reported to FINRA’s facilities, mostly off-exchange); SEC fails-to-deliver data; shares outstanding from each company’s latest 10-Q or 10-K on SEC EDGAR. Prices and returns from our market snapshot of Oct 19, 2026.
By single measure
The same stocks, sorted on one measure at a time.
Highest days to cover
FINRA’s figure: short interest over average daily volume in the two weeks to Sep 30, 2026.
| # | Company | Days | Of shares | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Century Therapeutics (United States)IPSC · Nasdaq Capital | 50.9 | 16.1% | 67 |
| 2 | Adlai Nortye Group Ltd.ANL · Nasdaq Global | 38.1 | 6.7% | 54 |
| 3 | Imperial OilIMO · NYSE American | 28.7 | 3.6% | 57 |
| 4 | Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc.IKT · Nasdaq Capital | 27.0 | 13.9% | 60 |
| 5 | InflaRx N.V.IFRX · Nasdaq Global | 26.6 | 7.8% | 57 |
| 6 | Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.AVIR · Nasdaq Global | 25.9 | 9.8% | 64 |
| 7 | Immuneering CorpIMRX · Nasdaq Global | 24.2 | 23.0% | 66 |
| 8 | DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc.DMAC · Nasdaq Capital | 23.3 | 10.3% | 77 |
| 9 | Chaince Digital Holdings Inc.CD · Nasdaq Global | 21.7 | 4.6% | 67 |
| 10 | Canadian Natural ResourcesCNQ · NYSE | 21.3 | 5.7% | 60 |
| 11 | Immunocore Holdings plcIMCR · Nasdaq Global | 20.7 | 15.3% | 64 |
| 12 | Main Street Capital CorpMAIN · NYSE | 20.1 | 10.2% | 74 |
| 13 | EHangEH · Nasdaq Global | 19.5 | 14.5% | 76 |
| 14 | TRI-CONTINENTAL CorpTY · NYSE | 19.3 | 1.5% | 49 |
| 15 | CorMedix Inc.CRMD · Nasdaq Global | 18.9 | 19.8% | 67 |
Short interest rising fastest
Change from Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, for stocks with at least 500,000 shares short before.
| # | Company | Change | Of shares | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland Energy CoGLND · Nasdaq Global | +282.9% | 10.8% | 72 |
| 2 | Silvia, Inc.SVIA · Nasdaq Global | +248.4% | 7.3% | 52 |
| 3 | Hafnia LtdHAFN · NYSE | +218.2% | 0.7% | 38 |
| 4 | Scribe Therapeutics, Inc.SCTX · Nasdaq Global | +212.1% | 13.0% | 62 |
| 5 | Lincoln International, Inc.LCLN · NYSE | +211.7% | 2.4% | 47 |
| 6 | Investment Technology GroupITG · Nasdaq Global | +209.3% | 1.6% | 35 |
| 7 | PluralsightPS · NYSE | +185.5% | 0.6% | 42 |
| 8 | Royal Bank of CanadaRY · NYSE | +140.8% | 0.4% | 47 |
| 9 | Csquare, Inc.CSQR · NYSE | +139.3% | 2.8% | 47 |
| 10 | Uranium Royalty Corp.UROY · Nasdaq Capital | +132.1% | 3.2% | 43 |
| 11 | Medtronic plcMDT · NYSE | +132.0% | 3.1% | 55 |
| 12 | InnovAge Holding Corp.INNV · Nasdaq Global | +127.3% | 2.0% | 38 |
| 13 | Factorial Energy Inc.FAC · Nasdaq Global | +120.6% | 1.2% | 42 |
| 14 | Ionic Digital Inc.IOND · Nasdaq Global | +114.6% | 3.7% | 47 |
| 15 | Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining CoSSMR · NYSE | +107.4% | 1.9% | 46 |
Most fails to deliver vs. volume
Average daily fails balance, Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, as a share of average daily volume.
| # | Company | Fails vs. volume | Avg fails | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enhanced Group Inc.ENHA · NYSE | 89.81% | 781,597 | 40 |
| 2 | Aspen Aerogels IncASPN · NYSE | 82.08% | 955,760 | 61 |
| 3 | XChange TEC.INCXHG · Nasdaq Capital | 51.68% | 4,094 | 66 |
| 4 | MedifastMED · NYSE | 51.42% | 74,195 | 61 |
| 5 | ONE Nuclear Energy Inc.ONEN · Nasdaq Global | 39.95% | 495,706 | 31 |
| 6 | Sangoma Technologies CorpSANG · Nasdaq Global | 37.78% | 203,159 | 50 |
| 7 | Twenty One Capital, Inc.XXI · NYSE | 34.70% | 1,249,988 | 35 |
| 8 | VisionWave Holdings, Inc.VWAV · Nasdaq Global | 33.34% | 316,031 | 20 |
| 9 | Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.OBX · Nasdaq Capital | 31.74% | 323,448 | 40 |
| 10 | LIGHTBRIDGE CorpLTBR · Nasdaq Capital | 19.65% | 202,445 | 57 |
| 11 | Standard Lithium LtdSLI · NYSE American | 19.12% | 463,792 | 30 |
| 12 | PluralsightPS · NYSE | 18.09% | 196,466 | 42 |
| 13 | QumulusAI, Inc.QMLS · Nasdaq Global | 18.01% | 117,442 | 45 |
| 14 | Gevo, IncGEVO · Nasdaq Capital | 15.78% | 586,320 | 58 |
| 15 | Gogo Inflight InternetGOGO · Nasdaq Global | 15.01% | 225,829 | 65 |
Sources: FINRA equity short interest (short interest, average daily volume, days to cover); SEC fails-to-deliver data; shares outstanding from each company’s latest 10-Q or 10-K on SEC EDGAR.
How the score works
For each stock we compute the six measures below, then rank every stock on each one: a percentile of 100 means the highest value among the stocks scored, 0 the lowest. The score is the weighted average of those six percentiles. Ranking by percentile keeps one extreme number (a stock whose short interest went up 5,000%) from swamping the rest.
Where a measure can’t be computed for a stock (no previous short interest, no recent price change, too few days of short volume) it counts as 50, the middle. A stock missing from the SEC fails file had no fails reported, so its fails measure is 0.
Who is scored: U.S. common stocks on an exchange, with a price of at least $1, a market value of at least $50 million and at least $1 million traded a day. Of the 22,581 symbols in FINRA’s Sep 30, 2026 report, 3,691 qualify. Left out: 6,168 funds and exchange-traded products, 9,097 over-the-counter symbols, 1,082 warrants, rights, units, preferred shares and notes, 857 without a checked price and SEC share count, 429 under $1, 507 worth less than $50 million and 750 trading less than $1 million a day.
| Measure | Weight | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Short share of shares | 30% | Short interest as a percentage of all shares outstanding. |
| Days to cover | 20% | Short interest divided by average daily trading volume, as FINRA reports it for the settlement period. |
| Short interest change | 15% | Percentage change in short interest from the previous settlement date. |
| 1-month return | 15% | Price change over the past month. A rising price hurts short sellers, which is what can force them to buy back. |
| Fails to deliver vs. volume | 10% | Average daily fails-to-deliver balance over the SEC's latest half-month file, as a percentage of average daily volume. |
| Short volume trend | 10% | Short sales as a share of FINRA-reported volume over the last 10 trading days, minus the same share over the 20 trading days before. |
What this does not tell you
This is a ranking of exposure, not a forecast. Short interest is a snapshot as of the settlement date and FINRA publishes it about a week and a half later, so positions may have changed. The cost and availability of borrowing shares, often the trigger for a squeeze, isn’t public and isn’t here. We divide by all shares outstanding rather than the float that trades freely, which understates the short share for companies with large insider holdings. FINRA’s daily short volume covers only trades reported to its facilities, and market makers’ short sales are routine, so that measure is about change, not level. Fails to deliver can come from many things besides short selling.
Sources: FINRA equity short interest (short interest, average daily volume, days to cover); FINRA daily short sale volume (trades reported to FINRA’s facilities, mostly off-exchange); SEC fails-to-deliver data; shares outstanding from each company’s latest 10-Q or 10-K on SEC EDGAR.