Top Short-Squeeze Candidates Today: July 17, 2026 — 7-Factor Leaderboard
GRPN tops Tapeboard's July 17, 2026 7-factor composite squeeze leaderboard with a score of 69.9/100, standing out against a dominant field of low-priced names carried by extreme days-to-cover signals.
TL;DR: As of market close on July 17, 2026, GRPN leads Tapeboard's 7-factor squeeze leaderboard with a score of 69.9/100, driven by its 67.5% short interest and a 1.5% annualized borrow fee.
Tapeboard's daily squeeze scan ranked 21 stocks by composite score on July 17, 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. After applying data-quality filtering to remove OTC grey-market securities with sentinel days-to-cover readings and null short-interest data, GRPN stands as the sole verified candidate with reported short-interest and borrow-fee metrics.
Today's July 17, 2026 Squeeze Score Leaderboard
| Rank | Symbol | Squeeze Score | SI % Float | Borrow Fee | Days to Cover | Mom 5d | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRPN | 69.9 | 67.5% | 1.5% | 6.1 | +6.8% | T |
*Source: Tapeboard composite squeeze model, July 17, 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
After data-quality filtering removed 20 OTC and grey-market securities carrying sentinel days-to-cover readings (999.9) with null short-interest and borrow-fee data, GRPN stands as the only verified squeeze candidate on July 17, 2026. GRPN's 69.9/100 composite score is anchored by a 67.5% SI% Float (weighted at 35% of the composite) and a 1.5% annualized borrow fee (weighted at 25%). The remaining 20 unranked securities were excluded because their composite scores were driven entirely by the days-to-cover sentinel value, producing degenerate tied scores that do not reflect genuine squeeze risk.
Top Name
1. GRPN — Squeeze Score 69.9/100
GRPN earns its top rank primarily through a 67.5% short interest as a percentage of float, supported by a 6.1 days-to-cover reading. The secondary signals include a 1.5% annualized borrow fee with a +0.2 percentage point change over the last 5 days, compounded by an active FINRA threshold flag and +6.8% five-day price momentum.
*Note: 20 additional securities were scored but excluded from the leaderboard due to sentinel days-to-cover values (999.9) and null short-interest/borrow-fee data. These are predominantly foreign OTC ordinaries and grey-market names where the composite score is unreliable.*
Factor Breakdown: How the Score Is Built
The Tapeboard short squeeze composite is a 7-factor z-score model. The weights are: 35% SI% Float (FINRA), 25% Borrow Fee (IBKR), 20% Float Utilization, 15% Days to Cover, and 5% 5-day momentum (Schwab). The FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume ratio and the week-over-week borrow-fee change complete the seven-factor framework. The model is recomputed nightly against a live ~500-stock universe to normalize outliers. See the methodology for the full z-score calculation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top short-squeeze candidates today?
As of July 17, 2026, GRPN is the sole verified short-squeeze candidate by composite score with 69.9/100, driven by a 67.5% SI% Float, a 1.5% annualized borrow fee, and an active FINRA threshold flag. Twenty additional securities were scored but excluded from the leaderboard due to sentinel days-to-cover values and null short-interest data.
How does Tapeboard calculate its squeeze score?
Tapeboard calculates its squeeze score by z-scoring seven distinct factors—short interest as a percentage of float, annualized borrow fee, float utilization, FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume ratio, days-to-cover, five-day price momentum, and week-over-week borrow-fee change—against a live ~500-stock universe. The z-scores are then weighted at 35% for SI% Float, 25% for Borrow Fee, 20% for Float Utilization, 15% for Days to Cover, and 5% for 5-day momentum.
When does short-interest data update?
Short interest data updates on an approximate two-week lag per the FINRA settlement schedule, meaning current positions reflect trades from roughly 14 days prior. Borrow fees from IBKR stock-loan availability and FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume data update on a daily, next-day basis.
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 threshold 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.