Short Squeeze Watchlist: Top Candidates for September 2026

Short squeezes are one of the most powerful catalysts in the market. When short sellers are forced to cover their positions en masse, the resulting buying pressure can send a stock soaring 50%, 100%, or even 500% in a single session. But identifying squeeze candidates before they explode requires more than just looking at short interest percentages.

The iMYNTED terminal scans the entire market for squeeze setups using a composite score that factors in short interest, days to cover, cost to borrow, Reg SHO threshold status, utilization rates, and price momentum. A stock scoring above 75 on our squeeze index is classified as EXTREME — the kind of setup that can produce multi-bagger moves.

Key factors we look for: Short interest above 20% of float (the higher the better), days to cover above 5 (meaning shorts would need a week of average volume to exit), cost to borrow above 20% (indicating shares are hard to locate), and Reg SHO threshold status (which flags persistent settlement failures).

But the real edge comes from combining these fundamental factors with real-time price action. A stock with 30% short interest that's already moving up 5-10% on heavy volume is the classic squeeze setup — shorts are underwater and the covering hasn't even started yet. Our scanners flag this crossover in real time.

The squeeze candidates we're watching this month include names across Reg SHO threshold lists, high-SI micro-floats, and recently reverse-split tickers where the float has been compressed. Each is scored 0-100 and ranked by squeeze probability. The terminal updates these scores every 30 seconds during market hours.