🩸 FINRA Short Volume

🎯 SQUEEZE SETUPS

📈 TOP SVR TODAY

⚡ ABNORMAL SHORTING (Z-SCORE)

📊 SECTORS

📐 Methodology institutional metrics

SHORT VOLUME RATIO (SVR)

SVR = ShortVolume / TotalVolume · % of today's trading executed short
Source: FINRA CNMS Reg SHO Daily file — consolidated across all venues
T+1 publication, ~7:45 PM ET

Z-SCORE (60-day distribution)

z = (SVR_today − mean_60d) / stdev_60d
z > 2 = abnormal · z > 2.5 = extreme · z > 3 = once in 100 days

MOMENTUM

momentum = SVR_5d_avg − SVR_20d_avg · Positive = building short pressure

DAYS-TO-COVER (20-day cumulative basis)

DTC = Σ short_vol_20d / avg_total_vol_20d
Forced-cover risk: how many trading days at current volume to fully cover

SQUEEZE SETUP SCORE

+30 SVR > 60% AND z > 2 (abnormal heavy shorting)
+25 DTC > 5 days (forced cover risk)
+20 price > MA20 (squeeze fuel from price strength)
+15 momentum > +2pp AND z > 2.5 (extreme + building)
+10 any of last 3 days SVR > 80% (climax shorting)
Score ≥ 50 ⟹ squeeze candidate