Top Short-Squeeze Candidates Today: July 1, 2026 — 7-Factor Leaderboard
GRPN tops Tapeboard's July 1, 2026 squeeze leaderboard with an 85/100 composite score on 70.3% short interest, leading a board dominated by threshold-flagged, high-short-interest names.
TL;DR: As of market close on July 1, 2026, GRPN leads Tapeboard's 7-factor squeeze leaderboard with a score of 85/100, driven by its 70.3% short interest and a 1.9% annualized borrow fee.
Tapeboard's daily squeeze scan ranked 25 stocks by composite score on July 1, 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. Today's board tilts toward heavy short-interest names: fourteen of the top fifteen sit on the FINRA short-volume threshold list, and short interest as a share of float is the recurring driver at the top.
Today's July 1, 2026 Squeeze Score Leaderboard
| Rank | Symbol | Squeeze Score | SI % Float | Borrow Fee | Days to Cover | Mom 5d | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRPN | 85.0 | 70.3% | 1.9% | 8.3 | — | |
| 2 | ELF | 69.0 | 49.9% | 0.4% | 2.6 | — | T |
| 3 | CHWY | 63.6 | 46.5% | 0.4% | 2.4 | — | T |
| 4 | LCID | 61.3 | 38.2% | 55.1% | 4.3 | — | T |
| 5 | PLAY | 58.8 | 43.9% | 0.3% | 5.6 | — | T |
| 6 | SPCE | 58.4 | 35.9% | 20.4% | 1.0 | — | T |
| 7 | RGC | 57.0 | 1.3% | 267.1% | 7.8 | — | T |
| 8 | RH | 56.3 | 38.5% | 0.3% | 4.9 | — | T |
| 9 | BYND | 56.1 | 29.5% | 68.9% | 3.9 | — | T |
| 10 | EVGO | 55.5 | 34.8% | 4.1% | 9.9 | — | T |
| 11 | OCGN | 55.0 | 27.3% | 29.0% | 18.5 | — | T |
| 12 | NTLA | 54.2 | 37.5% | 0.3% | 7.5 | — | T |
| 13 | XRX | 53.8 | 31.0% | 23.5% | 6.9 | — | T |
| 14 | RXRX | 53.1 | 35.9% | 0.5% | 8.4 | — | T |
| 15 | IBRX | 52.8 | 34.3% | 2.7% | 12.0 | — | T |
*Source: Tapeboard composite squeeze model, July 1, 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
The top 10 clusters around elevated short interest as a share of float, with nine of the ten names carrying SI above 29% and all but GRPN sitting on the FINRA short-volume threshold list. RGC breaks that pattern at rank 7 with just 1.3% SI but a 267.1% borrow fee and a 7.8-day cover, riding cost-to-borrow rather than float pressure. Because SI%Float carries the heaviest 35% weight in the composite, GRPN's 70.3% float short pushes it to the top of the board despite a modest 1.9% fee.
Top 5 Names
1. GRPN — Squeeze Score 85/100
GRPN's primary driver is its 70.3% short interest as a share of float — the highest reading on the entire board and well ahead of the next name. Its 1.9% borrow fee is comparatively light, and days to cover sits at 8.3 against a five-day fee change of +0.07 points. GRPN is the only top-15 name not flagged on the FINRA threshold list, and with momentum null its score was reweighted across the remaining factors.
2. ELF — Squeeze Score 69/100
ELF ranks second on 49.9% short interest, the second-highest float short in the set. Its borrow fee is a low 0.4% and days to cover is a quick 2.6, so the score leans almost entirely on float pressure rather than cost-to-borrow. ELF is flagged on the FINRA threshold list, and with five-day momentum null the score was reweighted across the remaining factors.
3. CHWY — Squeeze Score 63.6/100
CHWY's leading component is its 46.5% short interest as a percentage of float, third-highest on the board. The borrow fee is a modest 0.4% with days to cover at 2.4, again pointing to float share over borrow cost as the composite's main input here. CHWY carries the FINRA threshold flag and a small +0.03-point five-day fee change; with momentum null the score was reweighted across the remaining factors.
4. LCID — Squeeze Score 61.3/100
LCID's primary driver is its 55.1% annualized borrow fee, by far the heaviest cost-to-borrow inside the top five. It pairs that with 38.2% short interest and a 4.3-day cover. LCID is on the FINRA threshold list, though its five-day fee change of −4.13 points shows the borrow cost cooled over the week; with momentum null the score was reweighted across the remaining factors.
5. PLAY — Squeeze Score 58.8/100
PLAY rounds out the top five on 43.9% short interest as a share of float. Its borrow fee is the lowest of the top five at 0.3%, so days to cover at 5.6 and float share do the work in the composite rather than borrow cost. PLAY is flagged on the FINRA threshold list, and with five-day momentum null the score was reweighted across the remaining factors.
Factor Breakdown: How the Score Is Built
The composite z-scores each input against the universe and weights them: 35% short interest as a percentage of float (FINRA), 25% borrow fee (IBKR stock-loan availability), 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, and 5% five-day momentum (Schwab). The FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume threshold acts as an additional flag on hard-to-borrow, heavily-shorted names. Full details are in the methodology. Underlying figures come from FINRA, IBKR, Schwab, the SEC, and the exchanges (NYSE/NASDAQ).
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top short-squeeze candidates today?
As of July 1, 2026, the top three by composite score are GRPN (85/100, 70.3% SI, 1.9% borrow fee), ELF (69/100, 49.9% SI, 0.4% borrow fee), and CHWY (63.6/100, 46.5% SI, 0.4% borrow fee). All three are ranked by Tapeboard's multi-factor composite, not by raw short interest alone.
How does Tapeboard calculate its squeeze score?
Each of the seven inputs is z-scored against a live ~500-stock universe and combined with fixed weights — 35% short interest, 25% borrow fee, 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, and 5% five-day momentum. The result is normalized to a 0–100 composite, so a high score reflects strength across factors rather than any single metric.
When does short-interest data update?
Short interest lags roughly two weeks, following the FINRA settlement and reporting schedule, so the SI figures reflect the most recent official filing rather than live positioning. Borrow fees update next-day from IBKR stock-loan availability, and the FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume threshold is refreshed daily.
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.