SHORT SQUEEZE RADAR
Not squeeze probability.
Confirmed pressure.
High short interest alone never creates a signal. Cover burden, position change, volume acceleration, and actual price pressure must share an effective time.
SPECIAL SESSION · EVENT PRESSURE
Investigating pressure that price alone cannot explain.
Not squeeze probability.
UPSTBuilding- Short interest
- 26,176,982
- Change
- +1.3%
- Days to cover
- 7.13
- Volume
- 2.18x
- 5-day price
- +9%
Effective 2026-08-042 linked sources
BYNDWatch- Short interest
- 130,851,657
- Change
- +5%
- Days to cover
- 4.38
- Volume
- 1.07x
- 5-day price
- +17.2%
Effective 2026-08-042 linked sources
PLUGWatch- Short interest
- 330,057,977
- Change
- -3.1%
- Days to cover
- 6.91
- Volume
- 0.99x
- 5-day price
- +10.2%
Effective 2026-08-042 linked sources
OPENWatch- Short interest
- 167,961,940
- Change
- -8%
- Days to cover
- 1.82
- Volume
- 0.74x
- 5-day price
- +4.6%
Effective 2026-08-042 linked sources
LCIDWatch- Short interest
- 65,009,679
- Change
- +2.4%
- Days to cover
- 2.21
- Volume
- 0.42x
- 5-day price
- -1.5%
Effective 2026-08-042 linked sources
AUDITABLE MODEL
Radar decision contract
A decision requires both Nasdaq short-interest history and Yahoo price-volume observations.
Days to cover
25 ptsCover burden at average volume
Position change
20 ptsChange from the prior settlement
Volume
20 ptsActual volume versus 20-day baseline
Price pressure
25 ptsFive-session move and hold
Crowd context
10 pts maxReddit quality — zero while disconnected
Decision states
Watch
Only partial conditions. No impact on the main verdict.
Building
Multiple market measures align. Investigation priority rises.
Confirmed
Price and volume confirm pressure. Still not a buy call.