Short Squeeze Scan Results #

Date: 2026-03-14 Source: Reddit scrape from 14 subreddits (SqueezePlays, Shortsqueeze, wallstreetbets, pennystocks, etc.) Framework: shr-021 6-criterion scorecard

Scoring Criteria #

Short % of float >20%
Days to cover >3
Float <100M shares
Sustained buying pressure / rising volume
Near-term positive catalyst
Limited dilution risk (no active ATM/shelf)

Pass threshold: 4+/6 criteria → detailed write-up generated

Batch analysis date: 2026-03-14T15:04:37.569925 Tickers processed: 67 Successful: 67, Failed: 0

Results Summary #

BETR — Better Home & Finance Holding Company — Score: 5/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	35.0%
DTC > 3	✅	5.33 days
Float < 100M	✅	8.4M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=1.54x, ret=18.3%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-98.0%

Verdict: PASS — detailed write‑up generated

WOOF — Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. — Score: 4/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	16.9%
DTC > 3	✅	11.69 days
Float < 100M	✅	88.5M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=4.39x, ret=45.4%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=5.8%

Verdict: PASS — detailed write‑up generated

UAN — CVR Partners, LP — Score: 4/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	2.9%
DTC > 3	✅	4.25 days
Float < 100M	✅	10.3M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=3.12x, ret=19.6%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-9.9%

Verdict: PASS — detailed write‑up generated

AIFF — Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. — Score: 4/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	3.2%
DTC > 3	✅	5.59 days
Float < 100M	✅	11.8M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=9.34x, ret=248.1%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-42.7%

Verdict: PASS — detailed write‑up generated

ZEVY — Lightning eMotors, Inc. — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	8.5%
DTC > 3	✅	5.22 days
Float < 100M	✅	6.5M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.17x, ret=0.0%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=2.0%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

SRFM — Surf Air Mobility Inc. — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	14.5%
DTC > 3	✅	4.07 days
Float < 100M	✅	40.5M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=2.36x, ret=-27.7%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-11.2%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

SBFM — Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	4.6%
DTC > 3	✅	6.02 days
Float < 100M	✅	4.9M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.42x, ret=-7.6%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-78.7%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

RCKT — Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	24.9%
DTC > 3	✅	6.17 days
Float < 100M	✅	87.0M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.76x, ret=46.0%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=37.2%

Verdict: FAIL — lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

NFE — New Fortress Energy Inc. — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	26.9%
DTC > 3	✅	7.44 days
Float < 100M	❌	128.5M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.79x, ret=-10.7%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=16.2%

Verdict: FAIL — float ≥100M, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

CHAC — Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	4.8%
DTC > 3	✅	3.72 days
Float < 100M	✅	18.5M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.65x, ret=-2.6%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=0.0%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

BATL — Battalion Oil Corporation — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	34.1%
DTC > 3	❌	0.13 days
Float < 100M	✅	8.1M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.38x, ret=532.1%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-11.8%

Verdict: FAIL — DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

AIXI — Xiao-I Corporation — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	22.5%
DTC > 3	❌	0.48 days
Float < 100M	✅	25.5M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.78x, ret=-17.7%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-81.5%

Verdict: FAIL — DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

AEHR — Aehr Test Systems, Inc. — Score: 3/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	16.7%
DTC > 3	✅	3.27 days
Float < 100M	✅	27.2M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=1.15x, ret=5.4%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=10.3%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

UMAC — Unusual Machines, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	13.6%
DTC > 3	❌	2.15 days
Float < 100M	✅	34.4M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=1.61x, ret=69.0%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=400.3%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

TNXP — Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	16.5%
DTC > 3	✅	5.55 days
Float < 100M	✅	13.4M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=1.04x, ret=-16.5%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=-79.0%, recent split

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

SVAC — Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	0.1%
DTC > 3	❌	0.08 days
Float < 100M	✅	23.0M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.43x, ret=-4.1%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=0.0%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

SSL — Sasol Limited — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	0.7%
DTC > 3	❌	1.59 days
Float < 100M	❌	578.3M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=2.55x, ret=49.0%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-0.9%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, float ≥100M, no near‑term catalyst

SKE — Skeena Resources Limited — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	N/A
DTC > 3	✅	3.16 days
Float < 100M	✅	97.0M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.85x, ret=-8.8%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=58.5%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

SATS — EchoStar Corporation — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	25.9%
DTC > 3	✅	6.25 days
Float < 100M	❌	136.2M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.56x, ret=-1.6%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=246.9%

Verdict: FAIL — float ≥100M, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

PLSE — Pulse Biosciences, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	14.1%
DTC > 3	✅	4.87 days
Float < 100M	✅	17.8M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=1.28x, ret=-14.6%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=76.1%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

PELI — Pelican Acquisition Corporation — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	0.6%
DTC > 3	❌	0.22 days
Float < 100M	✅	7.9M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.62x, ret=-8.9%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=14.5%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

NUCL — Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	N/A
DTC > 3	❌	0.21 days
Float < 100M	✅	90.1M
Buying pressure	❌	N/A
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=0.0%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

MSAI — MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	1.0%
DTC > 3	❌	0.76 days
Float < 100M	✅	28.4M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=2.60x, ret=12.9%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=570.2%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

MOS — The Mosaic Company — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	6.9%
DTC > 3	✅	3.07 days
Float < 100M	❌	315.9M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=2.20x, ret=-5.1%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-6.4%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, float ≥100M, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

MLTX — MoonLake Immunotherapeutics — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	19.3%
DTC > 3	✅	5.19 days
Float < 100M	✅	35.5M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.34x, ret=8.5%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=83.2%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

IPM — Intelligent Protection Management Corp. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	0.3%
DTC > 3	❌	0.81 days
Float < 100M	✅	5.7M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=5.32x, ret=16.4%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=43.3%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

HNST — The Honest Company, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	11.1%
DTC > 3	✅	5.93 days
Float < 100M	❌	102.0M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.61x, ret=28.0%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=19.7%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, float ≥100M, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

FEMY — Femasys Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	3.8%
DTC > 3	✅	3.81 days
Float < 100M	✅	48.8M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.32x, ret=12.5%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=381.6%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

EVTV — Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	29.3%
DTC > 3	❌	0.45 days
Float < 100M	✅	4.7M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.01x, ret=-40.3%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=-69.7%, recent split

Verdict: FAIL — DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

EVGN — Evogene Ltd. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	2.2%
DTC > 3	❌	0.17 days
Float < 100M	✅	8.6M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.40x, ret=-21.8%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	✅	growth=-77.8%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst

EONR — EON Resources Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	3.3%
DTC > 3	❌	1.11 days
Float < 100M	✅	41.7M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=6.12x, ret=292.3%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=687.4%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

CTM — Castellum, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	5.0%
DTC > 3	✅	3.38 days
Float < 100M	✅	74.3M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.50x, ret=-2.8%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=123.5%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

CRML — Critical Metals Corp. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	31.5%
DTC > 3	❌	1.09 days
Float < 100M	✅	70.5M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.35x, ret=-15.7%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=50.7%

Verdict: FAIL — DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

CITR — CitroTech Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	N/A
DTC > 3	❌	N/A days
Float < 100M	✅	10.7M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=2.80x, ret=29.6%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	N/A

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

BIAF — bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	5.0%
DTC > 3	❌	0.85 days
Float < 100M	✅	4.3M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=53.85x, ret=113.5%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=-46.3%, recent split

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

ANNA — AleAnna, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	0.9%
DTC > 3	❌	0.55 days
Float < 100M	✅	9.5M
Buying pressure	✅	vol=3.09x, ret=48.3%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=785.9%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, DTC ≤3, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

ALEC — Alector, Inc. — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	❌	6.7%
DTC > 3	✅	7.04 days
Float < 100M	✅	86.2M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.65x, ret=14.6%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=32.9%

Verdict: FAIL — short % too low, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk

AEHL — Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited — Score: 2/6 #

Criterion	Pass/Fail	Detail
Short % > 20%	✅	38.5%
DTC > 3	❌	0.23 days
Float < 100M	✅	1.1M
Buying pressure	❌	vol=0.38x, ret=-47.5%
Near‑term catalyst	❌	0 news items
No dilution risk	❌	growth=-83.6%, recent split

Verdict: FAIL — DTC ≤3, lack of buying pressure, no near‑term catalyst, dilution risk