short squeeze
English
Noun
short squeeze (plural short squeezes)
- (finance) A rapid increase in the price of a stock caused primarily by technical factors in the market rather than underlying fundamentals.
- A short squeeze can occur when there is a lack of supply and an excess of demand for the stock due to short sellers covering (liquidating) their positions.
Related terms
- go short
- sell short
- short
- shorter
- shorting
- short position
- short sale
- short seller
- short selling
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