Most Shorted Stocks Today: October 14, 2026 — Top 25 Squeeze Candidates

TL;DR: CIFR tops the October 14, 2026 most-shorted-stocks board with a squeeze score of 93.6, 21.7% short interest, a 47.2% borrow fee, and 1.9 days to cover. ASTS (92.3) and FCEL (90.8) follow. Seventeen of 25 names carry the FINRA threshold flag, and GRRR posts the day's highest borrow fee at 139.97%.

Cipher Mining (CIFR) leads the October 14, 2026 most-shorted-stocks leaderboard with a squeeze score of 93.6, backed by 21.7% short interest, a 47.2% borrow fee, and just 1.9 days to cover. The board skews toward threshold-flagged names with deep five-day drawdowns: 17 of 25 symbols sit on the FINRA threshold list, and 23 of 25 show negative momentum. Fee pressure is concentrated, with GRRR at 139.97% and CHPT at 40.4% standing out against a mostly sub-1% fee field.

October 14, 2026 Top 25 Short Squeeze Candidates

Rank	Symbol	Squeeze Score	SI % Float	Borrow Fee	Days to Cover	T
1	CIFR	93.6	21.7%	47.2%	1.9
2	ASTS	92.3	24.3%	188.7%	4.0	T
3	FCEL	90.8	32.1%	41.4%	3.6	T
4	HUT	89.6	18.5%	40.8%	3.4	T
5	GRRR	86.4	19.5%	1399.7%	5.6	T
6	NBIS	85.1	19.5%	28.6%	2.6	T
7	SMR	82.8	22.5%	40.3%	2.1	T
8	TE	82.3	39.6%	166.7%	4.2
9	IBRX	81.9	30.5%	54.9%	7.8	T
10	NVAX	81.3	32.3%	42.2%	5.3	T
11	BTDR	80.0	38.1%	30.2%	6.1
12	PRME	79.1	27.9%	42.5%	6.5	T
13	OKLO	77.5	21.9%	42.0%	3.2	T
14	IREN	77.5	23.6%	53.0%	2.0
15	CRBP	76.4	23.1%	41.4%	3.6
16	LEU	75.8	30.9%	51.8%	7.7	T
17	TWST	75.1	19.1%	25.0%	3.2	T
18	RXRX	74.9	30.8%	46.4%	5.1	T
19	CLSK	74.3	30.9%	31.1%	4.5	T
20	USAR	74.2	23.7%	159.1%	3.3	T
21	WULF	73.6	31.2%	45.9%	4.1	T
22	IMUX	73.2	17.3%	75.2%	4.3	T
23	MARA	68.9	26.6%	43.2%	2.5	T
25	KOD	68.3	25.4%	27.8%	2.4	T
26	CHPT	68.3	19.5%	403.5%	3.9	T

Top 5 Squeeze Candidates on October 14, 2026

1. CIFR — Squeeze Score 93.6

CIFR pairs a 21.7% short interest with a 47.2% borrow fee and the board's fastest cover window at 1.9 days. The setup is a crowded, liquid short: the position is large relative to float, but shorts can exit quickly at current volume, which is why the score leans on the fee and SI components rather than days to cover. Five-day momentum of -31.7% means shorts are currently winning, and the stock is not on the threshold list. A squeeze here would need a positive catalyst sharp enough to force rapid covering, since the low days-to-cover figure gives shorts an easy exit if they move early.

2. ASTS — Squeeze Score 92.3

ASTS carries 24.3% short interest, a 188.7% annualized borrow fee, 4.0 days to cover, and a threshold flag. This is the classic high-fee setup: at 188.7%, holding a short costs over half a percent per day in borrow alone, which steadily raises the bar for staying positioned through a -30.5% five-day slide. If borrow availability tightens further or the fee climbs, weaker shorts get forced out mechanically, and any positive catalyst on top of that pressure accelerates the unwind.

3. FCEL — Squeeze Score 90.8

FCEL shows the highest SI % float in the top five at 32.1%, with a 41.4% borrow fee, 3.6 days to cover, and a threshold flag. Nearly a third of the free float is sold short, so float utilization is the engine of this score. Momentum of -22.9% over five days keeps shorts comfortable for now. The squeeze trigger is a sentiment reversal: with 32.1% of float short, even modest forced covering translates into meaningful buy-side volume against a 3.6-day cover window.

4. HUT — Squeeze Score 89.6

HUT jumps to a 89.6 score on 18.5% short interest, a 40.8% borrow fee, 3.4 days to cover, and a threshold flag, with the mildest five-day drawdown in the top five at -16.2%. The profile is a threshold-flagged momentum short rather than a fee-driven one. Traders reviewing this tape in a journal, whether in Tapeboard or a tool like TradeZella, would note that the score climbed nearly 12 points since the previous record without a fee spike. A squeeze would be catalyzed by continued score momentum drawing in covering ahead of any fundamental news.

5. GRRR — Squeeze Score 86.4

GRRR is the fee outlier of the day: a 1399.7% annualized borrow fee against 19.5% short interest, 5.6 days to cover, and a threshold flag. At that fee level, the borrow cost alone exceeds 3.8% per day, making the short economically untenable for all but the most committed holders. This is a pure high-fee tight-float setup. The catalyst is mechanical: if borrow stays this expensive or gets recalled, covering is forced regardless of price direction, and the -30.3% five-day momentum suggests that process may already be underway.

Highest Borrow Fees on October 14, 2026

GRRR leads at 1399.7%, followed by CHPT at 403.5%, ASTS at 188.7%, TE at 166.7%, and USAR at 159.1%. Every other name on the board prices borrow below 80%.

Stocks Flagged on the FINRA Threshold List

The T flag marks symbols with sustained heavy short pressure on the FINRA Consolidated NMS daily short-volume file, meaning more than 50% of recent volume was short-side. Seventeen of today's 25 names carry the flag. See /methodology/short-squeeze-score for the full scoring breakdown.

How the Squeeze Score Is Built

The score weights 35% SI % float, 25% borrow fee, 20% float utilization, 15% days to cover, and 5% five-day momentum, using data reported under FINRA and SEC frameworks. Full methodology: /methodology/short-squeeze-score.

What Changed vs the Previous Record

HUT score moved from 77.9 to 89.6 since the previous record. SES drops out of the top 5 (was rank 1, score 95.3). NVAX drops out of the top 5 (was rank 5, score 85.8).

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