Top Short-Squeeze Candidates Today: September 7, 2026 — 7-Factor Leaderboard

TL;DR: As of market close on September 7, 2026, SVRA leads Tapeboard's 7-factor squeeze leaderboard with a score of 34.9/100, driven by its 29.6% short interest as a percentage of float and a 2.8% annualized borrow fee.

Tapeboard's daily squeeze scan ranked 25 stocks by composite score on September 7, 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 today is threshold concentration: 14 of the top 15 names currently sit on the FINRA threshold, meaning at least half of their recent volume has printed short-side. This is a composite short squeeze ranking, not a raw short-interest league table.

Today's September 7, 2026 Squeeze Score Leaderboard

Rank	Symbol	Squeeze Score	SI % Float	Borrow Fee	Days to Cover	Mom 5d	T
1	SVRA	34.9	29.6%	2.8%	27.1	+2.1%	T
2	RGC	32.9	1.8%	236.8%	4.7	—	T
3	LEU	32.8	29.4%	0.6%	9.4	-1.1%	T
4	FAF	31.7	5.6%	0.3%	8.9	—	T
5	WB	31.1	19.2%	1.3%	22.0	-3.9%	T
6	FCFS	31.0	5.9%	0.3%	6.8	—	T
7	ZH	30.8	3.3%	0.4%	6.3	—	T
8	BILI	30.7	8.1%	0.8%	9.9	—	T
9	MTB	30.7	3.9%	—	6.9	—	T
10	EH	30.7	15.2%	1.5%	16.3	—	T
11	LZ	30.2	10.6%	0.4%	2.9	—	T
12	TOL	30.2	3.9%	—	4.9	—	T
13	PAYS	30.0	4.3%	—	1.6	—	T
14	ETN	29.9	1.7%	—	3.2	—	T
15	CYDY	29.6	2.6%	8.5%	17.1	—

*Source: Tapeboard composite squeeze model, September 7, 2026. Seven factors z-scored vs a ~500-stock universe. Short interest per FINRA settlement schedule; borrow fees from stock-loan availability; short-volume from FINRA Consolidated NMS. Not investment advice.*

What Drove Today's Rankings

Nine of the top ten names carry the FINRA threshold flag, and the composite was largely decided by which secondary factor each name paired with it — SVRA and LEU via short interest near 30% of float, RGC via a 236.8% annualized borrow fee. The outlier is LEU at rank 3, the lowest-fee name in the top tier at 0.6%, carried instead by 29.4% SI/float and a 9.4-day cover. Because short interest and borrow fee together anchor 60% of the weight, names strong in both (SVRA) or extreme in one (RGC) separated from the cluster of threshold-only names scoring between 29.9 and 31.1.

Top 5 Names

1. SVRA — Squeeze Score 34.9/100

SVRA tops the board on short interest of 29.6% of float, the second-highest SI reading in today's scan, paired with the longest days-to-cover in the top 25 at 27.1 days. Its 2.8% borrow fee rose 0.14 percentage points over five sessions, and the stock added +2.1% over the same window. The biotechnology name also carries the FINRA threshold flag.

2. RGC — Squeeze Score 32.9/100

RGC ranks second almost entirely on cost-to-borrow: a 236.8% annualized fee, the highest in today's universe by a wide margin, up 1.50 percentage points over five days. Short interest is minimal at 1.8% of float, and days-to-cover sits at 4.7. Five-day momentum data was unavailable, so the score reweighted across the remaining factors. The pharmaceuticals name holds the threshold flag.

3. LEU — Squeeze Score 32.8/100

LEU is the leaderboard's high-float-short outlier: 29.4% of float sold short against a borrow fee of just 0.6%, the cheapest borrow in the top five. Days-to-cover runs 9.4, and five-day momentum was -1.1% with the fee easing 0.03 points over the week. The energy-sector name, priced at $173.85, is on the FINRA threshold list.

4. FAF — Squeeze Score 31.7/100

FAF posts a balanced profile: 5.6% SI/float, a 0.3% borrow fee that ticked down 0.005 points over five days, and 8.9 days to cover. Momentum data was unavailable, so the score reweighted across the remaining factors. The insurance name at $72.00 carries the threshold flag, with the short-volume ratio doing much of the lifting in its composite.

5. WB — Squeeze Score 31.1/100

WB combines 19.2% short interest with a 22.0-day cover — the second-longest in today's scan behind SVRA. Its 1.3% borrow fee climbed 0.13 points over five sessions while the stock slid -3.9%, a divergence the momentum factor captures at only 5% weight. The media name at $6.75 is threshold-flagged. Traders reviewing setups like this in a journal such as TraderVue would see the same factor mix in their post-trade notes.

Factor Breakdown: How the Score Is Built

The composite weights seven z-scored inputs: 35% SI%Float (FINRA), 25% Borrow Fee, 20% Float Utilization, 15% Days to Cover, and 5% five-day momentum, with the short-volume ratio and fee-change components drawn from the same sources. Each factor is standardized against a live ~500-stock universe so extreme readings — like RGC's 236.8% fee — translate directly into score separation. Full details are in the methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top short-squeeze candidates today?

By composite squeeze score on September 7, 2026: SVRA at 34.9/100 (29.6% SI/float, 2.8% borrow fee), RGC at 32.9/100 (1.8% SI/float, 236.8% fee), and LEU at 32.8/100 (29.4% SI/float, 0.6% fee).

How does Tapeboard calculate its squeeze score?

Seven factors — short interest, borrow fee, float utilization, short-volume ratio, days-to-cover, momentum, and fee change — are each z-scored against a ~500-stock universe, then combined at 35/25/20/15/5 weights across the primary components. Missing values reweight across the remaining factors.

When does short-interest data update?

Short interest lags roughly two weeks per the FINRA settlement schedule, so today's SI figures reflect the most recent published settlement. Borrow fees from broker stock-loan data update next-day, and short-volume data refreshes daily.

Data and Methodology

• Squeeze score: Tapeboard composite, recomputed nightly.
• Short interest: FINRA, ~2-week settlement lag.
• Borrow fee: stock-loan availability, daily.
• Short-volume threshold: FINRA Consolidated NMS, daily.
• Momentum: 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.