Stocks with elevated short interest cross-referenced against smart money activity — insider buying, options sweeps, and dark pool accumulation. When shorts are crowded and smart money is buying in, the setup becomes asymmetric.
Stocks with high short interest that are also receiving smart money signals — the most asymmetric squeeze setups. Updated every 15 minutes.
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Short interest is the percentage of a company's float that has been borrowed and sold short — a bet the stock will decline. High short interest creates a coiled spring: if positive news or institutional buying arrives, short sellers are forced to buy back shares to limit losses, amplifying any upward move.
Flow Antenna monitors short interest levels across all signalled tickers and cross-references them with live smart money activity. A stock with 25% short interest and an unusual options sweep is a fundamentally different setup than one with 25% short interest and no other signals. The combination is what creates asymmetric risk/reward.
Flow Antenna pulls short interest data for every ticker in the signal universe — short % of float and days-to-cover (short ratio). Tickers above 15% enter the squeeze watchlist.
High short interest alone isn't a signal. Flow Antenna checks whether insiders are buying, options desks are sweeping calls, or dark pool prints are appearing on the same ticker — buying pressure into a short squeeze setup.
EXTREME (30%+ short, low days cover + smart money), HIGH (20%+ short + smart money signal), ELEVATED (15%+ short, monitoring). Each tier gets added weight in the convergence score.
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short and not yet covered or closed, expressed as a percentage of the float. High short interest (above 20%) means a significant portion of the tradeable shares have been borrowed and sold, representing a concentrated bet that the stock will decline.
A short squeeze occurs when a heavily shorted stock rises sharply, forcing short sellers to buy back shares to limit losses. This buying pressure drives the stock higher, which forces more short sellers to cover — a self-reinforcing upward spiral. The most famous examples include GameStop (2021) and Volkswagen (2008).
Days to cover (short ratio) is short interest divided by average daily trading volume. A reading of 10 means it would take 10 trading days for all short sellers to close positions at normal volume. The higher this number, the more violent a squeeze can be — shorts have nowhere to go quickly.
Flow Antenna's short interest tracker monitors every stock in the signal universe for elevated short interest (above 15% of float) and cross-references against smart money activity. The combination of high short interest with insider buying, unusual options activity, or dark pool accumulation creates the most asymmetric setups.
High short interest + smart money buying = asymmetric risk/reward. Flow Antenna flags these setups automatically.
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