Top Short-Squeeze Candidates Today: July 9, 2026 — 7-Factor Leaderboard
GRPN topped Tapeboard's composite squeeze score on July 9, 2026 at 53.4/100, a leaderboard where elevated short interest as a share of float — not borrow-fee spikes — drove most of the top 10.
TL;DR: As of market close on July 9, 2026, GRPN leads Tapeboard's 7-factor squeeze leaderboard with a score of 53.4/100, driven by 70.3% short interest and a 1.6% annualized borrow fee.
Tapeboard's daily squeeze scan ranked 25 stocks by composite score on July 9, 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. The dominant pattern in today's top 10 is elevated short interest as a percentage of float rather than extreme borrow fees, with most names sitting between 32% and 70% SI%Float while only a handful — CRMT, RUM, SPCE, and LCID — also carry double-digit fees, suggesting broad float pressure this session rather than isolated hard-to-borrow squeezes that can precede a short squeeze.
Today's July 9, 2026 Squeeze Score Leaderboard
| Rank | Symbol | Squeeze Score | SI % Float | Borrow Fee | Days to Cover | Mom 5d | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRPN | 53.4 | 70.3% | 1.6% | 8.3 | +3.6% | T |
| 2 | ELF | 42.1 | 49.9% | 0.4% | 2.6 | -3.8% | T |
| 3 | CRMT | 40.7 | 41.7% | 10.4% | 1.0 | +24.7% | T |
| 4 | CHWY | 38.3 | 46.5% | 0.3% | 2.4 | +0.3% | T |
| 5 | BEAM | 36.2 | 32.2% | 0.3% | 14.2 | +7.0% | T |
| 6 | RH | 34.6 | 38.6% | 0.4% | 4.9 | +2.6% | T |
| 7 | RUM | 33.6 | 34.9% | 8.2% | 6.7 | +1.6% | T |
| 8 | SPCE | 33.6 | 35.9% | 9.5% | 1.0 | -5.8% | T |
| 9 | RXRX | 33.5 | 35.9% | 0.5% | 8.4 | +2.5% | T |
| 10 | LCID | 33.1 | 38.2% | 28.4% | 4.3 | -12.1% | T |
| 11 | EVGO | 32.6 | 34.8% | 1.0% | 9.9 | -5.3% | T |
| 12 | RCKT | 32.6 | 25.2% | 0.3% | 8.4 | +19.0% | T |
| 13 | PLAY | 32.6 | 40.0% | 0.3% | 5.6 | -8.4% | T |
| 14 | CSIQ | 32.4 | 31.6% | 1.8% | 5.4 | -4.2% | T |
| 15 | TRIP | 32.1 | 29.9% | 0.4% | 6.8 | -3.1% | T |
*Source: Tapeboard composite squeeze model, July 9, 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
Short interest as a percentage of float is the common thread across today's top 10, with eight of the ten names posting SI%Float above 32% while carrying borrow fees under 1%. CRMT is the clearest outlier, ranking third on the back of a 10.4% borrow fee and a 24.7% five-day move even though its 41.7% SI%Float sits below GRPN and ELF. Because SI%Float carries the heaviest single weight in the composite, high-float-pressure names without expensive borrows were still able to outrank higher-fee tickers lower in the table.
Top 5 Names
1. GRPN — Squeeze Score 53.4/100
GRPN's score is driven primarily by an SI%Float of 70.3%, the highest reading in today's data set by a wide margin. Its borrow fee sits at just 1.6%, and the stock remains on the FINRA threshold list with a days-to-cover reading of 8.3, indicating the float pressure has not yet translated into an expensive borrow.
2. ELF — Squeeze Score 42.1/100
ELF's 49.9% SI%Float is the second-highest in the leaderboard and the primary driver of its rank. The borrow fee is low at 0.4%, and five-day momentum was negative at -3.8%, with the name also flagged on the FINRA threshold list this week.
3. CRMT — Squeeze Score 40.7/100
CRMT's 10.4% borrow fee is the primary contributor, the second-highest fee among today's top 15. Five-day momentum of +24.7% is the strongest in the data set, while days-to-cover of just 1.0 shows shorts could exit quickly at recent volume; the stock is also FINRA-threshold flagged.
4. CHWY — Squeeze Score 38.3/100
CHWY's rank is driven by a 46.5% SI%Float, the third-highest in the data set, despite a borrow fee of only 0.3%. Momentum was roughly flat at +0.3% over five days, and the name carries a FINRA threshold flag with a days-to-cover of 2.4.
5. BEAM — Squeeze Score 36.2/100
BEAM carries the lowest borrow fee in today's top 10 at 0.3%, so its score is carried instead by the longest days-to-cover reading in the top 15 at 14.2 alongside a 32.2% SI%Float. Five-day momentum was positive at +7.0%, and the stock is flagged on the FINRA threshold list.
Factor Breakdown: How the Score Is Built
Tapeboard's squeeze score weights seven inputs into a single composite via the methodology: 35% short interest as a percentage of float (FINRA), 25% borrow fee (IBKR), 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, and 5% five-day momentum (Schwab), with the FINRA Consolidated NMS short-volume ratio and week-over-week fee change folded into the underlying z-scores. Each factor is standardized against a live ~500-stock universe before weighting, so a stock's rank reflects how extreme it is relative to peers, not raw magnitude alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top short-squeeze candidates today?
As of July 9, 2026, the top three are GRPN (score 53.4, 70.3% SI%Float, 1.6% borrow fee), ELF (score 42.1, 49.9% SI%Float, 0.4% borrow fee), and CRMT (score 40.7, 41.7% SI%Float, 10.4% borrow fee).
How does Tapeboard calculate its squeeze score?
Each of seven factors — SI%Float, borrow fee, float utilization, FINRA short-volume ratio, days to cover, five-day momentum, and week-over-week fee change — is z-scored against a live ~500-stock universe, then combined using fixed weights (35% SI%Float, 25% borrow fee, 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, 5% momentum) into a single 0-100 composite.
When does short-interest data update?
Short interest lags roughly two weeks behind the trade date under the FINRA settlement schedule, while borrow fees update on a next-day basis from IBKR stock-loan availability.
Data and Methodology
- Squeeze score: Tapeboard composite, recomputed nightly.
- Short interest: FINRA, roughly a two-week settlement lag.
- Borrow fee: IBKR stock-loan availability, updated daily.
- Short-volume threshold: FINRA Consolidated NMS, updated daily.
- Momentum: Schwab, end-of-day pricing.
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.