Most Shorted Stocks Today: July 1, 2026 — Top 25 Squeeze Candidates
On July 1, 2026, Groupon (GRPN) leads Tapeboard's most-shorted stocks with a squeeze score of 85 and short interest of 70.3% of float, while extreme borrow fees at RGC (267.1%) and BYND (68.9%) define a broad, threshold-heavy board.
On July 1, 2026, Groupon (GRPN) tops Tapeboard's most-shorted leaderboard with a squeeze score of 85, built on short interest equal to 70.3% of its free float and 8.29 days to cover. Today's board is defined by breadth rather than a single outlier: 23 of the 25 ranked names carry a sustained FINRA threshold flag, and a cluster of small-caps pair thin float with a punishing borrow fee — led by RGC at 267.1% and BYND at 68.9%. The heaviest short interest and the steepest borrow costs sit in different names, so the top of the score is crowding-driven while the fee extremes cluster lower down.
July 1, 2026 Top 25 Short Squeeze Candidates
The full ranking of today's short squeeze candidates, ordered by Tapeboard squeeze score:
| Rank | Symbol | Squeeze Score | SI % Float | Borrow Fee | Days to Cover | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | GRPN | 85 | 70.3% | 1.9% | 8.3 | |
| 4 | ELF | 69 | 49.9% | 0.4% | 2.6 | T |
| 6 | CHWY | 63.6 | 46.5% | 0.4% | 2.4 | T |
| 7 | LCID | 61.3 | 38.2% | 55.1% | 4.3 | T |
| 8 | PLAY | 58.8 | 43.9% | 0.3% | 5.6 | T |
| 9 | SPCE | 58.4 | 35.9% | 20.4% | 1.0 | T |
| 10 | RGC | 57 | 1.3% | 267.1% | 7.8 | T |
| 11 | RH | 56.3 | 38.5% | 0.3% | 4.9 | T |
| 12 | BYND | 56.1 | 29.5% | 68.9% | 3.9 | T |
| 13 | EVGO | 55.5 | 34.8% | 4.1% | 9.9 | T |
| 15 | OCGN | 55 | 27.3% | 29.0% | 18.5 | T |
| 17 | NTLA | 54.2 | 37.5% | 0.3% | 7.5 | T |
| 18 | XRX | 53.8 | 31.0% | 23.5% | 6.9 | T |
| 20 | RXRX | 53.1 | 35.9% | 0.5% | 8.4 | T |
| 21 | IBRX | 52.8 | 34.3% | 2.7% | 12.0 | T |
| 22 | BEAM | 52.4 | 32.2% | 0.3% | 14.2 | T |
| 23 | RUM | 52.4 | 34.9% | 11.1% | 6.7 | T |
| 24 | TRIP | 52.2 | 29.8% | 0.4% | 6.8 | T |
| 27 | CSIQ | 50.4 | 31.6% | 1.4% | 5.4 | T |
| 28 | INDI | 49.9 | 30.9% | 1.3% | 12.1 | T |
| 29 | ASAN | 49.6 | 35.4% | 0.5% | 4.8 | T |
| 30 | UPST | 49.4 | 32.6% | 0.3% | 5.7 | T |
| 31 | KOD | 48.8 | 26.7% | 0.4% | 13.7 | T |
| 32 | CLSK | 48.4 | 34.2% | 0.4% | 3.7 | |
| 33 | NVAX | 47.5 | 31.9% | 0.5% | 10.8 | T |
3. GRPN — Squeeze Score 85
GRPN carries the board's heaviest crowding: short interest at 70.3% of float, matched by float utilization of 70.3%, against a modest 1.9% borrow fee at a price of $25.19. This is a high-SI, cheap-to-borrow setup — shorts here face almost no carry cost, so the pressure is positioning rather than the loan desk. With 8.29 days to cover, any forced covering would take time to clear, which is what gives a name this crowded its squeeze mechanics. GRPN is also one of only two names on today's board not flagged on the threshold list. A price catalyst that forces covering — not a rising borrow — is what would light this one.
4. ELF — Squeeze Score 69
ELF pairs short interest of 49.9% of float with a cheap 0.4% borrow fee and just 2.57 days to cover at $78.73. It is the crowded-but-liquid archetype: heavy short positioning in a name that trades enough volume to unwind fast. The low cover figure cuts both ways — a catalyst forces covering quickly, but there is less trapped fuel than in a thinner name. ELF is threshold-flagged, marking sustained short-side volume.
6. CHWY — Squeeze Score 63.6
CHWY mirrors ELF closely: 46.5% short interest, a 0.4% borrow fee, and only 2.37 days to cover at $20.64. Cheap borrow means shorts can hold nearly cost-free, so the squeeze case rests entirely on a catalyst large enough to overwhelm the fast covering that a 2.37-day figure implies. It is threshold-flagged.
7. LCID — Squeeze Score 61.3
LCID is the marquee high-fee name inside the top five: a 55.1% borrow fee against 38.2% short interest, 4.26 days to cover, and a $6.64 price. Here the loan desk itself is the pressure — a 55% annualized cost bleeds shorts every day held, and if borrow availability tightens further the carry alone can force covering without any change in the tape. Threshold-flagged.
8. PLAY — Squeeze Score 58.8
PLAY shows 43.9% short interest, a 0.3% borrow fee, and 5.57 days to cover at $11.52. Like the other high-SI names near the top, its borrow is cheap, so the setup leans on positioning and a moderate cover window rather than loan cost. Threshold-flagged.
Highest Borrow Fees on July 1, 2026
Borrow cost, sourced from IBKR stock-loan data, is where today's board turns extreme. RGC carries a 267.1% annualized fee despite short interest of just 1.3% of float — a tiny short base that is nonetheless nearly impossible to borrow, with 7.82 days to cover. BYND follows at 68.9% on 29.5% short interest and a sub-dollar $0.74 price. LCID (55.1%), OCGN (29.0%, with an outsized 18.49 days to cover), XRX (23.5%), SPCE (20.4%), and RUM (11.1%) round out the double-digit-fee cluster. These are the names where holding a short position carries a running cost independent of price action.
Stocks Flagged on the FINRA Threshold List
A T in the table means the symbol appears on the FINRA Consolidated NMS daily short-volume file with more than 50% of recent volume printing short-side — sustained heavy short pressure across the last seven trading days. On July 1, 23 of the 25 ranked names carry the flag; only GRPN (score 85) and CLSK (score 48.4) do not. See /methodology/short-squeeze-score for how the flag feeds the score.
How the Tapeboard Squeeze Score Is Built
The Tapeboard squeeze score weights five inputs: 35% short interest as a percentage of float (FINRA), 25% borrow fee (IBKR), 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, and 5% five-day price momentum (Schwab). Short-position and float data trace to FINRA and SEC filings; loan cost and availability come from IBKR; price and momentum come from Schwab. Full weighting and normalization are documented at /methodology/short-squeeze-score.
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