Category: short squeeze

5 Short Squeeze Candidates to Watch: SmileDirectClub, Kidpik Join the Leaderboard

Potential short squeeze plays gained steam in 2021, with new retail traders looking for the next huge move. A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises in value instead of falling. Short sellers could be looking to close out their position and can face a loss if they have to buy back…


5 Short Squeeze Candidates to Watch: Insignia Systems Tops List With High Cost to Borrow, SeaChange Joins

Potential short squeeze plays gained steam in 2021 with new retail traders looking for the next huge move. A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises in value instead of falling. Short sellers could be looking to close out their position and can face a loss if they have to buy back the…


Video: Jeff Carlson Explains the GameStop Short Squeeze and Why Government Should Not Intervene

Recently, small investors organized online to buy large amounts of GameStop stock and caused billions in losses to Wall Street hedge funds looking to short that stock and benefit from its declining price. GameStop had been sinking for years. But in January of this year, prices soared to over $300 a share. On January 28,…


American Airlines Sees 50 Percent Stock Value Spike

American Airlines shares rose by 50 percent on Thursday after a mention of the airlines was made on WallStreetBets, a subreddit where participants write about the stock exchange that has come recently under the spotlight for short squeezing financially troubled companies. “AAL the next GME?” wrote a Reddit user named u/cardiffgiantthe1st on Wednesday, according to…