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EUR Short Squeeze Too Far?
FX Street  May 17  Comment 
This market needs to catch its breath after the selling pressure across currencies and the blood... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
3 Short Squeeze Tech Stocks to Jump On
TheStreet.com  May 4  Comment 
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Ask any short seller the most feared word in the English language and most will reply "squeeze." To make a short squeeze you must have three essential ingredients. The first requirement is that the stock must be...
US appeals panel assesses Porsche-VW short squeeze
Reuters  Feb 24  Comment 
* Hedge funds claimed "short squeeze" on Volkswagen shares
Relief rally and Euro Short Squeeze
FX Street  Jan 20  Comment 
U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) banks led global stock markets higher as the European debt crisis... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
Euro short squeeze, at last
FX Street  Jan 13  Comment 
Over the previous two weeks, there was a lot of trader talk that the market was extremely short... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
Holiday Short Squeeze & an Oil Trade Idea
Resource Investor  Dec 27  Comment 
The big money players, like hedge fund managers, are finished for the year. They’re sitting on the sidelines enjoying the holiday season while waiting for their year-end bonus checks. Let’s take a quick look at how the week finished.
[$] Euro Rally Against Dollar Fueled By Short Squeeze
Wall Street Journal  Oct 13  Comment 
The euro's rally over the past week was initially sparked by optimistic reports about the region's debt crisis, but it was actually the unwinding of the market's massive anti-euro bets that fueled most of the move.
Futures Trade Desk- EU Downgrades Halt Short Squeeze
FX Street  Oct 7  Comment 
Trade Desk Client Note Global Futures Market Review EU Downgrades Halt Short Squeeze Latest Market... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
Short squeeze helps euro off the recent lows against both the dollar and sterling
FX Street  Oct 5  Comment 
On Tuesday, the ‘crisis feeling’ was still omnipresent on (European) markets. Investors were... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
Short Squeeze on FT Story: Dave's Daily
TheStreet.com  Oct 4  Comment 
With stocks down sharply throughout the day a powerful last minute short squeeze was launched after an FT story suggested EU ministers were "looking" at new plans. These plans are "under discussion" but there is "no formal decision". This was...




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A short squeeze is when a stock has a large outstanding short position and good news causes a mad dash to cover shares. Typically, a short squeeze results in an inflated price as investors with short positions become desperate to close their positions.

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