Top Short-Squeeze Candidates Today: July 14, 2026 — 7-Factor Leaderboard
GRPN tops Tapeboard's July 14, 2026 squeeze-score leaderboard at 54.4/100, the only name in the top 20 with a complete short-interest, borrow-fee, and momentum read while the rest of the field returns no short data at all.
TL;DR: As of market close on July 14, 2026, GRPN leads Tapeboard's 7-factor squeeze leaderboard with a score of 54.4/100, driven by 67.5% short interest and a 1.4% annualized borrow fee.
Tapeboard's daily squeeze scan ranked 20 stocks by composite score on July 14, 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. GRPN is the only name in today's top 20 with a fully populated factor read at 54.4/100; the remaining 19 slots are low-priced names with no reported short-interest, borrow-fee, or momentum data, so their 53.8 scores reflect the model's floor rather than an active squeeze signal.
Today's July 14, 2026 Squeeze Score Leaderboard
| Rank | Symbol | Squeeze Score | SI % Float | Borrow Fee | Days to Cover | Mom 5d | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRPN | 54.4 | 67.5% | 1.4% | 6.1 | -4.7% | T |
| 2 | ABSKF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 3 | ACCEF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 4 | ACIRF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 5 | ACKAF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 6 | ACSHF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 7 | ADDLF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 8 | ADDTF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 9 | ADNGF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 10 | AEDGF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 11 | AFTLF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 12 | AIMWF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 13 | AIPXF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 14 | AKBKF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — | |
| 15 | AKCPF | 53.8 | — | — | 1000.0 | — |
*Source: Tapeboard composite squeeze model, July 14, 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
Across the top 10, only GRPN carries populated short-interest, borrow-fee, and momentum data; the other nine names — ABSKF, ACCEF, ACIRF, ACKAF, ACSHF, ADDLF, ADDTF, ADNGF, and AEDGF — each score 53.8 with every factor except days-to-cover returning null, and days-to-cover for all nine sitting at the same 999.99 ceiling rather than a computed estimate. GRPN is the outlier that separates the board: its 54.4 score is built on real inputs — 67.5% short interest to float and a FINRA threshold flag — while everything below it sits within 0.6 points on incomplete data. Short interest and borrow fee carry the two largest weights in the model, 35% and 25% respectively, which is why one fully-scored name can pull ahead of a field of otherwise-identical, data-sparse scores.
Top 5 Names
1. GRPN — Squeeze Score 54.4/100
GRPN's score is primarily driven by short interest equal to 67.5% of its free float, paired with a 6.1x days-to-cover reading. The stock also carries the FINRA threshold flag, indicating short-side volume made up at least 50% of consolidated NMS volume over the past seven sessions, while its annualized borrow fee of 1.4% has ticked up just 0.01 percentage points over five days. Five-day momentum is negative at -4.7%.
2. ABSKF — Squeeze Score 53.8/100
ABSKF's short interest, borrow fee, and five-day momentum are not available in today's data, so its score is reweighted across the remaining factors. Its days-to-cover reads at the model's 999.99 ceiling, the same placeholder value shown across all data-sparse names in this leaderboard, rather than a distinct signal for this stock. ABSKF does not carry the FINRA threshold flag. The stock trades around $1.01 in the Real Estate sector.
3. ACCEF — Squeeze Score 53.8/100
Like the other data-sparse names in today's top 5, ACCEF has no reported short interest, borrow fee, or momentum figure, so its 53.8 score is reweighted across the remaining factors. Its days-to-cover sits at the same 999.99 placeholder ceiling seen across the field, rather than a computed cover-time. ACCEF does not carry the FINRA threshold flag and trades around $9.31 in the Telecommunication sector.
4. ACIRF — Squeeze Score 53.8/100
ACIRF also returns no short interest, borrow fee, or momentum data, leaving its 53.8 score reweighted across the remaining factors. Its days-to-cover reads the same 999.99 ceiling value as the rest of the data-sparse names rather than a distinct estimate. ACIRF does not carry the FINRA threshold flag and trades around $0.96 in the Real Estate sector, just below GRPN's Retail-sector footprint at the top of the board.
5. ACKAF — Squeeze Score 53.8/100
ACKAF rounds out the top five with the same missing-data profile: no short interest, borrow fee, or momentum reading, so its score is reweighted across the remaining factors. Days-to-cover again sits at the 999.99 ceiling shared by every incomplete name on today's list. ACKAF does not carry the FINRA threshold flag and trades around $4.61 in the Consumer products sector.
Factor Breakdown: How the Score Is Built
The Tapeboard squeeze score estimates short squeeze potential from five weighted components: 35% short interest as a percentage of float (FINRA), 25% annualized borrow fee (IBKR), 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, and 5% five-day price momentum (Schwab). Each factor is z-scored against a live universe of roughly 500 stocks before being combined into the composite 0-100 score. Full weighting and calculation details are in the methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top short-squeeze candidates today?
As of July 14, 2026, GRPN leads Tapeboard's squeeze leaderboard with a composite score of 54.4/100, backed by short interest equal to 67.5% of float and a 1.4% annualized borrow fee. ABSKF and ACCEF follow at 53.8/100, though neither has reported short-interest or borrow-fee data today.
How does Tapeboard calculate its squeeze score?
The score combines seven factors — short interest to float, borrow fee, float utilization, FINRA short-volume ratio, days to cover, five-day momentum, and five-day fee change — each z-scored against a roughly 500-stock universe and weighted (35% short interest, 25% borrow fee, 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, 5% momentum) into a single 0-100 number.
When does short-interest data update?
Short-interest figures lag by roughly two weeks per the FINRA settlement schedule, while borrow fees refresh daily on a next-day basis from IBKR stock-loan data.
Data and Methodology
- Squeeze score: Tapeboard composite, recomputed nightly
- Short interest: FINRA, ~2-week settlement lag
- Borrow fee: IBKR stock-loan availability, updated daily
- Short-volume threshold: FINRA Consolidated NMS, updated 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.