Squeeze Report — September 1, 2026
The tape is crowded with high-short-interest names that look better on a screener than in the borrow book. The real story is the gap between headline short interest and actual covering pressure — shorts are already exiting several of these setups, and cheap borrow plus dilution overhangs are capping the upside.
Today's top short-squeeze candidates
- #1SLDBSolid Biosciences Inc. Common82
19.6 days to cover looks juicy, but a 31% float expansion and crowded options make any pop pre-paid.
SI 21%DTC 19.6$9.58+19% 20dHealthcare - #2GRRRGorilla Technology Group Inc.81
40% of float sold short · 5.2 days to cover · +29% over 20 days
SI 40%DTC 5.2$15.04+29% 20dTechnology - #3CELCCelcuity Inc. Common Stock79
35% of float sold short · 13.2 days to cover · +2% over 20 days
SI 35%DTC 13.2$89.06+2% 20dHealthcare - #4TGTXTG Therapeutics, Inc. Common S78
22% of float sold short · 12.6 days to cover · +18% over 20 days
SI 22%DTC 12.6$54.30+18% 20dHealthcare - #5SPRYARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Comm78
36% of float sold short · 11.0 days to cover · +10% over 20 days · options pricing in the 82th percentile (crowded)
SI 36%DTC 11.0$6.00+10% 20dHealthcare - #6MMEDMiniMed Group, Inc. Common Sto78
21% of float sold short · 5.7 days to cover · +6% over 20 days
SI 21%DTC 5.7$20.26+6% 20dHealthcare - #7ORICOric Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Com77
37.8% short interest and 11 days to cover, but no binary catalyst until ESMO and shorts are already leaving.
SI 38%DTC 11.0$12.99+23% 20dHealthcare - #8VERAVera Therapeutics, Inc. Class76
29% of float sold short · 7.0 days to cover · +6% over 20 days
SI 29%DTC 7.0$34.08+6% 20dHealthcare - #9HYMCHycroft Mining Holding Corpora76
High-grade silver hits and a debt-free balance sheet, but 40M warrants and a hawkish Fed cap the squeeze.
SI 23%DTC 7.9$23.43+14% 20dBasic Materials - #10BHVNBiohaven Ltd.76
14% of float sold short · 10.3 days to cover · +14% over 20 days
SI 14%DTC 10.3$15.27+14% 20dHealthcare - #11PDYNPalladyne AI Corp. Common Stoc76
27% of float sold short · 7.7 days to cover · +2% over 20 days
SI 27%DTC 7.7$5.71+2% 20dTechnology - #12CRKComstock Resources, Inc.76
31% of float sold short · 13.4 days to cover · +8% over 20 days
SI 31%DTC 13.4$14.43+8% 20dEnergy - #13VRDNViridian Therapeutics, Inc. Co75
18% of float sold short · 9.1 days to cover · +20% over 20 days
SI 18%DTC 9.1$23.16+20% 20dHealthcare - #14PRGOPERRIGO COMPANY PLC75
16% of float sold short · 6.9 days to cover · +37% over 20 days
SI 16%DTC 6.9$14.64+37% 20dHealthcare - #15GOGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. C75
26% short interest and cheap options, but shorts added last period and a goodwill impairment gutted the balance sheet.
SI 26%DTC 7.6$11.95+23% 20dConsumer Defensive
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