DTC + % float short + borrow rate + squeeze-setup scoring.
Days-to-cover, percent of float short, borrow rate and a squeeze-setup score. High short interest on its own is a statistic — it needs the borrow rate beside it to become a constraint.
Reach for itAny crowded short, and before assuming a squeeze is available.
“Short interest is the total size sold short and not yet covered, often shown as a percent of available supply.”
DTC + % float short + borrow rate + squeeze-setup scoring.
Open itAdd Panel ▸ Stocks ▸ Short Interest (Squeeze risk)
Headline number: shares short / float. > 20% = crowded short trade; squeeze-fuel pre-loaded. > 50% = extreme; coordinated-buying narratives can break the position.
Shares short / average daily volume. > 5 days = shorts can't exit cleanly without moving the market. DTC + % float short together = squeeze potential score.
Cost to short the stock today. > 50% APR = extreme demand for borrows; structural tightness. Utilisation > 95% = essentially all shares are lent out; new shorts pay the borrow rate.
Bottom-right: 0-100 score combining float-short, DTC, borrow rate, recent price compression. > 70 = high squeeze probability if a catalyst fires. Combine with options unusual activity (UOA) for confirmation.
