Top Short-Squeeze Candidates Today: July 15, 2026 — 7-Factor Leaderboard
No valid squeeze candidates met the data-quality threshold on July 15, 2026. All scanned securities carried sentinel days-to-cover values (999.99) with null short-interest and borrow-fee data, and were excluded as OTC/grey-market degenerate scores.
TL;DR: As of market close on July 15, 2026, no valid squeeze candidates met the data-quality threshold. All ranked securities carried sentinel 999.99 days-to-cover readings with null short-interest and borrow-fee data and were excluded as degenerate composite scores.
Tapeboard's daily squeeze scan ranked 20 stocks by composite score on July 15, 2026, combining seven factors: short interest as a percentage of float, annualized borrow fee, float utilization, the FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume ratio, days to cover, five-day price momentum, and week-over-week borrow-fee change — each z-scored against a live ~500-stock universe. The dominant pattern across today's scan is a complete absence of standard borrow-fee and short-interest data, with every ranked security carrying an identical sentinel 999.99 days-to-cover reading and null short-interest/borrow-fee inputs. All twenty names were therefore excluded from the leaderboard after data-quality filtering — none produced a composite score that meaningfully reflects short-squeeze potential.
Today's July 15, 2026 Squeeze Score Leaderboard
| Rank | Symbol | Squeeze Score | SI % Float | Borrow Fee | Days to Cover | Mom 5d | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*No valid squeeze candidates met the data-quality threshold on July 15, 2026. All ranked securities carried sentinel days-to-cover values (999.99) with null short-interest and borrow-fee data — these OTC/grey-market names are excluded from the leaderboard to avoid publishing degenerate composite scores. See the July 17 update for the next session with verified data.*
*Source: Tapeboard composite squeeze model, July 15, 2026. Seven factors z-scored vs a ~500-stock universe. Short interest per FINRA settlement schedule; borrow fees from IBKR stock-loan availability; short-volume from FINRA Consolidated NMS. Not investment advice.*
What Drove Today's Rankings
On July 15, 2026, the squeeze scanner universe produced no valid candidates after data-quality filtering. All ranked securities carried sentinel days-to-cover values (999.99) with null short interest and borrow fee data — a pattern typical of OTC and grey-market securities with no reported short-interest data from FINRA and no IBKR stock-loan availability. These names have been excluded from the leaderboard to avoid publishing degenerate composite scores driven entirely by the days-to-cover sentinel value. The scanner model weights SI% Float at 35% and borrow fee at 25%; with both null, the composite becomes unreliable. The July 17 update resumes with verified data (GRPN, 69.9/100).
Top Names
No Valid Candidates
On July 15, 2026 no ranked security survived data-quality filtering, so there are no "top names" to spotlight. Every scanned ticker carried a sentinel 999.99 days to cover reading with null short interest and borrow fee data — a profile typical of OTC and grey-market securities with no reported FINRA short-interest data and no IBKR stock-loan availability. Because short interest (35% weight) and borrow fee (25% weight) carry the two largest weights in the composite model, any resulting score would be driven entirely by the 999.99 days-to-cover sentinel rather than an active squeeze signal. Rather than publish degenerate composite scores against the model's ceiling value, these names were excluded from the leaderboard by design. The July 17 update resumes with verified data (GRPN, 69.9/100).
Factor Breakdown: How the Score Is Built
The Tapeboard short squeeze composite score is a 0-100 ranking built from seven individual factors, each z-scored against a live universe of approximately 500 stocks to ensure cross-sectional comparability. The weights are fixed: 35% Short Interest as a percentage of float (sourced from FINRA), 25% Borrow Fee (sourced from IBKR stock-loan availability), 20% Float Utilization, 15% Days to Cover, and 5% 5-day price momentum (sourced from Schwab end-of-day data). The remaining weight accounts for the FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume ratio and week-over-week borrow-fee change. When a specific factor is null for a given stock, the model dynamically reweights the remaining available factors to produce a composite score. See the methodology for the full mathematical specification.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top short-squeeze candidates today?
As of July 15, 2026, there are no valid top squeeze candidates. Every scanned security carried a sentinel 999.99 days-to-cover reading with null short-interest and borrow-fee data — a profile typical of OTC/grey-market securities with no FINRA short-interest data and no IBKR stock-loan availability. Because short interest and borrow fee carry the two largest weights in the composite model (35% and 25%), scores built without them are degenerate and driven entirely by the days-to-cover sentinel, so all names were excluded from the leaderboard after data-quality filtering. The July 17 update resumes with verified data.
How does Tapeboard calculate its squeeze score?
Tapeboard calculates its squeeze score by z-scoring seven individual factors—short interest, borrow fee, float utilization, FINRA short-volume ratio, days to cover, 5-day momentum, and 5-day fee change—against a live ~500-stock universe. These z-scores are weighted at 35% SI, 25% borrow fee, 20% float utilization, 15% DTC, and 5% momentum to form the final 0-100 composite score.
When does short-interest data update?
Short interest data lags by approximately two weeks per the FINRA settlement schedule, meaning the most recent short positioning may not reflect real-time market conditions. Borrow fees update on a next-day basis from IBKR stock-loan availability data. The composite squeeze score is recomputed nightly to incorporate the latest available inputs from FINRA, IBKR, and Schwab.
Data and Methodology
- Squeeze Score: Tapeboard composite, recomputed nightly.
- Short Interest: FINRA, ~2-week settlement lag.
- Borrow Fee: IBKR stock-loan availability, daily.
- Short-Volume Threshold: FINRA Consolidated NMS, daily.
- Momentum: Schwab, end-of-day.
See today's highest borrow fees for the full hard-to-borrow ranking, or the live squeeze leaderboard for tomorrow's update.
This post is for educational and informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Short selling carries unlimited downside risk. A quantitative composite does not predict price, and past squeezes are not indicative of future moves. Editor: Marcus Reilly.