Short squeeze
Also called: squeeze
A rapid price rise driven by short sellers buying back to limit their losses, which pushes the price higher still.
Heavily shorted shares are most exposed. As the price rises, margin calls force more short sellers to buy, feeding the rise. Prices can move far beyond any business reason in a short time.
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