Squeeze Report — August 18, 2026

Today's top short-squeeze candidates

1. #1HYMCHycroft Mining Holding Corpora81

   Short interest is up 14.5% and the stock has run 40%, but cheap borrow and a live ATM cap the forced-covering case.

   SI 26%DTC 9.3$26.32+40% 20dBasic Materials
2. #2SLDBSolid Biosciences Inc. Common80

   22% of float sold short · 16.2 days to cover · +8% over 20 days

   SI 22%DTC 16.2$9.10+8% 20dHealthcare
3. #3COHUCohu, Inc. Common Stock80

   18% of float sold short · 7.2 days to cover · +21% over 20 days

   SI 18%DTC 7.2$62.62+21% 20dTechnology
4. #4ORICOric Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Com78

   45% of float sold short · 13.6 days to cover · +28% over 20 days

   SI 45%DTC 13.6$13.38+28% 20dHealthcare
5. #5GOGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. C78

   25% of float sold short · 10.3 days to cover · +24% over 20 days · options pricing in the 89th percentile (crowded)

   SI 25%DTC 10.3$11.49+24% 20dConsumer Defensive
6. #6TWSTTwist Bioscience Corporation C77

   Short interest fell 29% at the last print and insiders sold $17.1M in August — the squeeze already happened.

   SI 24%DTC 11.1$124.41+42% 20dHealthcare
7. #7ITGartner, Inc.77

   Shorts are covering, not building — down 16% sequentially — and the stock has already run 39% in a month.

   SI 15%DTC 7.3$179.19+27% 20dIndustrials
8. #8IMRXImmuneering Corporation Class77

   61% of float sold short · 20.4 days to cover · +22% over 20 days

   SI 61%DTC 20.4$5.22+22% 20dHealthcare
9. #9GRRRGorilla Technology Group Inc.77

   Borrow fee hit 11% with near-zero availability — the only true hard-to-borrow squeeze on the board, but options are dead.

   SI 35%DTC 4.0$14.95+23% 20dTechnology
10. #10AIC3.ai, Inc.76

    33.8% short interest but only a 19% historical squeeze rate for this bucket, and options are pricing zero squeeze risk.

    SI 34%DTC 8.4$9.70+13% 20dTechnology
11. #11GLOBGLOBANT S.A.76

    Short interest is down 20.8% from June, borrow is trivial, and the AI-disruption thesis is existential for IT services.

    SI 24%DTC 5.3$36.26+12% 20dTechnology
12. #12KSSKohls Corporation75

    28% of float sold short · 9.5 days to cover · +10% over 20 days

    SI 28%DTC 9.5$19.29+10% 20dConsumer Cyclical
13. #13WHRWhirlpool Corp.75

    Activist optionality and a 75 squeeze score are tempered by cheap borrow, no confirmed catalyst, and a mandatory convertible adding 8.3M shares.

    SI 22%DTC 6.6$39.59+7% 20dConsumer Cyclical
14. #14ELVNEnliven Therapeutics, Inc. Com75

    Near 52-week highs with 11.4 days to cover, yet insiders are selling into strength and a $200M ATM looms.

    SI 18%DTC 11.4$59.53+15% 20dHealthcare
15. #15PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment,74

    29% of float sold short · 7.9 days to cover · +0% over 20 days

    SI 29%DTC 7.9$10.15+0% 20dConsumer Cyclical