Squeeze Report — August 14, 2026
The tape is crowded with high-short-interest names that have already run, leaving fragile setups where borrow is cheap and shorts are covering. The most interesting tension sits in BIRK and REPL, where fresh catalysts collided with immediate dilution events.
Today's top short-squeeze candidates
- #1IMRXImmuneering Corporation Class80
60% of float sold short · 16.4 days to cover · +9% over 20 days
SI 60%DTC 16.4$5.20+9% 20dHealthcare - #2TWSTTwist Bioscience Corporation C79
A 37% rally and $300M offering suggest the easy squeeze has passed, leaving momentum and dilution in control.
SI 24%DTC 9.7$125.29+37% 20dHealthcare - #3SLDBSolid Biosciences Inc. Common78
23% of float sold short · 11.2 days to cover · +0% over 20 days
SI 23%DTC 11.2$9.08+0% 20dHealthcare - #4ITGartner, Inc.78
A 28% 20-day rally and 1% implied vol suggest any squeeze already happened, with no catalyst until November.
SI 18%DTC 9.0$183.30+28% 20dIndustrials - #5HYMCHycroft Mining Holding Corpora78
A 44% 20-day rally likely already forced covering, leaving cheap borrow and dilution as the dominant forces.
SI 23%DTC 8.2$26.57+44% 20dBasic Materials - #6CHTRCharter Communications, Inc. C76
26% of float sold short · 9.4 days to cover · +17% over 20 days
SI 26%DTC 9.4$156.53+17% 20dCommunication Services - #7DBXDropbox, Inc. Class A Common S76
21% of float sold short · 8.6 days to cover · +18% over 20 days
SI 21%DTC 8.6$35.93+18% 20dTechnology - #8ORICOric Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Com76
45% of float sold short · 13.5 days to cover · +28% over 20 days
SI 45%DTC 13.5$13.72+28% 20dHealthcare - #9COHUCohu, Inc. Common Stock76
17% of float sold short · 6.1 days to cover · +13% over 20 days
SI 17%DTC 6.1$58.34+13% 20dTechnology - #10KSSKohls Corporation75
27% of float sold short · 8.2 days to cover · +12% over 20 days
SI 27%DTC 8.2$19.62+12% 20dConsumer Cyclical - #11AIC3.ai, Inc.75
Heavy insider selling and cheap borrow outweigh the 32% short float, with the recent bounce just sector rotation.
SI 32%DTC 8.8$10.18+14% 20dTechnology - #12SRPTSarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Com75
30% of float sold short · 9.2 days to cover · +7% over 20 days · options pricing in the 86th percentile (crowded)
SI 30%DTC 9.2$18.42+7% 20dHealthcare - #13GOGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. C75
17 insider buys and a $100M buyback provide a floor, but shorts aren't adding and fundamentals are deteriorating.
SI 23%DTC 11.8$10.80+13% 20dConsumer Defensive - #14MNDYmonday.com Ltd. Ordinary Share75
A 19.3% rally despite soft guidance hasn't pressured shorts, with borrow at 0.5% and no call accumulation.
SI 20%DTC 7.8$94.29+19% 20dTechnology - #15PRCHPorch Group, Inc. Common Stock74
18% of float sold short · 7.8 days to cover · +23% over 20 days
SI 18%DTC 7.8$16.94+23% 20dFinancial Services
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