These Stocks Could Squeeze This Week (Mar 22): A Short Squeeze Watchlist

The stock market today can feel like it’s all macro — the S&P 500, the VIX, Treasury yields, even Bitcoin — but some of the biggest moves still come from micro structure: crowded shorts + thin floats + a little upside pressure.

So here’s a simple weekly routine: don’t predict squeezes — just keep a watchlist of names where the math makes shorts uncomfortable.

Below is this week’s VisionBoard Short Squeeze Candidates snapshot (prices/returns as of the Mar 20 close).

This week’s short squeeze candidates (ranked)

Top names by Squeeze Score (0–100):

• GRPN (Groupon) — 80 | SI 46.3% | DTC 8.5 | Float 24.0M | 1W +18.6% | CTB 0.8%
• HTZ (Hertz) — 72 | SI 48.4% | DTC 10.1 | Float 129.8M | 1W +1.5% | CTB 3.9%
• LFVN — 65 | SI 36.5% | DTC 23.2 | Float 10.0M | 1W -10.0% | CTB 23.3%
• BETR — 62 | SI 46.3% | DTC 5.0 | Float 4.3M | 1W -20.7% | CTB 2.1%
• TTEC — 56 | SI 32.7% | DTC 8.5 | Float 20.1M | 1W -10.7% | CTB 2.5%
• SPRY — 56 | SI 32.7% | DTC 18.5 | Float 69.0M | 1W -2.6% | CTB 1.0%
• MNPR — 54 | SI 32.2% | DTC 8.1 | Float 4.9M | 1W -8.5% | CTB 2.5%
• SPHR — 49 | SI 29.6% | DTC 7.5 | Float 24.4M | 1W +1.6% | CTB 0.6%
• NVAX — 48 | SI 31.4% | DTC 10.4 | Float 160.5M | 1W -6.0% | CTB —
• AI (C3.ai) — 47 | SI 37.2% | DTC 6.4 | Float 124.0M | 1W -4.9% | CTB 0.4%

The “already moving” subset (momentum helps)

If you only want squeeze setups that already have a tailwind, these were green on the week:

• GRPN, HTZ, SPHR
• Plus: STIM, LCID, PCT also screened with positive 1W momentum (lower scores, but worth keeping on the radar).

How VisionBoard’s Squeeze Score works (plain English)

We rank candidates with a 0–100 score using five inputs, then a borrow-cost adjustment:

• Short interest % (38%) — more shorts = more fuel
• Days to cover (30%) — harder to exit when volume is thin
• Float size (14%) — smaller float moves faster
• 1-week momentum (8%) — only counts when it’s positive
• Attention spike (10%) — if it’s missing, we treat it as neutral
• Cost-to-borrow adjustment (± ~12 pts) — expensive borrow increases pressure

This isn’t a prediction engine. It’s a way to systematically find crowded trades before you waste time doom-scrolling.

Where to see it on the site

Open VisionBoard → Stocks → Squeeze Candidates (beta).

Pro members get the live screener (and you can use this post as the weekly snapshot).

Track the live list in VisionBoard → Stocks → Squeeze Candidates (beta).