Most Shorted Stocks Today: June 23, 2026 — Top 25 Squeeze Candidates
On June 23, 2026, Groupon (GRPN) leads Tapeboard's most-shorted stocks with a 41.7 squeeze score and short interest at 64.6% of float, on a board where 24 of 25 names carry the FINRA threshold flag.
On June 23, 2026, Groupon (GRPN) tops Tapeboard's most-shorted leaderboard with a squeeze score of 41.7, carried by short interest equal to 64.6% of its free float and 6.3 days to cover. The board is defined by threshold concentration — 24 of the 25 names carry the FINRA short-volume flag — and a few extreme borrow fee outliers led by NRDY at 50.8% and LCID at 25.4%. Five-day momentum is broadly negative across the leaders, the crowded-short setup where the short side currently has the upper hand but is sitting on a large position.
June 23, 2026 Top 25 Short Squeeze Candidates
| Rank | Symbol | Squeeze Score | SI % Float | Borrow Fee | Days to Cover | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | GRPN | 41.7 | 64.6% | 1.3% | 6.3 | T |
| 7 | CHWY | 36.4 | 51.3% | 0.4% | 2.8 | T |
| 8 | ELF | 36.3 | 48.9% | 0.4% | 2.0 | T |
| 10 | CRMT | 35.8 | 33.7% | 3.0% | 22.0 | T |
| 12 | NRDY | 34.2 | 41.6% | 50.8% | 20.3 | T |
| 13 | RH | 31.5 | 41.1% | 0.3% | 6.0 | T |
| 14 | BTDR | 31.3 | 41.3% | 0.5% | 4.5 | T |
| 15 | LCID | 30.6 | 33.6% | 25.4% | 4.3 | T |
| 16 | EVGO | 29.6 | 34.6% | 0.9% | 10.9 | T |
| 17 | ASAN | 29.5 | 35.6% | 0.4% | 4.3 | T |
| 18 | AI | 29.4 | 37.7% | 0.3% | 8.7 | T |
| 19 | UPST | 28.5 | 33.6% | 0.4% | 5.8 | T |
| 20 | TRIP | 28.3 | 28.9% | 0.4% | 8.3 | T |
| 21 | NTLA | 27.5 | 36.2% | 0.4% | 9.2 | T |
| 22 | BYND | 27.3 | 28.3% | 22.3% | 4.5 | T |
| 23 | RXRX | 27.2 | 32.0% | 0.6% | 8.0 | T |
| 24 | PLAY | 27.1 | 36.8% | 0.3% | 5.1 | |
| 25 | BEAM | 27.0 | 24.4% | 0.3% | 11.7 | T |
| 26 | IBRX | 27.0 | 33.5% | 3.1% | 7.6 | T |
| 27 | RCKT | 26.9 | 25.6% | 0.6% | 9.5 | T |
| 28 | MDGL | 26.6 | 27.7% | 0.3% | 14.1 | T |
| 29 | OCGN | 26.4 | 26.2% | 1.0% | 14.3 | T |
| 30 | RUN | 26.4 | 27.2% | 0.3% | 7.9 | T |
| 31 | INDI | 26.4 | 30.2% | 1.3% | 9.2 | T |
| 32 | SVRA | 26.3 | 23.2% | 0.4% | 21.8 | T |
The Five Highest Squeeze Scores on June 23, 2026
5. GRPN — Squeeze Score 41.7
GRPN leads the board with short interest at 64.6% of float — the densest short position in today's data — yet a borrow fee of just 1.3%. This is an SI-driven, not fee-driven, setup: shorts are crowded but not yet paying to stay there. With 6.3 days to cover and 5-day momentum of -3.95%, the short side is currently winning. The mechanics of a short squeeze here would engage if the cheap borrow tightens or a positive catalyst forces covering against a position that takes more than six sessions to unwind.
7. CHWY — Squeeze Score 36.4
CHWY carries short interest of 51.3% of float at a $17.85 price, but the short side is liquid: the 0.4% borrow fee is negligible and days to cover is just 2.8. Momentum of -7.70% shows shorts pressing the trade. The high SI is real fuel, but the low days-to-cover caps how forced any covering can become — a sharp upside reversal is what would actually compress this short.
8. ELF — Squeeze Score 36.3
ELF shows short interest at 48.9% of float on a $63.41 stock, with a 0.4% borrow fee and the lowest days-to-cover on the board at 2.0. That combination defines an easily coverable high-SI setup: nearly half the float is short, but at this volume the position can be exited in two sessions. Momentum is roughly flat at -0.78%, leaving the squeeze contingent on a fast, large move rather than a slow borrow squeeze.
10. CRMT — Squeeze Score 35.8
CRMT is the standout momentum case: 5-day momentum of +60.17% against shorts who need 22.0 days to cover, with float utilization at 33.7% and a 3.0% borrow fee. This is a threshold-flagged momentum setup — price is already running hard while the short side sits on a position that cannot be unwound quickly. If the advance continues, covering becomes mechanically forced because exits compete for limited daily volume.
12. NRDY — Squeeze Score 34.2
NRDY is the extreme-fee name, with a borrow fee of 50.8% — by far the highest on the board — short interest at 41.6% of float, 20.3 days to cover, and a $0.91 price. Paying 50.8% annualized to hold a short is expensive and signals scarce borrow. This is the high-fee tight-borrow profile: if availability tightens further the carry becomes uneconomic, and shorts under that cost pressure are the most prone to capitulate into any bounce.
Highest Borrow Fees on June 23, 2026
Borrow cost is concentrated in a handful of names: NRDY at 50.8%, LCID at 25.4%, and BYND at 22.3% sit far above the rest of the board, with IBRX (3.1%) and CRMT (3.0%) a distant next tier. The other 20 leaders all borrow under 1.5%, meaning most of today's squeeze pressure is coming from dense short interest and threshold flags rather than from punitive stock-loan costs.
Stocks Flagged on the FINRA Threshold List
The "T" column marks the FINRA threshold flag: the symbol shows sustained heavy short pressure on the FINRA Consolidated NMS daily short-volume file, where more than 50% of recent volume was short-side within the last seven trading days. Today 24 of the 25 leaders carry it — only PLAY does not. For the full breakdown of how this flag feeds the model, see /methodology/short-squeeze-score.
How the Tapeboard Squeeze Score Is Built
The squeeze score is a weighted blend: 35% short interest as a percentage of float (FINRA), 25% borrow fee (IBKR), 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, and 5% 5-day price momentum (Schwab). Short interest and threshold data trace to FINRA and SEC filings, stock-loan availability comes from IBKR, and pricing comes from Schwab. The full weighting and normalization are documented at /methodology/short-squeeze-score.
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